✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 10.05.2023

1. SCANDALOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अपमानपूर्ण): discreditable 
Synonyms: disreputable, dishonourable 
Antonyms: seemly 
Example Sentence: 
The magazine published scandalous pictures of the movie star. 

2. ACQUIT (VERB): (बरी करना): absolve 
Synonyms: clear, exonerate 
Antonyms: convict 
Example Sentence: 
One was brought to trial on a charge of affray and was acquitted. 

3. RETROGADE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिगामी): regressive 
Synonyms: negative, downhill 
Antonyms: positive 
Example Sentence: 
To go back on the progress that has been made would be a retrograde step. 

4. PERSEVERANCE (NOUN): (दृढ़ता): persistence 
Synonyms: tenacity, determination 
Antonyms: irresolution
Example Sentence: 
His perseverance with the technique illustrates his single-mindedness. 

5. BANKRUPT (ADJECTIVE): (दिवालिया): insolvent 
Synonyms: bankrupted, failed 
Antonyms: solvent 
Example Sentence: 
His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home. 

6. OUST (VERB): (बाहर निकालना): expel 
Synonyms: force out, reme 
Antonyms: readmit 
Example Sentence: 
The reformists were ousted from power. 

7. BLIGHT (NOUN): (क्षति): affliction 
Synonyms: scourge, bane 
Antonyms: blessing 
Example Sentence: 
The vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood. 

8. DISPLACE (NOUN): (स्थान से हटाना): depose 
Synonyms: dislodge, unseat 
Antonyms: reinstate 
Example Sentence: 
His aides were discredited and displaced. 

9. IMPLICATION (NOUN): (निहितार्थ): suggestion 
Synonyms: inference, insinuation 
Antonyms: explicit statement 
Example Sentence: 
The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible. 

10. FUNDAMENTAL (NOUN): (मूल): basics 
Synonyms: essentials, rudiments 
Antonyms: advanced principles 
Example Sentence: 
Two courses cover the fundamentals of microbiology.