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Today's Vocab Word

Word - RIDGE n.

Meaning - a long area of high land, especially at the top of a mountain

Sentence - The brown bear walked along the edge of the mountain ridge.

Today's Idiom

Idiom - "Work for peanuts"

Meaning - to work for very small amount of money

Sentence - After he lost his job, he was ready to work for peanuts.
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank.

The gradual ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ (curtail) in the expenditures made them tensed. (SSC CGL 2023)
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7%
Indent
15%
Innate
71%
Increase
7%
Insinuate
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Insidious
(SSC CGL 2023)
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11%
Protected
15%
Secure
8%
Safe
66%
Harmful
Select the incorrectly spelt word. (SSC CGL 2023)
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28%
occurred
19%
oppressed
16%
accommodate
36%
ommission
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.(SSC CGL 2023)
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9%
deceive
13%
relieve
70%
riegn
8%
pierce
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The vehicle which carries dead bodies
[SSC CHSL 2023]
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15%
Coffin
43%
Hearse
24%
Ambulance
18%
Corpse
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mental or emotional strain caused by demanding circumstances.
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16%
Reluctance
39%
Stress
4%
Penalty
41%
Depression
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Women who will be beyond (A)/ the first trimester of pregnancy (B)/ during the influenza season (C)/ should receive the vaccination. (D)
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55%
A
17%
B
13%
C
15%
D
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After a minute of strained (A)/ concentrate, a small click sounded (B)/ and the door swung open, revealing (C)/ a very long set of marble stairs. (D)
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18%
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36%
B
38%
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7%
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 25.06.2024


1. STEM (VERB): (से उत्पन्न होना): arise from
Synonyms: originate from, spring from
Antonyms: cause
Example Sentence:Many of the universities' problems stem from rapid expansion.


2. TACTICAL (ADJECTIVE): (गणित): calculated
Synonyms: planned, plotted
Antonyms: unwise
Example Sentence:In a tactical retreat, she moved into a hotel with her daughters.


3. DISENGAGEMENT (NOUN): (मुक्ति): disconnection
Synonyms: detachment, separation
Antonyms: attachment
Example Sentence:Differences lie in the way in which individuals choose moral disengagement.


4. COMMERCIAL (ADJECTIVE): (लाभप्रद): lucrative
Synonyms: moneymaking, profitable
Antonyms: loss-making
Example Sentence:Their work is too commercial.


5. RETREAT (VERB): (वापस लेना): withdraw
Synonyms: retire, draw back
Antonyms: advance
Example Sentence:The army must retreat and the order to do so must be given.


6. CHASTISE (VERB): (सज़ा देना): scold
Synonyms: upbraid, berate
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:He chastised his colleague for his laziness.


7 DEDICATED (ADJECTIVE): (समर्पित): committed
Synonyms: devoted, staunch
Antonyms: indifferent
Example Sentence:He leads a team of dedicated doctors.


8 GALVANIZE (VERB) (झटका देना): jolt
Synonyms: shock, startle
Antonyms: demotivate
Example Sentence:The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action.


9. ILLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अवैध): illegal
Synonyms: unlawful, illegitimate
Antonyms: licit
Example Sentence:She slipped outside for an illicit cigarette.


10. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective
Synonyms: successful, effectual
Antonyms: inefficacious
Example Sentence:This treatment was efficacious in some cases.
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Today Vocab Word

Deteriorate
🔹to become progressively worse

-The nation’s economy continued to deteriorate despite the politicians’ efforts.
- The patient's condition has deteriorated since last night.
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🪴25 June 2024 Current Affairs🪴

➼ India defeated ' Bangladesh' by 50 runs in the second match of the Super-8 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
भारत ने आईसीसी टी-20 विश्व कप 2024 के सुपर-8 के दूसरे मैच में ‘बांग्लादेश’ को 50 रनों से हराया है।

➼ India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Preneet Kaur and Aditi Swami have won the gold medal in the compound team event of the  ' Antalya Archery World Cup 2024' in Turkey.
भारत की ज्योति सुरेखा वेन्नम, परनीत कौर और अदिति स्वामी ने तुर्किये में ‘अंताल्या तीरंदाजी विश्व कप 2024’ की कंपाउंड टीम स्पर्धा में स्वर्ण पदक जीता है।

➼ Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has become the first airport in the country to launch ' Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme' (FTI-TTP) at Terminal-3.
दिल्ली का इंदिरा गांधी अंतराष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा टर्मिनल-3 पर ‘फास्ट ट्रैक इमिग्रेशन ट्रस्टेड ट्रेवलर प्रोग्राम’ (FTI-TTP) लॉन्च करने वाला देश का पहला हवाई अड्डा बन गया है।

➼ The Central Government has appointed senior IAS officer 'Pradeep Singh Kharola' as the new Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA).
केंद्र सरकार ने वरिष्ठ आईएएस अधिकारी ‘प्रदीप सिंह खरोला’ को नेशनल टेस्टिंग एजेंसी (NTA) का नया महानिदेशक नियुक्त किया है।

➼ Pandit Laxmikant Dixit, who performed the 'Pran Pratishtha' of Ramlala in Ayodhya, has passed away at the age of 86.
अयोध्या में रामलला की प्राण प्रतिष्ठा करवाने वाले ‘पंडित लक्ष्मीकांत दीक्षित’ का 86 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है।

➼ The Odisha Government has decided to sponsor the men's and women's Indian hockey teams (senior and junior) till 2036.
‘ओडिशा’ सरकार ने पुरुष और महिला भारतीय हॉकी टीमों (सीनियर और जूनियर) के लिए 2036 तक स्पॉन्सरशिप करने का फैसला किया है।

➼ The first session of the '18th Lok Sabha'will begin from June 24, 2024. 
‘18वीं लोकसभा’ का पहला सत्र 24 जून 2024 से शुरू होगा।

➼ ' Prime Minister College of Excellence'will be launched  in all 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh from July 1 .
मध्य प्रदेश के सभी 55 जिलों में एक जुलाई से ‘प्रधानमंत्री कॉलेज ऑफ एक्सीलेंस’ का शुभारंभ किया जाएगा।

➼ Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation will organize an important national consultation meeting on  'Research Priority Settings in Traditional Medicine' .
केंद्रीय आयुर्वेदिक विज्ञान अनुसंधान परिषद (CCRAS) विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन के सहयोग से ‘पारंपरिक चिकित्सा में अनुसंधान प्राथमिकता सेटिंग्स’ पर एक महत्वपूर्ण राष्ट्रीय परामर्श बैठक आयोजित करेगा
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

The thief was caught with a s͟p͟u͟r͟i͟o͟u͟s͟ Picasso painting. (SSC CGL 2023)
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23%
Fake
13%
Stolen
19%
Splendid
45%
Authentic
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

Israel has been s͟t͟a͟u͟n͟c͟h͟ ally of the United States. (SSC CGL 2023)
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40%
Resolute
22%
Careless
17%
Confused
21%
Unsteady
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Select the incorrectly spelt word. (SSC CGL 2023)
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53%
explotion
22%
descent
17%
carriage
8%
cautious
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