TH 16 March.pdf

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 16.03.2023

1. PROSPECT (NOUN): (संभावना): hope 
Synonyms: likelihood, expectation 
Antonyms: viewlessness, dimness 
Example Sentence: 
There was no prospect of a better day. 

2. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): unexpected 
Synonyms: unmatched, unequalled 
Antonyms: normal, common 
Example Sentence: 
The government took the unprecedented step of releasing correspondence. 

3. FORBEARANCE (NOUN): (सहनशीलता): patient self-control 
Synonyms: tolerance, patience 
Antonyms: impatience 
Example Sentence: 
His unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation. 

4. NASCENT (ADJECTIVE): (नवजात): budding 
Synonyms: growing, developing 
Antonyms: developed, mature 
Example Sentence: 
The Indian space industry is yet nascent. 

5. DEFILE (VERB): (अपवित्र करना): corrupt 
Synonyms: degrade, desecrate 
Antonyms: honour, praise 
Example Sentence: 
He tried to defile the system. 

6. JOLT (VERB): (ऐंठना): convulse 
Synonyms: disturb, jar 
Antonyms: calm, comfort 
Example Sentence: 
His statement jolted me in my mind. 

7. VERBOSE (ADJECTIVE): (वाचाल): wordy 
Synonyms: gabby, circumlocutory 
Antonyms: concise, succinct 
Example Sentence: 
He is a verbose man. 

8. HERETIC (NOUN): (नास्तिक): schismatic 
Synonyms: apostate, pagan
Antonyms: believer, follower 
Example Sentence: 
As a relapsed heretic, he was left to the secular arm. 

9.COVERT (ADJECTIVE): (गुप्त): hidden 
Synonyms: undercover, secret 
Antonyms: open, known 
Example Sentence: 
Behind his soft behaviour he has some covert intentions. 

10. KUDOS (NOUN): (प्रशंसा): applause 
Synonyms: esteem, praise 
Antonyms: dishonour, denunciation 
Example Sentence: 
The hockey team was given kudos. 

TH 17 March.pdf

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 17.03.2023

1. Braving (Verb) : सामना करना : to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
Synonyms: confronting, facing, encountering
Antonyms: avoiding, ducking, sidestepping
Example Sentence: He did not feel up to braving his parents after the declaration of the 10th result because of his poor scores.

2. Proprietor (Noun) : मालिक : one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership
Synonyms: owner, holder, possessor, keeper
Antonyms: tenant, lessee, squatter
Example Sentence:He is now the sole proprietor of the business.

3. Frivolous (Adjective): तुच्छ : not having any serious purpose or value
Synonyms: trivial, unimportant, worthless, foolish
Antonyms: important, meaningful, substantial, serious
Example Sentence: Students who consider test instructions to be frivolous often fail exams.

4. Recompense (Noun) : मुआवजा / पुरस्कार : compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made
Synonyms: compensation, reparation, indemnification
Example Sentence: It was the jury’s task to decide how much recompense the survivor of the plane crash deserved.

5. Ratify (Verb): प्रमाणित करना : sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid
Synonyms: approve, confirm, finalize, endorse
Antonyms: reject, deny, disapprove
Example Sentence: The shareholders will ratify any merger that will increase their dividends.

6. Forborne (Verb): रोकना : politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain
Synonyms: refrain, abstain, desist
Antonyms: bow (to), give in (to), submit (to)
Example Sentence: She had been there once already, but seeing him asleep, she had forborne to wake him.

7. Apocryphal (Adjective): शंकायुक्त : (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
Synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue
Antonyms: real, factual, literal
Example Sentence: Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.

8. Toil (Noun): कठिन परिश्रम : work extremely hard or incessantly.
Synonyms: work hard, labor, drudgery
Antonyms: relax, repose, rest
Example Sentence: If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

9. INFREQUENT (ADJECTIVE): (असामान्य): Rare
Synonyms: Uncommon Unusual
Antonyms: Frequent
Example Sentence:
Her visits were sudden and infrequent.

10. EARMARK (VERB): (चिह्नित करना): Set aside
Synonyms: Reserve, Appropriate
Antonyms: Use up
Example Sentence:
The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme.