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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 22.01.2025


1. EXPEDITE (VERB): (जल्दी करना): speed up
Synonyms: accelerate, hurry
Antonyms: delay
Example Sentence:I expedited the completion of my report.


2. RELENTLESS (ADJECTIVE): (सतत): persistent
Synonyms: continuing, constant
Antonyms: short-lived
Example Sentence:We bore the relentless heat of the desert.


3. INCITE (VERB): (उत्तेजित करना): stir up
Synonyms: whip up, work up
Antonyms: suppress
Example Sentence:All of them conspired to incite riots.


4. DISPENSE (VERB): (छोड़ देना): waive
Synonyms: omit, drop
Antonyms: include
Example Sentence:Let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?


5. CUTTING-EDGE (ADJECTIVE): (उन्नत): advanced
Synonyms: innovative, pioneering.
Antonyms: conventional
Example Sentence:The company succeeded as it uses cutting-edge technology.


6. AGITATION (NOUN): (व्याकुलता): anxiety
Synonyms: perturbation, disquiet
Antonyms: calmness
Example Sentence:She was wringing her hands in agitation.


7. IMPROBABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रत्याशित): inauthentic
Synonyms: unconvincing, unbelievable
Antonyms: believable
Example Sentence:The characters have improbable names.


8. DREAD (NOUN): (भय): fear
Synonyms: apprehension, trepidation
Antonyms: confidence
Example Sentence:The thought of returning to London filled her with dread.


9. AGGRIEVED (ADJECTIVE): (क्रोधित): resentful
Synonyms: affronted, indignant
Antonyms: pleased
Example Sentence:They were aggrieved at the outcome.


10. SHAMBLE (VERB): (फेर-बदल करना): shuffle
Synonyms: lumber, totter
Antonyms: run
Example Sentence:He shambled off down the corridor.
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active/passive voice.
Who has removed my book from the table? (SSC CGL 2024)
Anonymous Quiz
27%
By whom had my book been removed from the table?
13%
By whom is my book removed from the table?
53%
By whom has my book been removed from the table?
7%
By whom was my book removed from the table?
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
5%
Rupangence
47%
Repugnance
30%
Repungance
17%
Repungence
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
82%
Restaurant
8%
Resteurant
9%
Restourant
1%
Restorant
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person who likes to argue about anything
Anonymous Quiz
34%
Veracious
52%
Contentious
6%
Coward
8%
Reticent
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Select the option that can be used as a one word substitute for the given group of words.

She is (proficient in speaking many languages).
Anonymous Quiz
6%
Heterolinguistic
15%
Bilingual
5%
Monolithic
74%
Multilingual
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Paul was / bited by a dog / when he / was a child.
Anonymous Quiz
4%
When he
72%
Bited by a dog
13%
Paul was
11%
Was a child
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Spot the error in the given sentence and select the correct sentence from the options given.

As soon as we went for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia digged a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn.

A. As soon as we were going for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia digged a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn

B. As soon as we went for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia dug a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn.

C. As soon as we gone for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia digged a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn

D. As soon as we gone for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia dug a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn.
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Options
Anonymous Quiz
20%
A
55%
B
19%
C
5%
D
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Synonym of Altruist
(SSC CHSL 2020, CGL 2024)
Anonymous Quiz
81%
Philanthropist
10%
Impressionist
5%
Nutritionist
4%
Individualist
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Synonym of Abundant
(SSC GD 2019, CGL 2024)
Anonymous Quiz
76%
Plentiful
15%
Inadequate
5%
Lacking
3%
Scanty
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 23.01.2025


1. DEFAMATION (NOUN): (अपयश): libel
Synonyms: slander, calumny
Antonyms: commendation
Example Sentence:She sued him for defamation.


2. BENIGN (ADJECTIVE): (शीतोष्ण): temperate
Synonyms: mild, gentle
Antonyms: harsh
Example Sentence:The climate becomes more benign as we move nearer to the Black Sea.


3. DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (भिन्न): contrasting
Synonyms: different, differing
Antonyms: homogeneous
Example Sentence:They inhabit disparate worlds of thought.


4 LUMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (चमकदार): shining
Synonyms: bright, brilliant
Antonyms: dark
Example Sentence:The dial on his watch was luminous.


5. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension, abandonment
Example Sentence:We are hoping for an early resumption of peace talks.


6. WRECK (VERB): (बिगाड़ देना): ruin
Synonyms: spoil, disrupt
Antonyms: facilitate
Example Sentence:An eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career.


7. EXODUS (NOUN): (प्रस्थान): leaving
Synonyms: withdrawal, evacuation
Antonyms: arrival
Example Sentence:The condemnation gave rise to an exodus to Rome.


8. STRAINED (ADJECTIVE): (अस्वाभाविक): forced
Synonyms: constrained, laboured
Antonyms: natural
Example Sentence:She gave a strained laugh.


9. MERITORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सराहनीय): praiseworthy
Synonyms: laudable commendable
Antonyms: worthless
Example Sentence:I got a medal for my meritorious conduct.


10. CRAMP (VERB): (बाधा डालना): hinder
Synonyms: impede, inhibit
Antonyms: facilitate
Example Sentence:Tighter rules cramp economic growth.
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Admittance was refused to him by the airport security.(SSC CGL 2024)
Anonymous Quiz
10%
The airport security is refusing him admittance.
18%
The airport security has refused him admittance.
15%
The airport security had refused him admittance.
57%
The airport security refused him admittance.
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word.

A short interesting story about a real person or event
Anonymous Quiz
4%
Sketch
73%
Anectode
19%
Narrative
4%
Poem
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word.

One who does not show response to good or bad
Anonymous Quiz
61%
Stoic
20%
Sceptic
16%
Cynic
3%
Phobic
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