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Give one word substitute for

A large number of fish swimming together
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Litter
14%
Troupe
74%
Shoal
11%
Swarm
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Give one word substitution for

A study of the body
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Physiology
18%
Etymology
10%
Archaeology
11%
Ethnology
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Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A poem that expresses lament for the dead
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Lyric
16%
Ode
62%
Elegy
17%
Sonnet
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 05.10.2024


1. HERETIC (NOUN): (नास्तिक): schismatic
Synonyms: apostate, pagan
Antonyms: believer, follower
Example Sentence:
As a relapsed heretic, he was left to the secular arm.


2. COVERT (ADJECTIVE): (गुप्त): hidden
Synonyms: undercover, secret
Antonyms: open, known
Example Sentence:
Behind his soft behaviour he has some covert intentions.


3. KUDOS (NOUN): (प्रशंसा): applause
Synonyms: esteem, praise
Antonyms: dishonour, denunciation
Example Sentence:
The hockey team was given kudos.


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


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


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


7. NASCENT (ADJECTIVE): (नवजात): budding
Synonyms: growing, developing
Antonyms: developed, mature
Example Sentence:
The Indian space industry is yet nascent.


8. DEFILE (VERB): (अपवित्र करना): corrupt
Synonyms: degrade, desecrate
Antonyms: honour, praise
Example Sentence:
He tried to defile the system.


9. JOLT (VERB): (ऐंठना): convulse
Synonyms: disturb, jar
Antonyms: calm, comfort
Example Sentence:
His statement jolted me in my mind.


10. VERBOSE (ADJECTIVE): (वाचाल): wordy
Synonyms: gabby, circumlocutory
Antonyms: concise, succinct
Example Sentence:
He is a verbose man.
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Today's Word


perish /ˈper.ɪʃ/ (v)


Meaning: to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed

Examples:
1)Many people perished in the earthquake.
2)The documents perished in the fire.
Antonym of Elevate
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Loft
12%
Dull
59%
Depreciate
25%
Raise
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Synonym of Elegant
(SSC metric level 2022)
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11%
Frightful
65%
Graceful
8%
Faithful
16%
Joyful
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
I asked my brother if he had returned the money to his friend.
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64%
I said to my brother “Have you returned the money to your friend?"
7%
Do you return the money to his friend.
25%
I said to my brother "Have you return the money to his friend?”
4%
Had you returned the money to my friend
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active.
Please read out this letter to me.
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80%
You are requested to read out this letter to me.
11%
You are ordered to read out this letter to me.
4%
You read out this letter to me.
4%
Please read out this letter to me.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
SSC-CPO 2023 (Morning)
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credible
8%
credibel
8%
creddible
4%
credibal
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Select the correctly spelt word
SSC-CPO 2023 (Morning)
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11%
Benigne
11%
Bennine
9%
Benine
69%
Benign
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Willful destruction
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16%
Disaster
24%
Combustion
16%
Calamity
44%
Sabotage
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Certain to happen
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Necessary
27%
Predicted
58%
Inevitable
3%
Avoidable
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Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

There is a very little time / for them to prepare/ for the show.
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11%
For them to prepare
7%
For the show
74%
There is a very little time
7%
No error
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

He used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library.
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21%
Was the town library
57%
For which he went
15%
He used to play
7%
That the only place
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Choose the option that best describes the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase.

The youth involved in the accident escaped (by the skin of his teeth).
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69%
Barely managed to escape
8%
Very arrogant
22%
Always taking calculated decisions
2%
Deficiency of funds
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Synonym of Elation
(SSC GD constable 2023)
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Contentment
41%
Joy
24%
Satisfaction
17%
Consolation
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Synonym of Efface
(SSC CPO 2017)
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48%
Abolish
30%
Resurrect
14%
Oration
8%
Burden
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