✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 08.08.2024
1. TARNISH (VERB): (मैला करना): sully
Synonyms: besmirch, blacken
Antonyms: enhance
Example Sentence:His regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses.
2. CALAMITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आपदाग्रस्त): disastrous
Synonyms: catastrophic, cataclysmic
Antonyms: good, advantageous
Example Sentence:Calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods.
3. DISREPUTE (NOUN): (अपमान): disgrace
Synonyms: shame, dishonour
Antonyms: honour
Example Sentence:One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute.
4. FICTITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अवास्तविक): false
Synonyms: fake, counterfeit
Antonyms: genuine
Example Sentence:Reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the Minister.
5. STIFLE (VERB): (दम घोंटना): suffocate
Synonyms: choke, asphyxiate
Antonyms: cold, chilly
Example Sentence:Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.
6.MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषपूर्ण): spiteful
Synonyms: malevolent, hostile
Antonyms: benevolent
Example Sentence:He was found guilty of malicious damage.
7. ACCOUNTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तरदायी): responsible
Synonyms: liable, answerable
Antonyms: unaccountable
Example Sentence:Ministers are accountable to Parliament.
8. ARTICULATE (VERB): (व्यक्त करना): express
Synonyms: voice, give voice to
Antonyms: bottle up
Example Sentence:They were unable to articulate their emotions.
9. GRAVE (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): solemn
Synonyms: earnest, serious
Antonyms: carefree
Example Sentence:His face was grave.
10. RELUCTANCE (NOUN): (अनिच्छा): unwillingness
Synonyms: disinclination, hesitation
Antonyms: willingness
Example Sentence:She sensed his reluctance to continue.
1. TARNISH (VERB): (मैला करना): sully
Synonyms: besmirch, blacken
Antonyms: enhance
Example Sentence:His regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses.
2. CALAMITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आपदाग्रस्त): disastrous
Synonyms: catastrophic, cataclysmic
Antonyms: good, advantageous
Example Sentence:Calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods.
3. DISREPUTE (NOUN): (अपमान): disgrace
Synonyms: shame, dishonour
Antonyms: honour
Example Sentence:One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute.
4. FICTITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अवास्तविक): false
Synonyms: fake, counterfeit
Antonyms: genuine
Example Sentence:Reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the Minister.
5. STIFLE (VERB): (दम घोंटना): suffocate
Synonyms: choke, asphyxiate
Antonyms: cold, chilly
Example Sentence:Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.
6.MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषपूर्ण): spiteful
Synonyms: malevolent, hostile
Antonyms: benevolent
Example Sentence:He was found guilty of malicious damage.
7. ACCOUNTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तरदायी): responsible
Synonyms: liable, answerable
Antonyms: unaccountable
Example Sentence:Ministers are accountable to Parliament.
8. ARTICULATE (VERB): (व्यक्त करना): express
Synonyms: voice, give voice to
Antonyms: bottle up
Example Sentence:They were unable to articulate their emotions.
9. GRAVE (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): solemn
Synonyms: earnest, serious
Antonyms: carefree
Example Sentence:His face was grave.
10. RELUCTANCE (NOUN): (अनिच्छा): unwillingness
Synonyms: disinclination, hesitation
Antonyms: willingness
Example Sentence:She sensed his reluctance to continue.
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
After my first visit to Boston, I spent almost every winter in the North. Once I went on a visit to a New England village with its frozen lakes and v͟a͟s͟t͟ snow fields. (SSC CGL 2023)
After my first visit to Boston, I spent almost every winter in the North. Once I went on a visit to a New England village with its frozen lakes and v͟a͟s͟t͟ snow fields. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
5%
Minimal
14%
Shallow
75%
Extensive
5%
Solid
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Jargon
(SSC CGL 2023)
Jargon
(SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
32%
Slang
40%
Verboseness
15%
Formality
13%
Eloquence
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Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Ronak learns his lessons on a daily basis.
Ronak learns his lessons on a daily basis.
Anonymous Quiz
13%
His lessons are being learnt on a daily basis by Ronak.
11%
His lessons have been learnt on a daily basis by Ronak.
10%
His lessons are learning on a daily basis by Ronak.
66%
His lessons are learnt on a daily basis by Ronak.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
The mother said, “What can I do for you, my son ?"
The mother said, “What can I do for you, my son ?"
Anonymous Quiz
46%
The mother asked her son what she could do for him.
32%
The mother asked what she could do for him my son.
11%
The mother asked her son what she did for him.
11%
The mother said to her son what she could do for him.
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The abandonment of one's country or cause
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12%
Defection
16%
Disloyalty
30%
Desertion
42%
Migration
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I am understanding;/ you like her/ because she has la generous nature.
[SSC CPO 2024]
[SSC CPO 2024]
Anonymous Quiz
60%
I am understanding;
13%
Because she has
17%
A generous nature
11%
You like her
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Since his son has not yet completed the age of eighteen, he was reluctant to fulfill his son's demand
of getting a motorbike.
[SSC CPO 2024]
of getting a motorbike.
[SSC CPO 2024]
Anonymous Quiz
20%
To fulfill his son’s demand
17%
No error
40%
He was reluctant
23%
Of getting a motorbike
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
76%
Fasineting
7%
Professional
7%
Grammatical
10%
Occurrence
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
15%
Presence
10%
Absence
6%
Definite
69%
Labarotary
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 09.08.2024
1. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (बल देना): highlight
Synonyms: underline, emphasize
Antonyms: understate
Example Sentence:The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.
2. FUNDAMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (मूलभूत): basic
Synonyms: foundational, rudimentary
Antonyms: secondary
Example Sentence:He worked hard for the protection of fundamental human rights.
3. UNLEASH (VERB): (मुक्त करना): release
Synonyms: free, loose
Antonyms: restrain
Example Sentence:They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them.
4. ILLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अवैध): illegal
Synonyms: unlawful, illegitimate
Antonyms: licit
Example Sentence:The junkie had a liking for the more illicit things in life.
5. PREDILECTION (NOUN): (अनुराग): liking
Synonyms: fondness, preference
Antonyms: dislike
Example Sentence:My predilection for Asian food is very strong.
6. PALTRY (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): worthless
Synonyms: petty, trivial
Antonyms: important
Example Sentence:Naval glory struck him as paltry.
7. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (अनिवार्य): binding
Synonyms: obligatory, mandatory
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence:The government realized that it was incumbent on them to act.
8. RANCOUR (NOUN): (नफरत): spite
Synonyms: bitterness, hate
Antonyms: amicability
Example Sentence:He spoke without rancor.
9. COMPASSIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (करुणामय): pitying
Synonyms: sympathetic, empathetic
Antonyms: indifferent
Example Sentence:I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds.
10. DISTINCT (ADJECTIVE): (विशिष्ट): discrete
Synonyms: separate individual
Antonyms: indistinct
Example Sentence:The gallery is divided into five distinct spaces.
1. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (बल देना): highlight
Synonyms: underline, emphasize
Antonyms: understate
Example Sentence:The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.
2. FUNDAMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (मूलभूत): basic
Synonyms: foundational, rudimentary
Antonyms: secondary
Example Sentence:He worked hard for the protection of fundamental human rights.
3. UNLEASH (VERB): (मुक्त करना): release
Synonyms: free, loose
Antonyms: restrain
Example Sentence:They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them.
4. ILLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अवैध): illegal
Synonyms: unlawful, illegitimate
Antonyms: licit
Example Sentence:The junkie had a liking for the more illicit things in life.
5. PREDILECTION (NOUN): (अनुराग): liking
Synonyms: fondness, preference
Antonyms: dislike
Example Sentence:My predilection for Asian food is very strong.
6. PALTRY (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): worthless
Synonyms: petty, trivial
Antonyms: important
Example Sentence:Naval glory struck him as paltry.
7. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (अनिवार्य): binding
Synonyms: obligatory, mandatory
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence:The government realized that it was incumbent on them to act.
8. RANCOUR (NOUN): (नफरत): spite
Synonyms: bitterness, hate
Antonyms: amicability
Example Sentence:He spoke without rancor.
9. COMPASSIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (करुणामय): pitying
Synonyms: sympathetic, empathetic
Antonyms: indifferent
Example Sentence:I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds.
10. DISTINCT (ADJECTIVE): (विशिष्ट): discrete
Synonyms: separate individual
Antonyms: indistinct
Example Sentence:The gallery is divided into five distinct spaces.
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✨Today's Word✨
Meaning:
Sentence:
Lucrative
Meaning:
Making a large profit
Sentence:
He has been doing a very lucrative business.
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Pocket an insult
[SSC CPO 2024]
[SSC CPO 2024]
Anonymous Quiz
60%
Bear an insult quietly
10%
Resent an affront
14%
Express true feelings
15%
Plan a revenge
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Arthur has some strange ideas, but on this occasion, I am i͟n͟c͟l͟i͟n͟e͟d͟ to agree with him. (SSC CGL 2023)
Arthur has some strange ideas, but on this occasion, I am i͟n͟c͟l͟i͟n͟e͟d͟ to agree with him. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
47%
Tended
22%
Conflicted
20%
Refused
11%
Conspired
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in the brackets to fill in the blank.
There are ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟(definite) weaknesses in their security arrangements. (SSC CGL 2023)
There are ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟(definite) weaknesses in their security arrangements. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
19%
Monotonous
16%
Hazy
21%
Subtle
44%
Vague
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