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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 26.09.2024


1. CULMINATION (NOUN): (परिणति): climax
Synonyms: peak, pinnacle
Antonyms: nadir
Example Sentence:
The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation.


2. PEER (NOUN): (सहकर्मी): fellow
Synonyms: co-worker, compeer
Antonyms: commoner, junior
Example Sentence:
He has got criticism from his peers.


3. CODIFY (VERB): (संहिताबद्ध करना): organize
Synonyms: systematize, arrange
Antonyms: expunge, abrogate
Example Sentence:
The statutes have codified certain branches of common law.


4. ACCOMMODATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अनुग्राही): corrupt
Synonyms: adaptative, adaptive
Antonyms: maladaptive
Example Sentence:
She was understanding, accommodative, and always had a solution to all problems.


5. PROSPECT (NOUN): (संभावना): hope
Synonyms: likelihood, expectation
Antonyms: viewlessness, dimness
Example Sentence:
There was no prospect of a better day.


6. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): unexpected
Synonyms: unmatched, unequalled
Antonyms: normal, common
Example Sentence:
The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence.


7. FORBEARANCE (NOUN): (सहनशीलता): patient self-control
Synonyms: tolerance, patience
Antonyms: impatience
Example Sentence:
His unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation.


8. NASCENT (ADJECTIVE): (नवजात): budding
Synonyms: growing, developing
Antonyms: developed, mature
Example Sentence:
The Indian space industry is nascent at the moment.


9. KUDOS (NOUN): (प्रशंसा): applause
Synonyms: esteem, praise
Antonyms: dishonour, denunciation
Example Sentence:
The hockey team was given kudos during a celebratory pep rally after they won.


10. CONSENT (NOUN): (सहमति): assent
Synonyms: agreement, permission
Antonyms: dissent, disagreement
Example Sentence:
Change was made without the consent.
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Today's Word


Divulge /dɪˈvʌldʒ/ (verb)


Meaning: To make known or reveal information, especially something that was previously secret or confidential.

Examples:
1) He reluctantly divulged the details of the classified operation to his trusted colleague.
2) The detective refused to divulge the identity of the key witness for their safety.
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 27.09.2024


1. COHERE (VERB): (एकीकृत करना): stick
Synonyms: together hold, together bind
Antonyms: fall apart
Example Sentence:
He made the series of fictions cohere into a convincing sequence.


2. UNTENABLE (ADJECTIVE): (असमर्थनीय): indefensible
Synonyms: undefendable, unarguable
Antonyms: tenable
Example Sentence:
This argument which he gave in his defense was clearly untenable.


3. BLUNT (VERB): (शिथिल करना): dull
Synonyms: deaden, dampen
Antonyms: intensify
Example Sentence:
Their determination had completely been blunted.


4. PRECARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अनिश्चित): uncertain
Synonyms: insecure unreliable
Antonyms: safe
Example Sentence:
He has made a precarious living as a painter.


5. SOPHISTICATED (ADJECTIVE): (उन्नत): advanced
Synonyms: trailblazing, revolutionary
Antonyms: crude
Example Sentence:
The institute provides highly sophisticated computer systems.


6. AUGMENT (VERB): (बढ़ाना): increase
Synonyms: add to, supplement
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:
He augmented his summer income by painting houses.


7. ALLEVIATE (VERB): (कम करना): reduce
Synonyms: ease, relieve
Antonyms: aggravate
Example Sentence:
He was able to only alleviate her pain.


8. DISENGAGE (VERB): (छुड़ाना): remove
Synonyms: detach, disentangle
Antonyms: attach
Example Sentence:
I disengaged his hand from mine.


9. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Example Sentence:
The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.


10. ENTRENCHED (ADJECTIVE): (आरोपित हुआ): ingrained
Synonyms: established, well established
Antonyms: superficial
Example Sentence:
I have an entrenched resistance to change.
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Synonym of Eradicate
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Magnify
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Condense
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Uproot
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Approve
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Synonym of Equivocal
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Definite
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Secure
12%
Insecure
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Ambiguous
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active.
We should not laugh at him.
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He should be laughed not by us.
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He not be laughed at by us.
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He should not be laughed at.
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He should not be laughed at by us.
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select the one that best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Rita says that Kishore sang a song.
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14%
Rita said, “Kishore sang a song”.
24%
Rita says, “Kishore had sing a song”.
12%
Rita told, “Kishore sang a song”.
51%
Rita says, “Kishore sang a song”.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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Eliminate
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Gluton
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Allergy
10%
Reliant
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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24%
Treasury
57%
Burglery
14%
Nursery
5%
Aviary
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Find error in the following sentence.

After your insistence, / my sister / checked / a mailbox again.
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A mailbox again
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After your insistence,
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Checked
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My sister
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Find error in the following statement.

Since childhood, Monty / ate his food / fast and he / will not change.
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Will not change
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Since childhood, Monty
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Ate his food
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Fast and he
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The child was (not guilty of any wrong doing and lacked knowledge or awareness of wrong doing).
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Ignorant
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Inexperienced
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Innocent
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Cruel
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After the scandal, the king was left with no choice but to announce his act of renouncing the throne.
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Coronation
13%
Extradition
17%
Exoneration
53%
Abdication
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Raise the bar
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To grow taller
19%
To raise the price
24%
To win a competition
53%
To set higher goals
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bang for the buck
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Dash against something
52%
More value for money
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Less value for money
9%
A sorrowful heart
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 28.09.2024


1. JEOPARDIZE (VERB): (जोखिम में डालना): threaten
Synonyms: endanger, imperil
Antonyms: safegaurd
Example Sentence:
He jeopardized his as as well as my life by jumping in the lake.


2. COGNIZANT (ADJECTIVE): (जानकार): aware
Synonyms: conscious apprised
Antonyms: unaware
Example Sentence:
Statesmen must be cognizant of the political vicinity within which they work.


3. PERVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): prevalent
Synonyms: penetrating, pervading
Antonyms: uncommon
Example Sentence:
Racism is pervasive and entrenched in our society.


4. COMPREHENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): comprehensive
Synonyms: thorough, complete
Antonyms: small
Example Sentence:
My friend has an extensive collection of silver.


5. LUCRATIVE(ADJECTIVE): (लाभप्रद): profitable
Synonyms: profit-making, gainful
Antonyms: unprofitable
Example Sentence:
She has a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian.


6. FIASCO (NOUN): (असफलता): complete failure
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe
Antonyms: success
Example Sentence:
Her plans turned into a fiasco.


7. CLAMOUR (NOUN): (कोलाहल): din
Synonyms: racket, uproar
Antonyms: silence
Example Sentence:
The questions rose to a clamour.


8. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): continual
Synonyms: constant, continuous
Antonyms: intermittent
Example Sentence:
His unrelenting efforts led to his success.


9. TRANQUILLITY (NOUN): (शांति): peace
Synonyms: repose, calm
Antonyms: commotion
Example Sentence:
The tweeting of birds gives tranquility.


10. INEVITABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): unavoidable
Synonyms: inescapable, inexorable
Antonyms: avoidable
Example Sentence:
War was inevitable.
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Today's Word


Refute /rɪˈfjuːt/ (verb)


Meaning: To prove a statement, argument, or claim to be false or incorrect by providing evidence or counterarguments.

Examples:
1. The scientist presented compelling evidence to refute the hypothesis proposed by her colleagues.
2. The lawyer skillfully refuted the prosecution's claims with strong counterarguments.
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Synonym of Epitome
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Type
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Extension
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Ruddy
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Lively
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