✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 24.05.2023

1. SUPERVENE (VERB): (पीछे आना): Follow 
Synonyms: pursue, supersede 
Antonyms: retreat, precede 
Example Sentence: 
Team members supervene their leaders. 

2. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): Harsh 
Synonyms: cruel, oppressive 
Antonyms: easy, gentle 
Example Sentence: 
Your master is a draconian man. 

3. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना) :Waste time 
Synonyms: loiter, procrastinate 
Antonyms: hasten, hurry 
Example Sentence: 
The teacher warned the student that he will be punished if he dawdled again. 

4. PILLAGE (VERB): (लूटना): Plunder, destroy 
Synonyms: ravage, ransack 
Antonyms: protect, construct 
Example Sentence:
The terrorists pillaged the city. 

5. NOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक): Deadly, injurious 
Synonyms: destructive, harmful 
Antonyms: helpful, kind 
Example Sentence: 
This is a noxious chemical. 

6. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (तीक्ष्ण-बुद्धि) :Observant, perceptive 
Synonyms: alert, aware 
Antonyms: ignorant, unobservant 
Example Sentence: 
The CDI officers are always perspicacious with their case. 

7. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही): Enthusiastic 
Synonyms: zealous, ardent 
Antonyms: apathetic, dull 
Example Sentence: 
He is a fervent child. 

8. FITFUL (ADJECTIVE): (चंचल): Spasmodic 
Synonyms: intermittent, fluctuating 
Antonyms: continuous, perpetual 
Example Sentence: 
As long as his breathing is fitful, he will continue to need an oxygen machine. 

9. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना): Show contempt for 
Synonyms: defy, disregard 
Antonyms: honour, praise 
Example Sentence: 
One should not flout the traffic rules. 

10. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यवहार्य): Practicable 
Synonyms: possible, doable 
Antonyms: impossible, implausible 
Example Sentence: 
This seems to be a feasible solution.