✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 12.10.2022

1. DELUGE (NOUN): (सैलाब करना): Barrage
Synonyms: Volley, Flood
Antonyms: Trickle
Example Sentence:
We received a deluge of complaints.


2. EFFICACY (NOUN): (प्रभावकारिता): Effectiveness
Synonyms: Success, Potency
Antonyms: Inefficacy
Example Sentence:
There is little information on the efficacy of this treatment.


3. ILLUSTRIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (शानदार): Eminent
Synonyms: Distinguished, Acclaimed
Antonyms: Unknown
Example Sentence:
The family was illustrious and wealthy, and claimed descent from Constantine.


4. AGGRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (आक्रामक): Assertive
Synonyms: Forceful, Competitive
Antonyms: Submissive
Example Sentence:
We needed more growth to pursue our aggressive acquisition strategy.


5. PROPITIOUS (ADJECTIVE):(अनुकूल): Favourable
Synonyms: Auspicious, Promising
Antonyms: Inauspicious
Example Sentence:
Finally, all things proved to be propitious.


6. TRAGEDY (NOUN): (त्रासदी): Disaster
Synonyms: Calamity, Catastrophe
Antonyms: Fortune
Example Sentence:
A tragedy arrived that killed 95 people.


7. OUTRAGEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (असुगम): Far-Fetched
Synonyms: Unlikely, Dubious
Antonyms: Realistic
Example Sentence:
The outrageous claims made by the previous government.


8. COUNTER (ADJECTIVE): (विरोध): Opposing
Synonyms: Opposed, Opposite
Antonyms: Complementary
Example Sentence:
After years of argument and counter argument there is no conclusive answer.


9. COMPLICATION (NOUN): (जटिल स्थिति): Complexity
Synonyms: Difficulty, Intricacy
Antonyms: Simplicity
Example Sentence:
To add further complication, English-speakers use a different name.


10. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): Unparalleled
Synonyms: Unequalled, Unmatched
Antonyms: Normal
Example Sentence:
The preparations were made on an unprecedented scale.

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✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 13.10.2022

            
1. SETBACK (NOUN): (बाधा): Problem
Synonyms: Difficulty, Issue
Antonyms: Breakthrough
Example Sentence:
There was a serious setback for the peace.


2. UPHOLD (VERB): (कायम रखना): Maintain
Synonyms: Sustain, Continue
Antonyms: Abandon
Example Sentence:
They uphold a tradition of not causing distress to living creatures.


3. INCAPACITATE (VERB): (अक्षमता): Disabled
Synonyms: Debilitated, Indisposed
Antonyms: Fit
Example Sentence:
He was incapacitated by a heart attack.


4. SURREAL (ADJECTIVE): (अवास्तविक): Unreal
Synonyms: Bizarre Unusual
Antonyms: Real
Example Sentence:
The story was a surreal mix of fact and fantasy.


5. CHAOTIC (ADJECTIVE): (अराजक): Disorderly
Synonyms: Disordered, Disorganized
Antonyms: Orderly
Example Sentence:
The administration of finance was as chaotic as the condition of parliament.


6. VULNERABLE (ADJECTIVE): (सहज में घायल होने वाला): At risk
Synonyms: Endangered, Unsafe
Antonyms: Invulnerable
Example Sentence:
Children are the most vulnerable members of society.


7. ABROGATION (NOUN): (निराकरण): Repudiation
Synonyms: Revocation, Repeal
Antonyms: Institution
Example Sentence:
The ministry proposed for the abrogation of the electoral law of 1850.


8. HALT (VERB): (ठहरना): Stop
Synonyms: Come to rest, Pull up
Antonyms: Start
Example Sentence:
There is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed.


9. DEPRESS (VERB): (दबाना): Slow down
Synonyms: Reduce,Lower
Antonyms: Encourage
Example Sentence:
Fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets.


10. WITHSTAND (NOUN): (विरोध करना): Resist
Synonyms: Hold out against, Stand up to
Antonyms: Give in
Example Sentence:
The structure had been designed to withstand winds of more than 100 mph.

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