✅️ The Hindu Vocabulary 09 Jul 2025.
1. Amicable (Adjective)
Meaning: Characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.
Hindi: मैत्रीपूर्ण, सौहार्दपूर्ण।
Synonyms: Friendly, cordial, congenial.
Antonyms: Hostile, antagonistic, belligerent.
Example: Amicable talks aimed to resolve Narayanpatana’s tensions.
Related Words: Amicability (noun), amicably (adverb).
2. Augment (Verb)
Meaning: To increase or enhance in size, amount, or degree.
Hindi: बढ़ाना, वृद्धि करना।
Synonyms: Enhance, boost, amplify.
Antonyms: Reduce, diminish, decrease.
Example: India augmented its forces along the LAC villages.
Related Words: Augmentation (noun), augmented (adjective).
3. Blight (Noun)
Meaning: A thing that spoils or damages something severely.
Hindi: हानि, विनाश।
Synonyms: Affliction, scourge, ruin.
Antonyms: Blessing, benefit, prosperity.
Example: Sea erosion was a blight on Chellanam’s coastal homes.
Related Words: Blight (verb), blighted (adjective).
4. Camaraderie (Noun)
Meaning: Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend time together.
Hindi: सौहार्द, दोस्ती।
Synonyms: Comradeship, fellowship, solidarity.
Antonyms: Hostility, enmity, discord.
Example: Camaraderie among India’s players shone at Edgbaston.
Related Words: Camaraderic (adjective).
5. Capitulate (Verb)
Meaning: To surrender or yield under pressure or terms.
Hindi: आत्मसमर्पण करना, हार मानना।
Synonyms: Surrender, yield, concede.
Antonyms: Resist, oppose, defy.
Example: Tribals refused to capitulate to external vendors in Narayanpatana.
Related Words: Capitulation (noun), capitulatory (adjective).
6. Chagrin (Noun)
Meaning: Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
Hindi: खेद, निराशा।
Synonyms: Mortification, dismay, vexation.
Antonyms: Satisfaction, delight, pride.
Example: The team’s loss at Edgbaston caused chagrin among fans.
Related Words: Chagrined (adjective), chagrin (verb).
7. Confluence (Noun)
Meaning: The junction or merging of rivers or ideas.
Hindi: संगम, मिलन।
Synonyms: Convergence, junction, merging.
Antonyms: Divergence, separation, division.
Example: The confluence of rivers triggered Balasore’s floods.
Related Words: Confluent (adjective), confluently (adverb).
8. Decimate (Verb)
Meaning: To destroy a large proportion of something.
Hindi: नष्ट करना, बर्बाद करना।
Synonyms: Devastate, annihilate, destroy.
Antonyms: Preserve, build, restore.
Example: Sea erosion decimated homes in Chellanam and Kannamal.
Related Words: Decimation (noun), decimated (adjective).
9. Elicit (Verb)
Meaning: To draw out or evoke a response or reaction.
Hindi: प्राप्त करना, निकालना।
Synonyms: Evoke, extract, provoke.
Antonyms: Suppress, conceal, withhold.
Example: Protests in Narayanpatana elicited a swift police response.
Related Words: Elicitation (noun), elicitable (adjective).
10. Exacerbation (Noun)
Meaning: The act of making a situation or condition worse.
Hindi: बिगाड़, तीव्रता।
Synonyms: Aggravation, worsening, intensification.
Antonyms: Alleviation, mitigation, improvement.
Example: Heavy rains caused an exacerbation of Balasore’s flooding.
Related Words: Exacerbate (verb), exacerbated (adjective).
1. Amicable (Adjective)
Meaning: Characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.
Hindi: मैत्रीपूर्ण, सौहार्दपूर्ण।
Synonyms: Friendly, cordial, congenial.
Antonyms: Hostile, antagonistic, belligerent.
Example: Amicable talks aimed to resolve Narayanpatana’s tensions.
Related Words: Amicability (noun), amicably (adverb).
2. Augment (Verb)
Meaning: To increase or enhance in size, amount, or degree.
Hindi: बढ़ाना, वृद्धि करना।
Synonyms: Enhance, boost, amplify.
Antonyms: Reduce, diminish, decrease.
Example: India augmented its forces along the LAC villages.
Related Words: Augmentation (noun), augmented (adjective).
3. Blight (Noun)
Meaning: A thing that spoils or damages something severely.
Hindi: हानि, विनाश।
Synonyms: Affliction, scourge, ruin.
Antonyms: Blessing, benefit, prosperity.
Example: Sea erosion was a blight on Chellanam’s coastal homes.
Related Words: Blight (verb), blighted (adjective).
4. Camaraderie (Noun)
Meaning: Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend time together.
Hindi: सौहार्द, दोस्ती।
Synonyms: Comradeship, fellowship, solidarity.
Antonyms: Hostility, enmity, discord.
Example: Camaraderie among India’s players shone at Edgbaston.
Related Words: Camaraderic (adjective).
5. Capitulate (Verb)
Meaning: To surrender or yield under pressure or terms.
Hindi: आत्मसमर्पण करना, हार मानना।
Synonyms: Surrender, yield, concede.
Antonyms: Resist, oppose, defy.
Example: Tribals refused to capitulate to external vendors in Narayanpatana.
Related Words: Capitulation (noun), capitulatory (adjective).
6. Chagrin (Noun)
Meaning: Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
Hindi: खेद, निराशा।
Synonyms: Mortification, dismay, vexation.
Antonyms: Satisfaction, delight, pride.
Example: The team’s loss at Edgbaston caused chagrin among fans.
Related Words: Chagrined (adjective), chagrin (verb).
7. Confluence (Noun)
Meaning: The junction or merging of rivers or ideas.
Hindi: संगम, मिलन।
Synonyms: Convergence, junction, merging.
Antonyms: Divergence, separation, division.
Example: The confluence of rivers triggered Balasore’s floods.
Related Words: Confluent (adjective), confluently (adverb).
8. Decimate (Verb)
Meaning: To destroy a large proportion of something.
Hindi: नष्ट करना, बर्बाद करना।
Synonyms: Devastate, annihilate, destroy.
Antonyms: Preserve, build, restore.
Example: Sea erosion decimated homes in Chellanam and Kannamal.
Related Words: Decimation (noun), decimated (adjective).
9. Elicit (Verb)
Meaning: To draw out or evoke a response or reaction.
Hindi: प्राप्त करना, निकालना।
Synonyms: Evoke, extract, provoke.
Antonyms: Suppress, conceal, withhold.
Example: Protests in Narayanpatana elicited a swift police response.
Related Words: Elicitation (noun), elicitable (adjective).
10. Exacerbation (Noun)
Meaning: The act of making a situation or condition worse.
Hindi: बिगाड़, तीव्रता।
Synonyms: Aggravation, worsening, intensification.
Antonyms: Alleviation, mitigation, improvement.
Example: Heavy rains caused an exacerbation of Balasore’s flooding.
Related Words: Exacerbate (verb), exacerbated (adjective).
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In the following sentence, four words are underlined, out of which one word is MISSPELT. Select the MISSPELT word.
The project aims to coordinate the efforts of millions of people who are aprehensive about the impact of micro plastics on the oceans.
The project aims to coordinate the efforts of millions of people who are aprehensive about the impact of micro plastics on the oceans.
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4%
millions
7%
impact
79%
aprehensive
10%
coordinate
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Rectify the sentence by selecting the correctly spelt word from the options.
Despite the insistence of her colleague, Sheela's response to the request to collaborate on the project was laanguid.
Despite the insistence of her colleague, Sheela's response to the request to collaborate on the project was laanguid.
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24%
Languied
8%
Langud
64%
Languid
4%
Langued
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Select the most appropriate idiom of the given meaning.
Get fired from the job
1. Get your walking papers
2. Ivory tower
3. Idle hands are the devil's tools
4. Hit below the belt
Get fired from the job
1. Get your walking papers
2. Ivory tower
3. Idle hands are the devil's tools
4. Hit below the belt
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Chew the scenery
1. To understate
2. To act overly emotional
3. To beautify
4. To mismanage
Chew the scenery
1. To understate
2. To act overly emotional
3. To beautify
4. To mismanage
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In the following question, some part 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'.
My sister had a tough time (1)/removing the chewing gum that (2)/stuck with her hair.(3)/No Error (4)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
My sister had a tough time (1)/removing the chewing gum that (2)/stuck with her hair.(3)/No Error (4)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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In the following question, some part 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'.
Water was dripping (1)/ of the trees, and (2)/ the grass was wet. (3)/ No Error (4)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Water was dripping (1)/ of the trees, and (2)/ the grass was wet. (3)/ No Error (4)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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The study of grass is known as ____.
1. Agronomy
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Dendrology
4. Agrostology
1. Agronomy
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Dendrology
4. Agrostology
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The sound made by a camel
1. Grunt
2. Bark
3. Trumpet
4. Growl
The sound made by a camel
1. Grunt
2. Bark
3. Trumpet
4. Growl
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Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
Anitha said, "I've been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months."
Anitha said, "I've been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months."
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68%
Anitha said that she had been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months.
20%
Anitha said that she has been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months
9%
Anitha said that she is learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months.
2%
Anitha said that she learnt Bharatanatyam for the past six months.
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active/passive voice.
His behavior shocked me.
His behavior shocked me.
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19%
I am shocked by his behavior.
43%
I was shocked with his behavior.
11%
I am shocked at his behavior
27%
I was shocked at his behavior.
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From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.
Small drops trickled down the red and yellow tassels of cannopies and dampened the heads of little boys.
Small drops trickled down the red and yellow tassels of cannopies and dampened the heads of little boys.
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27%
cannopies
35%
tassels
32%
dampened
6%
trickled
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