✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary |
04.12.2022


1. LEGITIMATE (ADJECTIVE): (वैध): Valid
Synonyms: Sound, Admissible
Antonyms: Invalid
Example Sentence:
He should at least give a legitimate excuse for being late.

2. COMMIT (VERB): (समर्पित होना): Devout
Synonyms: Devoted, Loyal
Antonyms: Apathetic
Example Sentence:
We are committed to the fundamental principles of democracy.

3. COUNTER (VERB): (विरोध करना): Parry
Synonyms: Answer, Contradict
Antonyms: Support
Example Sentence:
The possibility of the enemy being able to counter with similar missiles was remote.

4. ERSTWHILE (ADJECTIVE): (भूतपूर्व): Former
Synonyms: Old, Past
Antonyms: Present
Example Sentence:
The erstwhile president of the company died recently.

5. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): Continual
Synonyms: Constant, Continuous
Antonyms: Intermittent
Example Sentence:
Everyone for him was an unrelenting opponent.

6. OVERWHELMING (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): Immense
Synonyms: Profuse, Enormous
Antonyms: Small
Example Sentence:
His party won overwhelming support.

7. CLAMOUR (NOUN): (कोलाहल): Din
Synonyms: Racket, Uproar
Antonyms: Silence
Example Sentence:
The questions rose to a clamour.

8. PERFUNCTORY (ADJECTIVE): (असावधान): Cursory
Synonyms: Desultory, Quick
Antonyms: Careful
Example Sentence:
He gave a perfunctory nod.

9. DISTRESS (NOUN): (संकट): Anguish
Synonyms: Suffering, Pain
Antonyms:Happiness
Example Sentence:
To his distress he saw that she was trembling

10. CONVICTION (NOUN): (निश्चय): Certainty
Synonyms: Certitude, Assurance
Antonyms: Uncertainty
Example Sentence:
She had been speaking for some five minutes with force and conviction.

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1. QUINTESSENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (सर्वोत्कृष्ट): Typical
Synonyms: Prototypical, Stereotypical
Antonyms: Average
Example Sentence:
He was the quintessential tough guy—strong, silent, and self-contained.

2. MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दुर्भावनापूर्ण): Spiteful
Synonyms: Malevolent, Hostile
Antonyms: Benevolent
Example Sentence:
He took a sort of malicious pleasure in irritating the monks.

3. VIOLATE (VERB): (उल्लंघन करना): Contravene
Synonyms: Breach, Infringe
Antonyms: Comply with
Example Sentence:
They had violated all the terms of a ceasefire.

4. REPRIEVE (VERB): (दण्डविराम): Pardon
Synonyms: Spare, Acquit
Antonyms: Charge
Example Sentence:
Under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved.

5. SUBVERSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विनाशक): Disruptive
Synonyms: Inflammatory, Insurgent
Antonyms: Loyal
Example Sentence:
He is a a subversive creature.

6. VANDALIZE (VERB): (उपद्रव मचाना): Destroy
Synonyms: Damage, Harm
Antonyms: Build
Example Sentence:
Stations have been vandalized beyond recognition.

7. RESTORE (VERB): (पुनर्स्थापित करना): Reinstate
Synonyms: Put back, Replace
Antonyms: Abolish
Example Sentence:
The government restored confidence in the housing market.

8. AID (NOUN): (सहायता): Assistance
Synonyms: Support, Help
Antonyms: Hindrance
Example Sentence:
He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid.

9. COMPACT (ADJECTIVE): (संक्षिप्त): Concise
Synonyms: Succinct, Condensed
Antonyms: Rambling
Example Sentence:
He gave a compact summary of the play.

10. SEIZE (VERB): (ज़ब्त करना): Grab
Synonyms: Grasp, Snatch
Antonyms: Let go of
Example Sentence:
She jumped up and seized his arm.

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