✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 09.09.2024
1. VAUNT (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): acclaim
Synonyms: esteem, revere
Antonyms: criticize
Example Sentence:
He was initially vaunted by the West for his leadership of the country.
2. UNSEEMLY (ADJECTIVE): (अनुचित): indecorous
Synonyms: improper, inappropriate
Antonyms: seemly
Example Sentence:
The discussion led to nothing but an unseemly squabble.
3. CATHARSIS (NOUN): (शुद्धिकरण): purging
Synonyms: purgation, purification
Antonyms: repression
Example Sentence:
Music is a means of catharsis for many of us.
4. INFANTILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish
Synonyms: babyish, immature
Antonyms: mature
Example Sentence:
The point about fairies etc. is so infantile in logic I can barely contain my disbelief.
5. INGRAINED (ADJECTIVE): (दीर्घस्थायी): entrenched
Synonyms: established, fixed
Antonyms: transient
Example Sentence:
She wanted to wake up with his scent ingrained in her skin.
6. CELLAR (NOUN): (तहखाना): basement
Synonyms: vault, crypt
Antonyms: attic
Example Sentence:
The servants led us down into a cellar.
7. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अमंगल): threatening
Synonyms: menacing, baleful
Antonyms: promising
Example Sentence:
My ominous tone didn’t register with him.
8. MALAISE (NOUN): (अप्रसन्नता): unhappiness
Synonyms: restlessness, uneasiness
Antonyms: comfort
Example Sentence:
An infected person will feel a general malaise.
9. STRICKEN (ADJECTIVE): (तंग): troubled
Synonyms: affected, afflicted
Antonyms: unaffected
Example Sentence:
The pilot landed the stricken aircraft.
10. OSTENSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (ख़याली): apparent
Synonyms: seeming, outward
Antonyms: real
Example Sentence:
The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint.
1. VAUNT (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): acclaim
Synonyms: esteem, revere
Antonyms: criticize
Example Sentence:
He was initially vaunted by the West for his leadership of the country.
2. UNSEEMLY (ADJECTIVE): (अनुचित): indecorous
Synonyms: improper, inappropriate
Antonyms: seemly
Example Sentence:
The discussion led to nothing but an unseemly squabble.
3. CATHARSIS (NOUN): (शुद्धिकरण): purging
Synonyms: purgation, purification
Antonyms: repression
Example Sentence:
Music is a means of catharsis for many of us.
4. INFANTILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish
Synonyms: babyish, immature
Antonyms: mature
Example Sentence:
The point about fairies etc. is so infantile in logic I can barely contain my disbelief.
5. INGRAINED (ADJECTIVE): (दीर्घस्थायी): entrenched
Synonyms: established, fixed
Antonyms: transient
Example Sentence:
She wanted to wake up with his scent ingrained in her skin.
6. CELLAR (NOUN): (तहखाना): basement
Synonyms: vault, crypt
Antonyms: attic
Example Sentence:
The servants led us down into a cellar.
7. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अमंगल): threatening
Synonyms: menacing, baleful
Antonyms: promising
Example Sentence:
My ominous tone didn’t register with him.
8. MALAISE (NOUN): (अप्रसन्नता): unhappiness
Synonyms: restlessness, uneasiness
Antonyms: comfort
Example Sentence:
An infected person will feel a general malaise.
9. STRICKEN (ADJECTIVE): (तंग): troubled
Synonyms: affected, afflicted
Antonyms: unaffected
Example Sentence:
The pilot landed the stricken aircraft.
10. OSTENSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (ख़याली): apparent
Synonyms: seeming, outward
Antonyms: real
Example Sentence:
The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint.
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Today's Word
Pet Peeve /pɛt piv/ (noun)
Meaning: A specific thing that irks or annoys an individual; a minor annoyance that can trigger frustration or irritation.
Examples:
1. Loud chewing is a pet peeve of mine; the sound just gets on my nerves.
2. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people misuse "your" and "you're" in written communication.
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Sustainable
(SSC CGL 2023)
Sustainable
(SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
21%
Vast
11%
Unsuitable
12%
Rare
56%
Imperishable
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Selective
(SSC CGL 2023)
Selective
(SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
17%
Stimulating
30%
Careless
42%
Doubtful
11%
Planned
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Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Who committed this mistake?
Who committed this mistake?
Anonymous Quiz
17%
By whom was this mistake been committed?
14%
By whom had this mistake committed?
9%
By whom is this mistake been committed?
60%
By whom was this mistake committed?
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The prisoner enquired if a lawyer had been arranged for him.
Anonymous Quiz
23%
The prisoner enquired “Had a lawyer been arranged for me?"
34%
The prisoner said "Have you arranged a lawyer for me ?”
37%
The prisoner asked “Has a lawyer been arranged for me ?"
6%
The prisoner enquired “Is there a lawyer for me ?"
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
18%
cautiously
62%
consequantly
8%
completely
12%
concurrently
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
The exterior or face of a building
The exterior or face of a building
Anonymous Quiz
56%
Facade
13%
Drawn
18%
Refract
13%
Panel
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Select the word, which means the same as the group of words given.
to shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense
to shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense
Anonymous Quiz
7%
Crop
19%
Allege
12%
Edit
62%
Abridge
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Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning, and mark your response accordingly.
Muddy the waters
Muddy the waters
Anonymous Quiz
7%
To spread a dirt around
9%
To make a situation easy
5%
To make one’s life happy
79%
To make the situation complicated
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