✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 15.05.2023

1. UNDERPIN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): promote
Synonyms: nurture, encourage 
Antonyms: hinder 
Example Sentence: 
The theme of honour underpinning the two books. 

2. IMPRUDENT (ADJECTIVE): (अविवेकी): unwise 
Synonyms: injudicious, incautious 
Antonyms: prudent 
Example Sentence: 
It would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind. 

3. INCURSION (NOUN): (चढ़ाई): attack on 
Synonyms: assault on, raid on 
Antonyms: retreat 
Example Sentence: 
Soldiers went for incursions into enemy territory. 

4. EXACERBATE (VERB): (ख़राब करना): aggravate 
Synonyms: worsen, inflame 
Antonyms: calm 
Example Sentence: 
The exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem. 

5. CATASTROPHE (NOUN): (आपदा): disaster 
Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm 
Antonyms: salvation 
Example Sentence: 
An environmental catastrophe has hit the country. 

6. SLENDER (ADJECTIVE): (अल्प): meagre 
Synonyms: limited, slight 
Antonyms: considerable 
Example Sentence: 
He helped people of slender means. 

7. DIGNIFIED (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिष्ठित) : stately 
Synonyms: noble, courtly 
Antonyms: undignified 
Example Sentence: 
She maintained a dignified silence. 

8. PROFOUNDLY (ADVERB): (गंभीरतापूर्वक): extremely 
Synonyms: very, deeply 
Antonyms: superficially 
Example Sentence: 
He profoundly altered the whole course of my life. 

9. OPPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (दमनकारी): harsh 
Synonyms: cruel, brutal 
Antonyms: lenient 
Example Sentence: 
They survived an oppressive dictatorship. 

10. RETREAT (VERB): (पीछे हटना): go out 
Synonyms: ebb, recede 
Antonyms: come in 
Example Sentence: 
It becomes so hot that the lizards retreat into the shade.