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.

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 23 March 2025

1. SUPERVENE (VERB): (पीछे आना) : Follow
Synonyms: pursue, supersede
Antonyms: retreat, precede
Example Sentence: Team members supervene their leaders.
2. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर) : Harsh
Synonyms: cruel, oppressive
Antonyms: easy, gentle
Example Sentence: Your master is a draconian man.
3. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना) : Waste time
Synonyms: loiter, procrastinate
Antonyms: hasten, hurry
Example Sentence: The teacher warned the student that he will be punished if he dawdled again.
4. PILLAGE (VERB): (लूटना) : Plunder, destroy
Synonyms: ravage, ransack
Antonyms: protect, construct
Example Sentence: The terrorists pillaged the city.
5. NOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक) : Deadly, injurious
Synonyms: destructive, harmful
Antonyms: helpful, kind
Example Sentence: This is a noxious chemical.
6. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (तीक्ष्ण-बुद्धि) : Observant, perceptive
Synonyms: alert, aware
Antonyms: ignorant, unobservant
Example Sentence: The CDI officers are always perspicacious with their case.
7. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही) : Enthusiastic
Synonyms: zealous, ardent
Antonyms: apathetic, dull
Example Sentence: He is a fervent child.
8. FITFUL (ADJECTIVE): (चंचल) : Spasmodic
Synonyms: intermittent, fluctuating
Antonyms: continuous, perpetual
Example Sentence: As long as his breathing is fitful, he will continue to need an oxygen machine.
9. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना) : Show contempt for
Synonyms: defy, disregard
Antonyms: honour, praise
Example Sentence: One should not flout the traffic rules.
10. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यवहार्य) : Practicable
Synonyms: possible, doable
Antonyms: impossible, implausible
Example Sentence: This seems to be a feasible solution.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The mother loving looked / at her baby / as the nurse / brought her in.

A. The mother loving looked

B. brought her in

C. at her baby

D. as the nurse