EK DUM BASIC

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 03.11.2023

1. PREVALENT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रचलित): widespread
Synonyms: prevailing, frequent
Antonyms: uncommon
Example Sentence: The ill practices are more prevalent in society today.

2. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (भोला): impressionable
Synonyms: credulous, gullible
Antonyms: sceptical
Example Sentence: They only do it to tease him as he's too susceptible.

3. EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE): (हद से ज़्यादा): extortionate
Synonyms: excessive, sky-high
Antonyms: reasonable
Example Sentence: Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls.

4. BELITTLE (VERB): (छोटा करना): disparage
Synonyms: denigrate, run down
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence: She belittled my riding and driving skills.

5. UNEARTH (VERB): (पता लगाना): excavate
Synonyms: exhume, disinter
Antonyms: bury
Example Sentence: Workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell.

6. CRITICAL (ADJECTIVE): (जरूरी): crucial
Synonyms: vital, essential
Antonyms: unimportant
Example Sentence: Temperature is a critical factor in fruit storage.

7. CONTEMPT (NOUN): (निंदा): scorn
Synonyms: disregard, disrespect
Antonyms: respect
Example Sentence:She treated evryone with much contempt.

8. INSTITUTE (VERB): (आरंभ करना): install
Synonyms: instate, induct
Antonyms: dismiss
Example Sentence: His sons were instituted to the priesthood.

9. MISLEAD (VERB): (बहकाना): deceive
Synonyms: delude, lie to
Antonyms: be honest
Example Sentence: The government misled the public about the road's environmental impact.

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