✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 08.03.2023

1. CARPING (ADJECTIVE): (अवगुण ढूंढ़नेवाला): find fault 
Synonyms: complaining, bellyaching 
Antonyms: complimentary, forgiving 
Example sentence: 
They deserve recognition, not carping criticism. 

2. CASTIGATE (VERB): (सज़ा देना): to punish 
Synonyms: berate, chasten 
Antonyms: exonerate, forgive 
Example sentence: 
The teacher castigated him for his incomplete homework. 

3. CAVIL (VERB): (दोष ढूंढना): quibble 
Synonyms: object, complain 
Antonyms: accept, agree 
Example sentence: 
This is not the time to cavil about petty details. 

4. COERCE (VERB): (विवश करना): to force a person into doing something 
Synonyms: compel, press 
Antonyms: help, aid 
Example sentence: 
She was never coerced by her husband into bringing money from her parents. 

5. CHARY (ADJECTIVE): (सावधान): careful 
Synonyms: cautious, watchful 
Antonyms: careless, hasty 
Example sentence: 
She should be chary of the strangers. 

6. DETERIORATE (VERB): (बिगड़ जाना): get worse 
Synonyms: decline, worsen 
Antonyms: improve, get better 
Example sentence: 
The condition of her sister has deteriorated. 

7. DEMURE (ADJECTIVE): (संकोची): shy 
Synonyms: reserved, modest 
Antonyms: forward, brash 
Example sentence: 
I was thinking that Deepti was demure by nature but I was wrong. 

8. DERANGED (ADJECTIVE): (विक्षिप्त): mad 
Synonyms: crazy, insane 
Antonyms: calm, normal 
Example sentence: 
A deranged man killed 14 people in the city. 

9. DEBACLE (NOUN): (पतन): downfall 
Synonyms: beating, disaster 
Antonyms: triumph, victory 
Example sentence: 
The poor batting performance resulted in the debacle of the team. 

10. DEVOUT (ADJECTIVE): (धर्मनिष्ठ): religious 
Synonyms: pious, devoted 
Antonyms: unbelieving, insincere 
Example sentence: 
No doubt, my mother is a devout lady.

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 09.03.2023

1. CRYPTIC (ADJECTIVE): (रहस्यपूर्ण): enigmatic
Synonyms: mysterious, confusing
Antonyms: straightforward
Example Sentence: He found his boss's utterances too cryptic.

2. DEEM (VERB): (मानना): consider
Synonyms: judge, adjudge
Antonyms: mis-judge
Example Sentence: The event was deemed a great success.

3. UNBRIDLED (ADJECTIVE): (निरंकुश): unrestrained
Synonyms: unconstrained, uncontrolled
Antonyms: restrained
Example Sentence:He had a moment of unbridled ambition.

4. HUMILIATE (VERB): (अपमानित करना): embarrass
Synonyms: mortify, humble
Antonyms: aggrandize
Example Sentence:
You'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!

5. INVIGORATE (VERB): (पुन: जीवित करना): revitalize Synonyms: energize, refresh
Antonyms: tire
Example Sentence:
The shower had invigorated her.

6. TRAUMATIC (ADJECTIVE) (दर्दनाक): disturbing
Synonyms: shocking, distressing
Antonyms: soothing
Example Sentence:
She was going through a traumatic divorce.

7. INDISPENSABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): essential
Synonyms: crucial necessary
Antonyms: dispensable
Example Sentence:
He made himself indispensable to the parish priest.

8. OBNOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रिय): unpleasant
Synonyms: disagreeable, nasty
Antonyms: delightful
Example Sentence:
They overthrew the chancellor who was very obnoxious to them.

9. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना): destroy
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate
Antonyms: create
Example Sentence:
A simple bomb could also annihilate a lot of things.

10. CONFER (VERB): (प्रदान करना): bestow on
Synonyms: present with/to, grant to
Antonyms: withhold
Example Sentence:
The Minister may have exceeded the powers conferred on him by Parliament.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 10.03.2023

1. APPEASE (VERB): (तुष्ट करना): pacify 
Synonyms: conciliate, placate 
Antonyms: provoke, inflame 
Example Sentence: 
Amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups. 

2. FURNISH (VERB): (प्रदान करना): provide 
Synonyms: supply, equip 
Antonyms: divest 
Example Sentence: 
Fish furnish an important source of protein. 

3. TRANSIT (NOUN): (पारवहन): movement 
Synonyms: transport, transportation 
Antonyms: hold, stagnation 
Example Sentence: 
A painting was damaged in transit. 

4. REFRAIN (VERB): (बचना): abstain 
Synonyms: desist, hold back 
Antonyms: indulge, venture 
Example Sentence: 
She refrained from comment. 

5. COMPREHENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): inclusive 
Synonyms: complete, thorough 
Antonyms: partial, selective 
Example Sentence: 
He showed me a comprehensive collection of photographs. 

6. SPURT (VERB): (उछलना): shoot 
Synonyms: squirt, spray 
Antonyms: contain 
Example Sentence: 
He cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes. 

7. BRUNT (ADJECTIVE): (आघात): impact 
Synonyms: force, shock 
Antonyms: resistance, endurance 
Example Sentence: 
Education will bear the brunt of the cuts.

8. STULTIFY (VERB): (उबा देना): bore 
Synonyms: stupefy weary 
Antonyms: interest, entertain 
Example Sentence: 
She is too polite to bore us with anecdotes. 

9. HOARD (VERB): (संचय करना): store 
Synonyms: cache, stockpile 
Antonyms: squander 
Example Sentence: 
He came back to rescue his little hoard of gold. 

10. CONJECTURE (NOUN): (अनुमान): speculation 
Synonyms: guess surmise 
Antonyms: fact 
Example Sentence: 
Conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied.