✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 14.06.2023

1. COAX (VERB): (फुसलाना): persuade
Synonyms: wheedle, cajole
Antonyms: dissuade
Example Sentence:
The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work.


2. IMPERATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अनुल्लंघनीय): peremptory
Synonyms: commanding, imperious
Antonyms: submissive
Example Sentence:
The bell pealed again, a final imperative call.


3. INTEMPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यधिक): immoderate
Synonyms: excessive, undue
Antonyms: moderate
Example Sentence:
There have been intemperate outbursts concerning global conspiracies.


4. FIERCE (ADJECTIVE): (भयंकर): ferocious
Synonyms: savage, vicious
Antonyms: gentle
Example Sentence:
Fierce fighting continued throughout the day.


5. EXTIRPATE (VERB): (साफ़ करना): weed out
Synonyms: destroy, eradicate
Antonyms: found
Example Sentence:
Timber wolves were extirpated from New England more than a century ago.


6. DURABLE (ADJECTIVE): (टिकाऊ): long-lasting
Synonyms: hard-wearing, heavy-duty
Antonyms: flimsy
Example Sentence:
Porcelain enamel is strong and durable.


7. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (बल देना): highlight
Synonyms: emphasize, stress
Antonyms: underplay
Example Sentence:
The surveyor's report didn't underscore anything untoward.


8. STRIDENT (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): harsh
Synonyms: raucous, rough
Antonyms: soft
Example Sentence:
That strident woman insists on telling everybody what she thinks of them.


9. SHED (VERB): (उतारना): take off
Synonyms: remove, pull off
Antonyms: don
Example Sentence:
We shed our jackets.


10. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (अनिवार्य): binding
Synonyms: obligatory, mandatory
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence:
The government realized that it was incumbent on them to act.