✅️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 17 May 2025.
1. ABYSMAL (ADJECTIVE): (अति-गहन): Dreadful
Synonyms: Awful, Terrible
Antonyms: Superb
Example Sentence:
The quality of the work she does is abysmal.
2. TRIBUTE (NOUN): (श्रद्धांजलि): Accolade
Synonyms: Praise, Commendation
Antonyms: Criticism
Example Sentence:●Good Morning● 23-09
The video is a tribute to the musicals of the 40s.
3. COOPERATION (NOUN): (सहयोग): Assistance
Synonyms: Helpfulness, Help
Antonyms: Impeding
Example Sentence:
We would like to ask for your cooperation in the survey.
4. ADDICTION (NOUN): (लत): Dependency
Synonyms: Dependence, Craving
Antonyms: Indifference
Example Sentence:
He committed the offence to finance his drug addiction.
5. TRANSFORM (VERB): (बदलना): Change
Synonyms: Alter, Modify
Antonyms: Preserve
Example Sentence:
Lasers have transformed cardiac surgery.
6. ACQUITTAL (NOUN): (दोषमुक्ति): Absolution
Synonyms: Clearing, Exoneration
Antonyms: Conviction
Example Sentence:
The trial resulted in an acquittal.
7. ANXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (उत्सुक): Eager
Synonyms: Keen, Desirous
Antonyms: Uninterested
Example Sentence:
The company was anxious to avoid any trouble.
8. WELFARE (NOUN): (कल्याण): Well-being
Synonyms: Health, Happiness
Antonyms: Hardship
Example Sentence:
They don't give a damn about the welfare of their families.
9. UNDESIRABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अवांछनीय): Unpleasant
Synonyms: Disagreeable, Nasty
Antonyms: Desirable
Example Sentence:
The drug has some undesirable side effects.
10. SLIGHTLY (ADVERB): (थोड़ा): A bit
Synonyms: Somewhat, Rather
Antonyms: Very
Example Sentence:
He lowered his voice slightly.
1. ABYSMAL (ADJECTIVE): (अति-गहन): Dreadful
Synonyms: Awful, Terrible
Antonyms: Superb
Example Sentence:
The quality of the work she does is abysmal.
2. TRIBUTE (NOUN): (श्रद्धांजलि): Accolade
Synonyms: Praise, Commendation
Antonyms: Criticism
Example Sentence:●Good Morning● 23-09
The video is a tribute to the musicals of the 40s.
3. COOPERATION (NOUN): (सहयोग): Assistance
Synonyms: Helpfulness, Help
Antonyms: Impeding
Example Sentence:
We would like to ask for your cooperation in the survey.
4. ADDICTION (NOUN): (लत): Dependency
Synonyms: Dependence, Craving
Antonyms: Indifference
Example Sentence:
He committed the offence to finance his drug addiction.
5. TRANSFORM (VERB): (बदलना): Change
Synonyms: Alter, Modify
Antonyms: Preserve
Example Sentence:
Lasers have transformed cardiac surgery.
6. ACQUITTAL (NOUN): (दोषमुक्ति): Absolution
Synonyms: Clearing, Exoneration
Antonyms: Conviction
Example Sentence:
The trial resulted in an acquittal.
7. ANXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (उत्सुक): Eager
Synonyms: Keen, Desirous
Antonyms: Uninterested
Example Sentence:
The company was anxious to avoid any trouble.
8. WELFARE (NOUN): (कल्याण): Well-being
Synonyms: Health, Happiness
Antonyms: Hardship
Example Sentence:
They don't give a damn about the welfare of their families.
9. UNDESIRABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अवांछनीय): Unpleasant
Synonyms: Disagreeable, Nasty
Antonyms: Desirable
Example Sentence:
The drug has some undesirable side effects.
10. SLIGHTLY (ADVERB): (थोड़ा): A bit
Synonyms: Somewhat, Rather
Antonyms: Very
Example Sentence:
He lowered his voice slightly.
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World’s Best Airport 2025
• Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore (1st)
• Doha Hamad International Airport, Qatar (2nd)
• Okyo Haneda International Airport, Japan (3rd)
• Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi (32nd)
• Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (48th)
Other Indian Airport Winners
• Best Airport in India & South Asia - Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
• Best Regional Airport in India and South Asia - Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
• Cleanest Airport in India & South Asia - Manohar International Airport at Mopa, Goa
• Best Airport Staff in India & South Asia - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad
• Best Airport Hotel in India & South Asia - Taj Bangalore
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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Take your eye off the ball
1. To stop paying attention for a moment
2. Take someone for granted
3. Take an advice from a wrong person
4. Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster
Take your eye off the ball
1. To stop paying attention for a moment
2. Take someone for granted
3. Take an advice from a wrong person
4. Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Kick someone when they are down
1. To create a disturbance deliberately
2. To reject or disown friends
3. To be angry with or disappointed in someone
4. To cause further trouble to someone already in a difficult situation
Kick someone when they are down
1. To create a disturbance deliberately
2. To reject or disown friends
3. To be angry with or disappointed in someone
4. To cause further trouble to someone already in a difficult situation
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Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
She loved herself so more that she thought of no one else. /No error
1. thought of no one else
2. so more that she
3. No error
4. She loved herself
She loved herself so more that she thought of no one else. /No error
1. thought of no one else
2. so more that she
3. No error
4. She loved herself
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In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Our soldiers sit in the top, (1)/ hold the ridge and can swiftly intervene, (2)/ as they pro-actively did in mid-June. (3)/ No Error (4)
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Our soldiers sit in the top, (1)/ hold the ridge and can swiftly intervene, (2)/ as they pro-actively did in mid-June. (3)/ No Error (4)
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.
Something happening by chance in a happy and beneficial way
1. Fortitude
2. Serenity
3. Misadventure
4. Serendipity
Something happening by chance in a happy and beneficial way
1. Fortitude
2. Serenity
3. Misadventure
4. Serendipity
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Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A diagram showing the path of planets
1. Platitude
2. Horoscope
3. Zodiac
4. Planetarium
A diagram showing the path of planets
1. Platitude
2. Horoscope
3. Zodiac
4. Planetarium
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive (or Active) Voice.
The storm did much damage.
The storm did much damage.
Anonymous Quiz
8%
The storm was damaged.
6%
Much damage did the storm.
79%
Much damage was done by the storm.
7%
The storm damaged much.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/ direct speech.
The employer said to him, "I shall pay your wages tomorrow."
The employer said to him, "I shall pay your wages tomorrow."
Anonymous Quiz
2%
The employer said that I shall pay my wages the next day.
79%
The employer told him that he would pay his wages the next day.
15%
The employer said that he shall pay his wages the next day.
4%
The employer said that he shall pay your wages the next day.
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