✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary |27.02.2023

1. UNFORTUNATE (ADJECTIVE): (खेदजनक): unlucky 
Synonyms: hapless, down on one's luck 
Antonyms: fortunate 
Example Sentence: 
There had been an unfortunate accident that took place recently. 

2. SENTIMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (भावुक): nostalgic 
Synonyms: tender, emotional 
Antonyms: dispassionate 
Example Sentence: 
She felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her. 

3. CATASTROPHE (NOUN): (आपदा): disaster 
Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm 
Antonyms: salvation 
Example Sentence: 
The world is facing an environmental catastrophe. 

4. RELIABLE (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वसनीय): dependable 
Synonyms: good, well founded 
Antonyms: unreliable 
Example Sentence: 
There is no reliable source of information these days. 

5. INITIALLY (ADVERB): (शुरू में): at first 
Synonyms: to begin with, to start with 
Antonyms: finally 
Example Sentence: 
Initially, he thought the new concept was nonsense. 

6. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective 
Synonyms: successful, effectual 
Antonyms: inefficacious 
Example Sentence: 
The treatment was quite efficacious. 

7. DEMOLISH (VERB): (धूल में मिलाना): destroy 
Synonyms: ruin, wreck 
Antonyms: confirm 
Example Sentence: 
I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent. 

8. CONTINUANCE (NOUN): (निरंतरता): continuation 
Synonyms: carrying on, prolongation 
Antonyms: discontinuance 
Example Sentence: 
His interests encouraged him to favour the continuance of war. 

9. IMPAIR (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): damage 
Synonyms: harm, diminish 
Antonyms: improve 
Example Sentence: 
A noisy job could impair my hearing. 

10. VARIATION (NOUN): (विविधता): difference 
Synonyms: dissimilarity, disparity
Antonyms: similarity 
Example Sentence: 
There are regional variations in house prices. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary |28.02.2023

1. INFECTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सम्मोहक): irresistible 
Synonyms: compelling, contagious 
Antonyms: resistible 
Example Sentence: 
Her laughter grabs everyone’s attention as it is loud and infectious. 

2. ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): repudiate 
Synonyms: revoke, repeal 
Antonyms: institute 
Example Sentence: 
The ministry proposed to abrogate the electoral law. 

3. REMARKABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उल्लेखनीय): extraordinary 
Synonyms: exceptional, amazing 
Antonyms: ordinary 
Example Sentence: 
Both of us reaching at a place at the same time was a remarkable coincidence. 

4. NEFARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कुटिल): wicked 
Synonyms: evil, sinful 
Antonyms: good 
Example Sentence: 
The nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates. 

5. NURTURE (VERB): (पालन-पोषण करना): bring up 
Synonyms: take care of, look after 
Antonyms: neglect 
Example Sentence: 
I am nurtured by my parents in a close-knit family. 

6. INSIGHT (NOUN): (अंतर्ज्ञान): intuition 
Synonyms: perception, awareness 
Antonyms: obtuseness 
Example Sentence: 
His mind rose to previously unattainable heights of insight. 

7. AGGRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (मुखर): assertive 
Synonyms: forceful, competitive 
Antonyms: submissive 
Example Sentence: 
We needed more growth to pursue our aggressive acquisition strategy. 

8. DISPUTE (NOUN): (विवाद): debate 
Synonyms: discussion, discourse 
Antonyms: agreement 
Example Sentence: 
There is a territorial dispute between the two countries. 

9. ESCALATE (VERB): (तीव्र करना): soar 
Synonyms: rocket, shoot up 
Antonyms: plunge 
Example Sentence: 
The price of tickets escalated suddenly and rapidly. 

10. TRANSCRIPT (NOUN): (प्रतिलिपि): written version 
Synonyms: copy, printed version 
Antonyms: original 
Example Sentence: 
A word-for-word transcript comes with each tape.