Today's Word
Word: Disseminate /dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt/ (verb)
Meaning: To spread or distribute information, knowledge, ideas, or something similar widely to a large number of people or places.
Examples:
1. The organization's primary goal is to disseminate information about climate change to raise awareness.
2. The internet has significantly contributed to disseminating news and updates rapidly across the globe.
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 12.09.2024
1. INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण): attack on
Synonyms: assault on, raid on
Antonyms: retreat
Example Sentence:
Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.
2. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निराशात्मक): unpromising
Synonyms: unfavourable, unpropitious
Antonyms: promising
Example Sentence:
He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way.
3. SLACKEN (VERB): (मंद करना): slow
Synonyms: slow down, decelerate
Antonyms: speed up
Example Sentence:
The pace of trade never slackens.
4. BENEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दयालू): kind
Synonyms: kindly, kind-hearted
Antonyms: unkind
Example Sentence:
He was something of a benevolent despot.
5. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित): implicit
Synonyms: understood, implied
Antonyms: explicit
Example Sentence:
Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.
6. ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना): build
Synonyms: construct, put up
Antonyms: demolish
Example Sentence:
The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.
7. PERIL (NOUN): (विपत्ति): danger
Synonyms: jeopardy, risk
Antonyms: safety
Example Sentence:
The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck.
8. AMASS (VERB): (एकत्र करना): gather
Synonyms: collect, assemble
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence:
He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.
9. BRINK (NOUN): (कगार): edge
Synonyms: verge, margin
Antonyms: middle
Example Sentence:
This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity.
10. SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरणा): stimulus
Synonyms: incentive, encouragement
Antonyms: disincentive
Example Sentence:
Wars act as a spur to practical invention.
1. INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण): attack on
Synonyms: assault on, raid on
Antonyms: retreat
Example Sentence:
Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.
2. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निराशात्मक): unpromising
Synonyms: unfavourable, unpropitious
Antonyms: promising
Example Sentence:
He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way.
3. SLACKEN (VERB): (मंद करना): slow
Synonyms: slow down, decelerate
Antonyms: speed up
Example Sentence:
The pace of trade never slackens.
4. BENEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दयालू): kind
Synonyms: kindly, kind-hearted
Antonyms: unkind
Example Sentence:
He was something of a benevolent despot.
5. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित): implicit
Synonyms: understood, implied
Antonyms: explicit
Example Sentence:
Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.
6. ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना): build
Synonyms: construct, put up
Antonyms: demolish
Example Sentence:
The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.
7. PERIL (NOUN): (विपत्ति): danger
Synonyms: jeopardy, risk
Antonyms: safety
Example Sentence:
The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck.
8. AMASS (VERB): (एकत्र करना): gather
Synonyms: collect, assemble
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence:
He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.
9. BRINK (NOUN): (कगार): edge
Synonyms: verge, margin
Antonyms: middle
Example Sentence:
This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity.
10. SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरणा): stimulus
Synonyms: incentive, encouragement
Antonyms: disincentive
Example Sentence:
Wars act as a spur to practical invention.
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Trivial
(SSC CGL 2023)
Trivial
(SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
53%
Significant
20%
Huge
8%
Heavy
18%
Light
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
I o͟b͟j͟e͟c͟t͟ the false claims made against me. (SSC CGL 2023)
I o͟b͟j͟e͟c͟t͟ the false claims made against me. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
49%
Assent
18%
Ease
14%
Restore
19%
Ascertain
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Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
The thief was being arrested by the police.
The thief was being arrested by the police.
Anonymous Quiz
6%
The police had arrested the thief.
23%
The police arrested the thief.
10%
The police has arrested the thief.
61%
The police was arresting the thief.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
He has just said, “My son will be back on Friday.”
He has just said, “My son will be back on Friday.”
Anonymous Quiz
8%
He has just said that his son shall be back on Friday.
50%
He has just said that his son would have been back next Friday.
38%
He has just said that his son will be back on Friday.
4%
He has just said that my son will be back on Friday.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
7%
Expenditure
81%
Exscitement
8%
Eccentricity
4%
Exclamation
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
22%
Ecstatic
69%
Existensial
7%
Extortion
2%
Extensive
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Select the word, which means the same as the group of words given.
open rebellion of soldiers and sailors against lawful authority
open rebellion of soldiers and sailors against lawful authority
Anonymous Quiz
13%
Strike
56%
Mutiny
15%
Coup
16%
Protest
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Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work
A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work
Anonymous Quiz
50%
Bibliography
12%
Calligraphy
22%
Bibliophile
17%
Holography
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
costs an arm and a leg
costs an arm and a leg
Anonymous Quiz
5%
Nothing to lose
11%
Rarely available
6%
Easy to obtain
78%
Very expensive
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom
Her mother (took the law into her own hands) when she heard that her child had been abused.
Her mother (took the law into her own hands) when she heard that her child had been abused.
Anonymous Quiz
4%
None of the above
14%
To wear the clothes of the judge
78%
To do sth illegal in order to punish someone
4%
To lift something heavy
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Find the error in the following sentence
Mumbai is the city of dreams but it is a expensive city too.
Mumbai is the city of dreams but it is a expensive city too.
Anonymous Quiz
9%
But it is
11%
Mumbai is the
9%
City of dreams
71%
A expensive city too
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Find the error in the following sentence.
It is his job / to chase out / clients with / outstanding debts.
It is his job / to chase out / clients with / outstanding debts.
Anonymous Quiz
15%
Outstanding debts
47%
To chase out
19%
Clients with
19%
It is his job
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✍ LIST OF FESTIVALS OF INDIA :
1. Andhra Pradesh - Dasara, Ugadi, Deccan Festival, Brahmotsavam
2. Arunachal Pradesh - Reh, Boori Boot, Myoko, Dree, Pongtu, Losar, Murung, Solang, Mopin, Monpa festival
3. Assam - Ambubachi, Bhogali Bihu, Baishagu, Dehing Patkai
4. Bihar - Chhath Puja, Bihula
5. Goa - Sunburn festival, Ladain, Mando
6. Gujarat - Navratri, Janmashtami, Kutch Utsav, Uttarayana
7. Himachal Pradesh - Rakhadumni, Gochi Festival
8. Jammu and Kashmir - Har Navami, Chhari, Bahu Mela, Dosmoche,
9. Jharkhand - Karam Utsav, Holi, Rohini, Tusu.
10. Karnataka - Mysore Dasara, Ugadi
11. Kerala - Onam, Vishu
12. Meghalaya - Nongkrem festival, Khasis festival, Wangla, Sajibu Cheiraoba
13. Maharashtra - Ganesh Utsav, Gudi Padva
14. Manipur - Yaoshang, Porag, Chavang Kut
15. Mizoram - Chapcharkut Festival.
16. Nagaland - Hornbill festival, Moatsu Festival
17. Odisha - Rath Yatra, Raja Parba, Nukahai
18. Punjab - Lohri, Baisakhi
19. Sikkim - Losar, Saga Dawa
20. Telangana - Bonalu, Bathukamma
21. Tripura - Kharchi Puja
22. West Bengal - Durga Puja
23. Uttarakhand - Bhitauli, Harela, Phool Dei, Ganga Dusshera
24. Uttar Pradesh - Ram Navmi, Ganga Mahotsav, Navaratri, Khichdi
25. Tamil Nadu - Pongal, Thaipusam, Natyanjali Festival
26. Madhya Pradesh - Lok-rang Utsav, Tejaji, Khujaraho festival
27. Chhattisgarh - Maghi Purnima, Bastar Dussehra
28. Rajasthan - Gangaur, Teej, Bundi
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1. Andhra Pradesh - Dasara, Ugadi, Deccan Festival, Brahmotsavam
2. Arunachal Pradesh - Reh, Boori Boot, Myoko, Dree, Pongtu, Losar, Murung, Solang, Mopin, Monpa festival
3. Assam - Ambubachi, Bhogali Bihu, Baishagu, Dehing Patkai
4. Bihar - Chhath Puja, Bihula
5. Goa - Sunburn festival, Ladain, Mando
6. Gujarat - Navratri, Janmashtami, Kutch Utsav, Uttarayana
7. Himachal Pradesh - Rakhadumni, Gochi Festival
8. Jammu and Kashmir - Har Navami, Chhari, Bahu Mela, Dosmoche,
9. Jharkhand - Karam Utsav, Holi, Rohini, Tusu.
10. Karnataka - Mysore Dasara, Ugadi
11. Kerala - Onam, Vishu
12. Meghalaya - Nongkrem festival, Khasis festival, Wangla, Sajibu Cheiraoba
13. Maharashtra - Ganesh Utsav, Gudi Padva
14. Manipur - Yaoshang, Porag, Chavang Kut
15. Mizoram - Chapcharkut Festival.
16. Nagaland - Hornbill festival, Moatsu Festival
17. Odisha - Rath Yatra, Raja Parba, Nukahai
18. Punjab - Lohri, Baisakhi
19. Sikkim - Losar, Saga Dawa
20. Telangana - Bonalu, Bathukamma
21. Tripura - Kharchi Puja
22. West Bengal - Durga Puja
23. Uttarakhand - Bhitauli, Harela, Phool Dei, Ganga Dusshera
24. Uttar Pradesh - Ram Navmi, Ganga Mahotsav, Navaratri, Khichdi
25. Tamil Nadu - Pongal, Thaipusam, Natyanjali Festival
26. Madhya Pradesh - Lok-rang Utsav, Tejaji, Khujaraho festival
27. Chhattisgarh - Maghi Purnima, Bastar Dussehra
28. Rajasthan - Gangaur, Teej, Bundi
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Today's Word
Reprimand /ˈrɛprɪˌmænd/ (verb)
Meaning: To scold or criticize someone sternly, especially in an official or authoritative manner.
Examples:
- The teacher reprimanded the student for talking out of turn in class.
- After making a mistake at work, Jane was reprimanded by her boss for her carelessness.
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Select the most appropriate synonym for the highlighted word.
This is *credible* information provided by the informer.
(SSC CGL 2023)
This is *credible* information provided by the informer.
(SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
49%
Commendable
32%
Dependable
8%
Detachable
11%
Digestible
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Conceal
(SSC CGL 2023)
Conceal
(SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
2%
Watch
6%
See
75%
Reveal
16%
Hide
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 13.09.2024
1. REVULSION (NOUN): (घृणा): disgust
Synonyms: repulsion, abhorrence
Antonyms: delight
Example Sentence:
News of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion.
2. EBB (VERB): (उतार): recede
Synonyms: go out, retreat
Antonyms: come in
Example Sentence:
The trend began to ebb.
3. BOUNTY (NOUN): (उदारता): generosity
Synonyms: magnanimity, munificence
Antonyms: meanness
Example Sentence:
For millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty.
4. CAJOLE (VERB): (चापलूसी करना): persuade
Synonyms: wheedle, coax
Antonyms: bully
Example Sentence:
He hoped to cajole her into selling the house.
5. EMPHATIC (ADJECTIVE): (ज़ोरदार): vehement
Synonyms: firm, wholehearted
Antonyms: hesitant
Example Sentence:
The children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience.
6. HEGEMONY (NOUN): (नेतृत्व): leadership
Synonyms: dominance, dominion
Antonyms: self-government
Example Sentence:
Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.
7. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Example Sentence:
The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
8. DISTEND (VERB): (फूलना या फूलाना): swell
Synonyms: bloat, bulge
Antonyms: shrink
Example Sentence:
The abdomen distended rapidly.
9. HALT (NOUN): (विराम): stop
Synonyms: standstill, cessation
Antonyms: start
Example Sentence:
There was a halt in production.
10. TREACHEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (बेवफ़ा): traitorous
Synonyms: disloyal, perfidious
Antonyms: loyal
Example Sentence:
He is a treacherous RAW agent.
1. REVULSION (NOUN): (घृणा): disgust
Synonyms: repulsion, abhorrence
Antonyms: delight
Example Sentence:
News of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion.
2. EBB (VERB): (उतार): recede
Synonyms: go out, retreat
Antonyms: come in
Example Sentence:
The trend began to ebb.
3. BOUNTY (NOUN): (उदारता): generosity
Synonyms: magnanimity, munificence
Antonyms: meanness
Example Sentence:
For millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty.
4. CAJOLE (VERB): (चापलूसी करना): persuade
Synonyms: wheedle, coax
Antonyms: bully
Example Sentence:
He hoped to cajole her into selling the house.
5. EMPHATIC (ADJECTIVE): (ज़ोरदार): vehement
Synonyms: firm, wholehearted
Antonyms: hesitant
Example Sentence:
The children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience.
6. HEGEMONY (NOUN): (नेतृत्व): leadership
Synonyms: dominance, dominion
Antonyms: self-government
Example Sentence:
Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.
7. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Example Sentence:
The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
8. DISTEND (VERB): (फूलना या फूलाना): swell
Synonyms: bloat, bulge
Antonyms: shrink
Example Sentence:
The abdomen distended rapidly.
9. HALT (NOUN): (विराम): stop
Synonyms: standstill, cessation
Antonyms: start
Example Sentence:
There was a halt in production.
10. TREACHEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (बेवफ़ा): traitorous
Synonyms: disloyal, perfidious
Antonyms: loyal
Example Sentence:
He is a treacherous RAW agent.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
He said, “She had been weeping for an hour.”
He said, “She had been weeping for an hour.”
Anonymous Quiz
7%
He said that she was weeping for an hour.
21%
He said that she has been weeping for an hour.
70%
He said that she had been weeping for an hour.
3%
He says that she was weeping for an hour.
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