✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.05.2023

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

2. COMPLACENT (ADJECTIVE): (आत्मसंतुष्ट): smug 
Synonyms: self-satisfied, self-approving 
Antonyms: dissatisfied 
Example Sentence: 
You can't afford to be complacent about security. 

3. WRANGLE (NOUN): (तकरार): argument 
Synonyms: dispute, disagreement 
Antonyms: agreement 
Example Sentence: 
An insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments. 

4. INCLUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (समावेशी): all-in 
Synonyms: all-inclusive comprehensive 
Antonyms: exclusive 
Example Sentence:
They have menus stating fully inclusive prices. 

5. IMPLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित): implied 
Synonyms: indirect, inferred 
Antonyms: explicit 
Example Sentence: 
Comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies. 

6. COLLISION (NOUN): (टकराव): clash 
Synonyms: conflict, opposition 
Antonyms: coalescence 
Example Sentence: 
When she married an NRI, collision of two diverse cultures took place. 

7. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective 
Synonyms: successful, effectual 
Antonyms: inefficacious 
Example Sentence: 
The treatment was efficacious in some cases. 

8. OFFENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (आपत्तिजनक): insulting
Synonyms: rude, derogatory
Antonyms: complimentary 
Example Sentence: 
The allegations made are deeply offensive to us. 

9. ABRIDGE (VERB): (संक्षेप करना): shorten 
Synonyms: cut, curtail 
Antonyms: lengthen 
Example Sentence: 
It was abridged from the original work. 

10. TANGIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तविक): real 
Synonyms: actual, solid 
Antonyms: abstract 
Example Sentence:
The emphasis is now on tangible results.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 21.05.2023

1. HUDDLE (VERB): (भीड़ लगाना): crowd
Synonyms: gather, thronig
Antonyms: disperse
Example Sentence:
They huddled together for ensuring warmth.

2. BANDY (ADJECTIVE): (झुका हुआ): bowed
Synonyms: curved, bent
Antonyms: straight
Example Sentence:
She had legs that were bent and slightly bandy.

3. MARSHAL (VERB): (क्रमबद्ध करना): gather
Synonyms: assemble, collect
Antonyms: disperse
Example Sentence:
The general marshalled his troops for an important task.

4. FIERCE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रचण्ड): powerful
Synonyms: strong, violent
Antonyms: mild
Example Sentence:
Fierce storms lashed throughout the country.

5. SHED (VERB): (बरखास्त करना): dismiss
Synonyms: let go, discharge
Antonyms: hire
Example Sentence:
Many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs.

6. ILLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अवैध): illegal
Synonyms: unlawful, illegitimate
Antonyms: licit
Example Sentence:
She was in possession of illicit drugs.

7. DESTRUCTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषपूर्ण): negative
Synonyms: hostile, antagonistic
Antonyms: constructive
Example Sentence:
One should never practice destructive criticism.

8. REPREHENSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (खेदजनक): deplorable
Synonyms: disgraceful discreditable
Antonyms: creditable
Example Sentence:
His complacency and reprehensible laxity.

9. ZEAL (NOUN): (जोश): passion
Synonyms: ardour, love
Antonyms: apathy
Example Sentence:
He has a lot of zeal for privatization.

10. INTERDICT (VERB): (निषेध करना): prohibit
Synonyms: forbid, ban
Antonyms: permit
Example Sentence:
Society will never interdict morality.