✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 15.04.2023

1. EXTRAORDINARY (ADJECTIVE): (उल्लेखनीय): remarkable 
Synonyms: exceptional, amazing 
Antonyms: ordinary 
Example Sentence: 
He is well known because of an extraordinary practice. 

2. HORRIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (बुरा): nasty 
Synonyms: disagreeable, unpleasant 
Antonyms: pleasant 
Example Sentence: 
The tea made by her tasted absolutely horrible. 

3. SUSPICION (NOUN): (संदेह): intuition 
Synonyms: feeling, impression 
Antonyms: certainty 
Example Sentence: 
She had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her. 

4. UNSCRUPULOUS (ADJECTIVE): (नीतिज्ञानहीन): unprincipled 
Synonyms: unethical, immoral 
Antonyms: ethical 
Example Sentence: 
Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants. 

5. EXPLOIT (VERB): (अनुचित लाभ उठाना): take advantage of 
Synonyms: make use of, abuse 
Antonyms: treat fairly 
Example Sentence:
These workers are at particular risk of being exploited in the workplace. 

6. COMPASSION (NOUN): (दया): pity 
Synonyms: sympathy, feeling 
Antonyms: indifference 
Example Sentence: 
The victims should be treated with compassion. 

7. GRIM (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): stern 
Synonyms: forbidding, uninviting 
Antonyms: amiable 
Example Sentence: 
The expression on his face was grim. 

8. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (ज़ोर देना): emphasize 
Synonyms: highlight, stress 
Antonyms: understate 
Example Sentence: 
The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells. 

9. PARTIALLY (ADVERB): (आंशिक रूप से): partly 
Synonyms: in part, relatively 
Antonyms: wholly 
Example Sentence: 
The work partially fulfills the function of a historical memoir. 

10. ADVENT (NOUN): (आगमन): arrival 
Synonyms: appearance, emergence 
Antonyms: departure 
Example Sentence: 
The advent of television was a milestone.

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 16.04.2023

1. VIOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (हिंसक): brutal
Synonyms: vicious, savage
Antonyms: gentle
Example Sentence:
They had to face a violent confrontation with riot police.

2. OBSCURE (ADJECTIVE): (अस्पष्ट): obscure
Synonyms: unclear, dense
Antonyms: limpid
Example Sentence:
It was nothing but technical jargon that was opaque to her.

3. ALARMING (ADJECTIVE): (भयप्रद): worrying
Synonyms: disturbing, frightening
Antonyms: reassuring
Example Sentence:
Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.

4. DEFECTION (NOUN): (परित्याग): desertion
Synonyms: absconding, decamping
Antonyms: joining
Example Sentence:
His defection from the Labour Party was really shocking.

5. EMACIATION (NOUN): (दुर्बलता): thinness
Synonyms: starvation, underfeeding
Antonyms: obesity
Example Sentence:
He was thin to the point of emaciation.

6. COMPREHENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): inclusive
Synonyms: all-inclusive, complete
Antonyms: partial
Example Sentence:
I own a comprehensive collection of vivid photographs.

7. PAINSTAKING (ADJECTIVE): (श्रमसाध्य): careful
Synonyms: meticulous, thorough
Antonyms: careless
Example Sentence:
He gave painstaking attention to detail.

8. FUTILE (ADJECTIVE): (निष्फल): fruitless
Synonyms: vain, pointless
Antonyms: useful
Example Sentence:
A futile attempt was made to keep fans from mounting the stage.

9. DECEPTION (NOUN): (धोखा): deceit
Synonyms: duplicity, double-dealing
Antonyms: guilelessness
Example Sentence:
I dealt with a range of petty deceptions.

10. LONE (ADJECTIVE): (एकाकी): deserted
Synonyms: uninhabited, unfrequented
Antonyms: populous
Example Sentence:
She live in a house in lone rural settings.