✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 11.06.2023
               

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



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



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



4. MOUNT (VERB): (बढ़ना): increase
Synonyms: grow, rise
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:
The costs mount up when you buy a home.



5. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (थोड़ा): slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:
It seems likely to make only a marginal difference.



6. FORMIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (डरावना): intimidating
Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable
Antonyms: comforting
Example Sentence:
Hers is a formidable opponent.


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. CONSEQUENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (अहम): resulting
Synonyms: resultant, ensuing
Antonyms: casual, unrelated
Example Sentence:
A loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds.



10. ALLIANCE (NOUN): (नाता): affinity
Synonyms: relationship, association
Antonyms: distance
Example Sentence:
An alliance between medicine and morality is to be established.