Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meaning to each.Choose the response (a),(b),(c) or(d) which is the most appropriate expression.

Bought the farm.

1. Died

2. Born

3. Alive

4. Strong

Select the meaning of the given phrase/idiom.

‘Look down upon’

1. Be humble

2. Keep head downwards

3. Keep low profile

4. Hate

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted one word.

She was (engaged to be married) to him.

1. Baptised

2. Bestowed

3. Betrayed

4. Betrothed

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted one word.

Ms Marry is a (barbarous) lady.

1. brutal

2. dull

3. matured

4. calm

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

They attend / a meeting / in Chicago / this weekend.

A. a meeting

B. this weekend

C. in Chicago

D. They attend

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The students stopped / their chatter / as soon as them noticed / the teacher enter the classroom.

A. their chatter

B. The students stopped

C. the teacher enter the classroom

D. as soon as them noticed

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 22 March 2025

INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण) → attack on
Synonyms: assault on, raid on
Antonyms: retreat
Example Sentence: Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.
BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निराशात्मक) → unpromising
Synonyms: unfavourable, unpropitious
Antonyms: promising
Example Sentence: He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way.
SLACKEN (VERB): (मंद करना) → slow
Synonyms: slow down, decelerate
Antonyms: speed up
Example Sentence: The pace of trade never slackens.
BENEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दयालू) → kind
Synonyms: kindly, kind-hearted
Antonyms: unkind
Example Sentence: He was something of a benevolent despot.
TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित) → implicit
Synonyms: understood, implied
Antonyms: explicit
Example Sentence: Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.
ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना) → build
Synonyms: construct, put up
Antonyms: demolish
Example Sentence: The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.
PERIL (NOUN): (विपत्ति) → danger
Synonyms: jeopardy, risk
Antonyms: safety
Example Sentence: The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck.
AMASS (VERB): (एकत्र करना) → gather
Synonyms: collect, assemble
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence: He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.
BRINK (NOUN): (कगार) → edge
Synonyms: verge, margin
Antonyms: middle
Example Sentence: This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity.
SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरणा) → stimulus
Synonyms: incentive, encouragement
Antonyms: disincentive
Example Sentence: Wars act as a spur to practical invention.

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Today's Word

exalt /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ (v)

Meaning: to raise someone to a higher rank or position, or to praise someone a lot

Examples:
1)He was exalted to the rank of captain for his bravery.
2)The article exalted the achievements of the young scientist.