✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 11.06.2023
               

1. UNDERPIN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): promote
Synonyms: nurture, encourage
Antonyms: hinder
Example Sentence:
The theme of honour underpinning the two books.



2. EXACERBATE (VERB): (ख़राब करना): aggravate
Synonyms: worsen, inflame
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:
The exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem.



3. CATASTROPHE (NOUN): (आपदा): disaster
Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm
Antonyms: salvation
Example Sentence:
An environmental catastrophe has hit the country.



4. MOUNT (VERB): (बढ़ना): increase
Synonyms: grow, rise
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:
The costs mount up when you buy a home.



5. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (थोड़ा): slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:
It seems likely to make only a marginal difference.



6. FORMIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (डरावना): intimidating
Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable
Antonyms: comforting
Example Sentence:
Hers is a formidable opponent.


7. ABOLISH (VERB): (समाप्त करना): put an end to
Synonyms: do away with, get rid of
Antonyms: retain
Example Sentence:
The tax was abolished in 1977.



8. ADULTERATE (VERB): (मिलावट करना): degrade
Synonyms: debase, spoil
Antonyms: refine
Example Sentence:
The brewer is said to adulterate his beer.



9. CONSEQUENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (अहम): resulting
Synonyms: resultant, ensuing
Antonyms: casual, unrelated
Example Sentence:
A loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds.



10. ALLIANCE (NOUN): (नाता): affinity
Synonyms: relationship, association
Antonyms: distance
Example Sentence:
An alliance between medicine and morality is to be established.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 12.06.2023

1. UPBEAT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साहित): optimistic
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery
Antonyms: pessimistic
Example Sentence:
He was upbeat about the company's future.



2. IMPUDENCE (NOUN): (बदतमीजी): impertinence
Synonyms: insolence, effrontery
Antonyms: pertinence
Example Sentence:
His arrogance and impudence had offended many.



3. QUIESCENT (ADJECTIVE): (स्थिर): inactive
Synonyms: inert, latent
Antonyms: active
Example Sentence:
Strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent.



4. PROFOUNDLY (ADVERB): (गंभीरतापूर्वक): extremely
Synonyms: very, deeply
Antonyms: superficially
Example Sentence:
He profoundly altered the whole course of my life.



5. ABHORRENT (ADJECTIVE): (घिनौना): hateful
Synonyms: detestable, detested
Antonyms: admirable
Example Sentence:
Racism is abhorrent to us all.



6. IRONIC (ADJECTIVE): (ताने के तौर पर): sarcastic
Synonyms: sardonic dry
Antonyms: sincere
Example Sentence:
His mouth curved into an ironic smile.



7. RETREAT (VERB): (पीछे हटना): go out
Synonyms: ebb, recede
Antonyms: come in
Example Sentence:
It becomes so hot that the lizards retreat into the shade.



8. ENIGMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (रहस्यपूर्ण): enigmatic
Synonyms: mysterious, confusing
Antonyms: straightforward
Example Sentence:
He found his boss's utterances too cryptic.



9. OPPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (दमनकारी): harsh
Synonyms: cruel, brutal
Antonyms: lenient
Example Sentence:
They survived an oppressive dictatorship.



10. VIBRANT (ADJECTIVE): (जीवंत): spirited
Synonyms: lively, high-spirited
Antonyms: spiritless
Example Sentence:
I reside in a vibrant cosmopolitan city.