EK DUM BASIC

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 19.11.2023

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

2. CONVICTION (NOUN): (दोषसिद्धि): sentence
Synonyms: judgement
Antonyms: acquittal
Example Sentence:She had a previous conviction for a similar offence.

3. BOLSTER (VERB): (मजबूत बनाना): strengthen
Synonyms: support, reinforce
Antonyms: avoid
Example Sentence:The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence.

4. DISORIENTED (ADJECTIVE): (गुमराह): confused
Synonyms: bewildered, perplexed
Antonyms: oriented
Example Sentence:She was so disoriented that Joe had to walk her to her room.

5. AUGMENT (VERB): (बढ़ाना): increase
Synonyms: add to, supplement
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:He augmented his summer income by painting.

6. FLAWED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुटिपूर्ण): unsound
Synonyms: defective, faulty
Antonyms: sound
Example Sentence:It was absolutely a fatally flawed strategy.

7. DEFY (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना): disobey
Synonyms: go against, flout
Antonyms: obey
Example Sentence:She is a woman who defies convention.

8. DIRE (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यंत गंभीर): terrible
Synonyms: dreadful, appalling
Antonyms: excited
Example Sentence:Misuse of drugs have dire consequences.

9. MORATORIUM (NOUN): (रोक): embargo
Synonyms: ban, prohibition
Antonyms: permission
Example Sentence:A moratorium has been put on the use of drift nets.

10. INDISPENSABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): essential
Synonyms: crucial necessary
Antonyms: dispensable
Example Sentence:He made himself indispensable to the parish priest.