✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 26.04.2023

1. TRAVAIL (NOUN): (कष्टपूर्ण परिश्रम): ordeal 
Synonyms: trial, tribulation 
Antonyms: comfort 
Example Sentence: 
Advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail. 

2. DESECRATE (VERB): (अपवित्र करना): violate 
Synonyms: profane, pollute 
Antonyms: venerate 
Example Sentence: 
Not more than 300 graves were desecrated. 

3. PROVOCATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तेजक): annoying 
Synonyms: irritating, exasperating 
Antonyms: soothing 
Example Sentence:
The newspaper had allowed to publish a provocative article. 

4. UPHOLD (VERB): (समर्थन करना): confirm 
Synonyms: endorse, sustain 
Antonyms: overturn 
Example Sentence: 
The court upheld his claim for damages. 

5. SCINTILLATING (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत चमकीला): brilliant 
Synonyms: dazzling, exciting 
Antonyms: boring 
Example Sentence: 
His scintillating wit was loved by the audience. 

6. GRIM (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): stern 
Synonyms: forbidding, uninviting 
Antonyms: amiable 
Example Sentence: 
Hikers made a grim discovery when they came across a dead body in the woods. 

7. CRIPPLE (VERB): (विकलांग बनाना): disable 
Synonyms: paralyse, immobilize 
Antonyms: able-bodied 
Example Sentence: 
A young student was crippled for life. 

8. UNDERPRIVILEGED (ADJECTIVE): (वंचित): needy 
Synonyms: deprived, disadvantaged 
Antonyms: privileged 
Example Sentence: 
Needy and underprivileged members of the community. 

9. RELAXATION (NOUN): (रियायत): moderation 
Synonyms: modification, easing 
Antonyms: tightening up 
Example Sentence: 
Relaxation was given to censorship rules. 

10. FORGO (VERB): (त्यागना): do without 
Synonyms: go without, give up 
Antonyms: keep 
Example Sentence: 
She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 27.04.2023

1. STAUNCH (ADJECTIVE):(निष्ठावान): stalwart 
Synonyms: loyal, faithful 
Antonyms: disloyal 
Example Sentence: 
He is known for being a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby. 

2. NEEDLESS (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): unnecessary 
Synonyms: inessential, non-essential 
Antonyms: necessary 
Example Sentence: 
I deplore needless waste. 

3. REBELLION (NOUN): (विद्रोह): defiance 
Synonyms: disobedience, insubordination 
Antonyms: obedience 
Example Sentence: 
What she did was nothing but an act of teenage rebellion. 

4. HASTEN (VERB): (जल्दी करना): speed up 
Synonyms: accelerate, quicken 
Antonyms: delay 
Example Sentence: 
This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease. 

5. OUTRAGEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अनोखा/अद्भुत): eye-catching 
Synonyms: startling, striking 
Antonyms: inconspicuous 
Example Sentence: 
Her routines and leotards tend to be outrageous. 

6. LAX (ADJECTIVE): (लापरवाह): slack 
Synonyms: slipshod, negligent 
Antonyms: stern 
Example Sentence: 
We must ever be lax with our security. 

7. DIRE (ADJECTIVE): (भयानक): terrible 
Synonyms: dreadful, appalling 
Antonyms: good 
Example Sentence: 
Misuse of drugs can have dire outcomes. 

8. DISENGAGE (VERB): (वापस लेना): withdraw 
Synonyms: leave, pull out of 
Antonyms: enter 
Example Sentence: 
The commanders disengaged their forces. 

9. REPRIEVE (VERB): (दंड निलंबित करना): pardon 
Synonyms: spare, acquit 
Antonyms: charge 
Example Sentence: 
He was sentenced to death but then reprieved. 

10. DEFECTION (NOUN): (पक्षत्याग): desertion 
Synonyms: absconding, decamping 
Antonyms: joining 
Example Sentence: 
One defection from the government dissolved Temaru's majority.