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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 13.02.2023

1. ABRUPT (ADJECTIVE): (आकस्मिक): sudden 
Synonyms: immediate, instantaneous 
Antonyms: gradual 
Example Sentence: 
I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject. 

2. PENURY (NOUN): (दरिद्रता): extreme poverty 
Synonyms: impoverishment, indigence 
Antonyms: wealth 
Example Sentence: 
He soon rose from penury to ease, and married a painter's beautiful daughter. 

3. PALLIATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (पीड़ा हटानेवाला): soothing 
Synonyms: alleviating sedative 
Antonyms: intensifying 
Example Sentence: 
Travel is like a palliative against depression for him. 

4. CONVALESCENT (ADJECTIVE): (अच्छा हो जानेवाला): recuperating 
Synonyms: recovering improving
Antonyms: faltering 
Example Sentence: 
He has always been a convalescent child. 

5. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart 
Synonyms: recommencement, reopening 
Antonyms: suspension 
Example Sentence: 
With peace came the resumption of foreign imports. 

6. EXTREMIST (NOUN): (अतिवादी): fanatic 
Synonyms: radical, zealot 
Antonyms: moderate 
Example Sentence: 
Right-wing extremists created trouble. 

7. SCEPTICISM (NOUN): (संदेहवाद): doubt 
Synonyms: disbelief, distrust
Antonyms: conviction 
Example Sentence: 
There was some scepticism in the claims. 

8. CONSENSUS (NOUN): (सहमति): agreement 
Synonyms: harmony, concord 
Antonyms: disagreement 
Example Sentence: 
There is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed. 

9. DISCRIMINATION (NOUN): (भेदभाव): prejudice 
Synonyms: bias, bigotry 
Antonyms: impartiality 
Example Sentence: 
They are victims of racial discrimination. 

10. CURB (VERB): (नियंत्रण करना): restrain 
Synonyms: hold back, keep back 
Antonyms: release 
Example Sentence: 
She promised she would curb her temper.

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 14.02.2023

1. SHAMBLE (VERB): (भद्दे तौर पर चलना): shuffle 
Synonyms: lumber, totter 
Antonyms: run 
Example Sentence:
He suddenly shambled off down the corridor. 

2. AMEND (VERB): (संशोधन करना): revise 
Synonyms: alter, change 
Antonyms: deteriorate 
Example Sentence: 
The rule was amended to apply only to non-members. 

3. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (संभव): practicable 
Synonyms: practical workable 
Antonyms: impractical 
Example Sentence: 
It is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display. 

4. DISMISS (VERB): (ख़ारिज करना): banish 
Synonyms: set aside, abandon 
Antonyms: entertain 
Example Sentence:
He suspected a double meaning in her words, but dismissed the thought. 

5. NORM (NOUN): (मानक): standard 
Synonyms: usual, normal 
Antonyms: the exception 
Example Sentence: 
Women used to stay at home to take care of the children, but that's not norm. 

6. JUDICIAL (ADJECTIVE): (न्यायिक): legal 
Synonyms: judiciary, juridical 
Antonyms: illegal 
Example Sentence: 
A judicial inquiry was required. 

7. SUMMON (VERB): (बुला भेजना): send for 
Synonyms: call for, ask for 
Antonyms: discharge 
Example Sentence: 
A waiter was immidiately summoned. 

8. INDUCE (VERB): (मनाना): persuade 
Synonyms: convince, prompt 
Antonyms: dissuade 
Example Sentence: 
The pickets induced workers to stay away. 

9. MANIFOLD (ADJECTIVE): (अनेक): many 
Synonyms: numerous, multiple 
Antonyms: few 
Example Sentence: 
The implications of this decision were manifold. 

10. PERILOUS (ADJECTIVE): (जोखिम का): dangerous 
Synonyms: hazardous, risky 
Antonyms: safe 
Example Sentence: 
We had to be a part of a perilous journey.