✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 12.05.2023

1. MAWKISH (ADJECTIVE): (कुत्सित): sentimental
Synonyms: over-sentimental, over-emotional
Antonyms: cool
Example Sentence:
He paid a mawkish ode to parenthood.

2. REINSTATE (VERB): (बहाल करना): restore
Synonyms: put back, replace
Antonyms: abolish
Example Sentence:
The union threatened strike action if Owen was not reinstated.

3. IMPUDENCE (NOUN): (बदतमीजी): impertinence
Synonyms: insolence, effrontert
Antonyms: pertinence
Example Sentence:
His arrogance and impudence had offended many.

4. UPBEAT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साहित): optimistic
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery
Antonyms: pessimistic
Example Sentence:
He was upbeat about the company's future.

5. VIBRANT (ADJECTIVE): (जीवंत): spirited
Synonyms: lively, high-spirited
Antonyms: spiritless
Example Sentence:
I reside in a vibrant cosmopolitan city.

6. SCINTILLATING (ADJECTIVE): (चकाचौंध में डालनेवाला): brilliant
Synonyms: dazzling, exciting
Antonyms: boring
Example Sentence:
The audience loved his scintillating wit.

7. INNATE (ADJECTIVE): (जन्मजात): inborn
Synonyms: natural, inbred
Antonyms: acquired
Example Sentence:
She has innate skills for the organization.

8. EXAGGERATE (VERB): (अतिरंजना करना): overstate
Synonyms: overemphasize, overstress
Antonyms: play down
Example Sentence:
He was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains.

9. WIT (NOUN): (वाक्-पटुता): intelligence
Synonyms: shrewdness, cleverness
Antonyms: stupidity
Example Sentence:
She does not lack perception or native wit.

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

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 13.05.2023

1. ABHORRENT (ADJECTIVE): (घिनौना): hateful
Synonyms: detestable, detested
Antonyms: admirable
Example Sentence:
Racism is abhorrent to us all.

2. VOLATILE (ADJECTIVE): (अस्थिर): tense
Synonyms: strained, fraught
Antonyms: stable
Example Sentence:
The political situation was becoming more volatile.

3. DESPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक): despairing
Synonyms: hopeless, anguished
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:
A desperate sadness had enveloped my mind.

4. RELUCTANT (ADJECTIVE): (अनिच्छुक): unwilling
Synonyms: disinclined, unenthusiastic
Antonyms: willing
Example Sentence:
He is always reluctant in trying anything new.

5. DISCARD (VERB): (अलग करना): throw away
Synonyms: throw out, get rid of
Antonyms: keep
Example Sentence:
She bundled up the clothes she had discarded.

6. IRONIC (ADJECTIVE): (ताने के तौर पर): sarcastic
Synonyms: sardonic dry
Antonyms: sincere
Example Sentence:
His mouth curved into an ironic smile.

7. ABOLISH (VERB): (समाप्त करना): put an end to
Synonyms: do away with, get rid of
Antonyms: retain
Example Sentence:
The tax was abolished in 1977.

8. ADULTERATE (VERB): (मिलावट करना): degrade
Synonyms: debase, spoil
Antonyms: refine
Example Sentence:
The brewer is said to adulterate his beer.

9. DEFAMATORY (ADJECTIVE): (अपवादक): libellous
Synonyms: slanderous, defaming
Antonyms: complimentary
Example Sentence:
He used a defamatory statement to mention her.

10. RIDICULE (VERB): (उपहास करना): deride
Synonyms: mock, laugh at
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:
His theory was ridiculed and dismissed.