✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 08.06.2023

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


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


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


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


5. DEVIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कपटी): deceitful
Synonyms: duplicitous, insidious
Antonyms: honest, forthright
Example Sentence:
He plays a devious character.


6. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension
Example Sentence:
Resumption of peace talks is expected soon.


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


8. RIG (VERB): (वस्र पहनना): dress
Synonyms: equip, furnish
Antonyms: disrobe, uncover
Example Sentence:
The children return from Box Hill, and are rigged out for church.


9. ENTANGLE (VERB): (उलझाना): involve
Synonyms: confuse, complicate
Antonyms: clarify, exclude
Example Sentence:
Don’t entangle those people in your project as they are not trustworthy.


10. PREMEDITATED (ADJECTIVE): (पूर्वचिन्तित): planned
Synonyms: calculated, deliberate
Antonyms: accidental, casual
Example Sentence:Had it really been premeditated that he should fall into that camp?

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 10.06.2023
               

1. WHITTLE (VERB): (काटना): erode
Synonyms: wear away, eat away
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:
The shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five.


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


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


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


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


6. NOTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उल्लेखनीय): noteworthy
Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding
Antonyms: insignificant
Example Sentence:
The gardens are notable for their collection of magnolias and camellias.


7.FLAUNT (VERB): (शान दिखाना): show off
Synonyms: parade, exhibit
Antonyms: hide
Example Sentence:
Newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity.


8. EXASPERATION (NOUN): (खीज): irritation
Synonyms: annoyance, chagrin
Antonyms: pleasure
Example Sentence:She rolled her eyes in exasperation.


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


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