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find out the misspelt word from among the groups of four words.
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✅️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 20 April 2025

1. PERTINENT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रासंगिक): Relevant
Synonyms: To the point apposite
Antonyms: Irrelevant
Example Sentence:
She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions.

2. EMBELLISH (VERB): (अधिक रोचक बनाना): Elaborate
Synonyms: Embroider, Exaggerate
Antonyms: Simplify
Example Sentence:
Followers often embellish stories about their heroes.

3. JUDICIAL (ADJECTIVE): (न्यायिक): Legal
Synonyms: Judiciary, Juridical
Antonyms: Illegal
Example Sentence:
There would be a judicial inquiry into the allegations.

4. FACTION (NOUN): (अंदरूनी कलह): Infighting
Synonyms: Dissension, Dissent
Antonyms: Harmony
Example Sentence:
The army faction strengthened day by day.

5. DESPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक): Despairing
Synonyms:Hopeless, Anguished
Antonyms: Cheerful
Example Sentence:
As the supply of food ran out, people became desperate.

6. TIRESOME (ADJECTIVE): (थकानेवाला): Boring
Synonyms: Dull, Tedious
Antonyms:Interesting
Example Sentence:
Weeding is a tiresome but essential job.

7. GLORIFY (VERB): (महिमामंडन करना): Ennoble
Synonyms: Exalt, Elevate
Antonyms: Dishonour
Example Sentence:
A football video went viral glorifying violence.

8. ABATE (VERB): (घटना): Subside
Synonyms: Lessen, Let up
Antonyms: Intensify
Example Sentence:
In an hour or so the storm would abate and they could leave.

9. FLEETING (ADJECTIVE): (क्षणभंगुर): Brief
Synonyms: Transient, Short-lived
Antonyms: Lasting
Example Sentence:
For a very fleeting moment I saw his face.

10. GLOSSY (ADJECTIVE): (सतही आकर्षक): Expensive
Synonyms: High-Quality, Stylish
Antonyms: Cheap
Example Sentence:
That is just another glossy TV miniseries.
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The notice / that the office / posted over the wall / is very appropriate.

A. that the office

B. posted over the wall

C. The notice

D. is very appropriate
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Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Which movie (have you watched) on television when I called you?

A. are you watching

B. No substitution required

C. were you watching

D. did you watched
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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

Mrs. Verma refused / the second helping / of ice cream.

A. Mrs. Verma refused

B. of ice cream

C. No error

D. the second helping
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Keep body and soul together

A. Live happily

B. Live as long as possible

C. Be mentally and physically fit

D. Stay alive during hard times
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bag of bones

A. A very thin person

B. A bag full of useless things

C. A pot full of ashes of a dead person

D. An impractical person
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Choose the correct meaning of the highlighted idiom from the given options.

Mr. Chawla is (man of parts) and calibre.

A. Kind and charitable person

B. Of superior ability

C. Friend in prosperity only

D. Perseverance
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A study of the human body

A. Philanthropy

B. Pathology

C. Physiology

D. Philology
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Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.

Disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world

A. Pandemic

B. Rustic

C. Panacea

D. Epidermis
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Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words

The art of cleaning and preserving animal skins

A. dermatology

B. taxidermy

C. taxonomy

D. etymology
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