✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 17.06.2023

1. RELEGATE (VERB): (नीचा दिखाना): downgrade
Synonyms: lower, put down
Antonyms: upgrade
Example Sentence:
They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.


2. PERFUNCTORY (ADJECTIVE): (बेपरवाह): cursory
Synonyms: desultory quick
Antonyms: careful
Example Sentence:
He did nothing and just kept on giving a perfunctory nod.


3. INVOKE (VERB): (आह्वान करना): cite
Synonyms: adduce, instance
Antonyms: waive
Example Sentence:
The antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England.


4. EXTREMISM (NOUN): (अतिवाद): fanaticism
Synonyms: radicalism, zealotry
Antonyms: moderation
Example Sentence:
The dangers of racist extremism are present everywhere.


5. ARBITRARY (ADJECTIVE): (बेतरतीब): capricious
Synonyms: whimsical, random
Antonyms: rational
Example Sentence:
He just ends up taking arbitrary decisions.


6. QUESTIONABLE (ADJECTIVE): (शंकास्पद): controversial
Synonyms: contentious, doubt
Antonyms: certain
Example Sentence:
It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine.


7. EXUBERANCE (NOUN): (उत्साह): ebullience
Synonyms: buoyancy, cheerfulness
Antonyms: gloom
Example Sentence:
He has a sense of youthful exuberance.


8. CHOPPY (ADJECTIVE): (अशांत): rough
Synonyms: turbulent, heavy
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:
Sea conditions are often very choppy.


9. DISTORT (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): twist
Synonyms: misrepresent, pervert
Antonyms: accurate
Example Sentence:
Many facts in the newspaper were distorted.


10. RESOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): determined
Synonyms: purposeful purposive
Antonyms: irresolute
Example Sentence:
She was resolute and unswerving.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 18.06.2023


1. MAJESTIC (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावशाली): exalted
Synonyms: august, great
Antonyms: pitiful
Example Sentence:
A majestic oak, one of the finest trees in the Forest, stands near it.


2. CURTAILMENT (NOUN): (कटौती): reduction
Synonyms: cut, cutback
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:
The curtailment of human rights is the worst thing to do.


3. INCONCLUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अनिर्णीत): indecisive
Synonyms: indefinite,
indeterminate
Antonyms: conclusive
Example Sentence:
They kept on doing inconclusive negotiations for three years.


4. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension
Example Sentence:
The rain has stopped, but we're still waiting for the resumption of the game.


5. DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना): diminish
Synonyms: decrease, reduce
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:
Traffic has dwindled to a trickle.


6. UNWITTING (ADJECTIVE): (अनिच्छित): unintentional
Synonyms: unintended, inadvertent
Antonyms: deliberate
Example Sentence:
We are anxious to rectify the unwitting mistakes made in the past.


7. SHELVE (VERB): (टालना): lay aside
Synonyms: pigeonhole, stay
Antonyms: carry out
Example Sentence:
Plans to reopen the school have been shelved.


8. VIGILANT (ADJECTIVE): (जागरूक): watchful
Synonyms: observant, sharp-eyed
Antonyms: negligent
Example Sentence:
The burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbours.


9. EXALT (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): glorify
Synonyms: extol, praise
Antonyms: disparage
Example Sentence:
The party will continue to exalt their hero.


10. TRAUMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (दर्दनाक): disturbing
Synonyms: shocking, distressing
Antonyms: soothing
Example Sentence:
She was going through a traumatic divorce.