EK DUM BASIC

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 21.10.2023

1. COMPASSION (NOUN): (दया): pity
Synonyms: sympathy, feeling
Antonyms: indifference
Example Sentence: The victims should be treated with compassion.

2. GRIM (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): stern
Synonyms: forbidding, uninviting
Antonyms: amiable
Example Sentence: The expression on his face was grim.

3. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (ज़ोर देना): emphasize
Synonyms: highlight, stress
Antonyms: understate
Example Sentence: The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.

4. PARTIALLY (ADVERB): (आंशिक रूप से): partly
Synonyms: in part, relatively
Antonyms: wholly
Example Sentence: The work partially fulfills the function of a historical memoir.

5. ADVENT (NOUN): (आगमन): arrival
Synonyms: appearance, emergence
Antonyms: departure
Example Sentence: The advent of television was a milestone.

6. EXTRAORDINARY (ADJECTIVE): (उल्लेखनीय): remarkable
Synonyms: exceptional, amazing
Antonyms: ordinary
Example Sentence: He is well known because of an extraordinary practice.

7. HORRIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (बुरा): nasty
Synonyms: disagreeable, unpleasant
Antonyms: pleasant
Example Sentence: The tea made by her tasted absolutely horrible.

8.SUSPICION (NOUN): (संदेह): intuition
Synonyms: feeling, impression
Antonyms: certainty
Example Sentence: She had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her.

9. UNSCRUPULOUS (ADJECTIVE): (नीतिज्ञानहीन): unprincipled
Synonyms: unethical, immoral
Antonyms: ethical
Example Sentence: Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants.

10. EXPLOIT (VERB): (अनुचित लाभ उठाना): take advantage of
Synonyms: make use of, abuse
Antonyms: treat fairly
Example Sentence: These workers are at particular risk of being exploited in the workplace.