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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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estimate
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essencial
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esteem
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establish
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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groggy
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gritty
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groovey
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groom
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The infantries has borne (a) / the brunt of the missile attacks (b) / and are now moving forward. (c) / No error (d)
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In spite Smita having taken part in many television serials earlier, this was the first time she was going to host a live show.
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This was the first time
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In many television serials earlier
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She was going to host
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In spite Smita having taken part
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A person who investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints
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Superhuman
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Bildungsroman
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Spokesman
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Ombudsman
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The character and atmosphere of a place
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Haven
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Cartography
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Ligament
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Ambience
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 21.08.2024


1. SCANDALOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अपमानपूर्ण): discreditable
Synonyms: disreputable, dishonourable
Antonyms: seemly
Example Sentence:
The magazine published scandalous pictures of the movie star.


2. RETROGRADE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिगामी): regressive regressive
Synonyms: negative, downhill
Antonyms: positive
Example Sentence:
To go back on the progress that has been made would be a retrograde step.


3. FUNDAMENTAL (NOUN): (मूल): basics
Synonyms: essentials, rudiments
Antonyms: advanced principles
Example Sentence:
Two courses cover the fundamentals of microbiology.


4. BANKRUPT (ADJECTIVE): (दिवालिया): insolvent
Synonyms: bankrupted, failed
Antonyms: solvent
Example Sentence:
His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home.


5. DEVIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कपटी): deceitful
Synonyms: duplicitous, insidious
Antonyms: honest, forthright
Example Sentence:
He plays a devious character.


6. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension
Example Sentence:
Resumption of peace talks is expected soon.


7. DISPLACE (NOUN): (स्थान से हटाना): depose
Synonyms: dislodge, unseat
Antonyms: reinstate
Example Sentence:
His aides were discredited and displaced.


8. RIG (VERB): (वस्र पहनना): dress
Synonyms: equip, furnish
Antonyms: disrobe, uncover
Example Sentence:
The children return from Box Hill, and are rigged out for church.


9. ENTANGLE (VERB): (उलझाना): involve
Synonyms: confuse, complicate
Antonyms: clarify, exclude
Example Sentence:
Don’t entangle those people in your project as they are not trustworthy.


10. PREMEDITATED (ADJECTIVE): (पूर्वचिन्तित): planned
Synonyms: calculated, deliberate
Antonyms: accidental, casual
Example Sentence:Had it really been premeditated that he should fall into that camp?
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

My c͟o͟m͟p͟l͟a͟i͟n͟t͟ is that the gardener dozes off during work. (SSC CGL 2023)
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Challenge
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Carp
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Praise
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Demur
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Exuberance
(SSC CGL 2023)
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Vibrancy
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Laziness
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Sympathy
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Impartiality
Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

The thief was being arrested by the police.
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The police had arrested the thief.
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The police arrested the thief.
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The police has arrested the thief.
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The police was arresting the thief.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
He bade his friends goodbye.
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He said “Goodbye my friends."
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“Goodbye my friends” he was saying to them.
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“I am bidding you Goodbye"
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“I will see you later” he told his friends.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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benevolent
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benign
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beneath
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benefitial
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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bewitched
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bitter
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blizzard
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bizzare
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Irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred or concerning God.
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Agnosticism
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Pantheism
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Theism
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Blasphemy
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Huge fire for celebration
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Firepower
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Festivity
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Firefight
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Bonfire
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He promised them / that he would sure repay / the loan urgently.
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No error
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He promised them
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The loan urgently
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That he would sure repay
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Karan call the restaurant / to ask if he could / reserve a table for the next day.
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Karan call the restaurant
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Reserve a table for the next day
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To ask if he could
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No error
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase in the given sentence.

Today, the country's nationalists (rule the roost) and hand out the jobs.
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To be in charge
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To be prejudiced
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To save a criminal
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To exploit someone
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Keep someone at arm's
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Avoid becoming friendly with someone
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Avoid playing with someone
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Being someone’s enemy
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Avoid becoming bitter with
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 22.08.2024


1. INTRANSIGENT (ADJECTIVE) (हठी): uncompromising
Synonyms: inflexible, unbending
Antonyms: compliant
Example Sentence:
Her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent.


2. CONVENE (VERB): (बुलाना): summon
Synonyms: call, order
Antonyms: disperse
Example Sentence:
He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel.


3. SCANDALIZE (VERB): (अपमानित करना): shock
Synonyms: appall, outrage
Antonyms: impress
Example Sentence:
Their lack of manners scandalized their hosts.


4. ACCREDIT (VERB): (मान्य करना): recognize
Synonyms: license, authorize
Antonyms: ban
Example Sentence:
Institutions that do not meet the standards will not be accredited for teacher training.


5. INDIGENOUS (NOUN): (स्वदेशी): native
Synonyms: aboriginal, local
Antonyms: expatriate
Example Sentence:
The most indigenous inhabitants were the American Indians.


6. ANGST (NOUN): (उत्कंठा): anxiety
Synonyms: fear, dread
Antonyms: calmness
Example Sentence:The middle classes go through existential angst.


7. OUST (VERB): (बाहर निकालना): expel
Synonyms: force out, remove
Antonyms: readmit
Example Sentence:The reformists were ousted from power.


8. BLIGHT (NOUN): (क्षति): affliction
Synonyms: scourge, bane
Antonyms: blessing
Example Sentence:The vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood.


9. FORGO (VERB): (त्यागना): do without
Synonyms: go without, give up
Antonyms: keep
Example Sentence:I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight.


10. AFFLUENT (ADJECTIVE): (धनी): wealthy
Synonyms: rich, prosperous
Antonyms: poor
Example Sentence:I reside in an affluent neighbourhood.
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