✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.06.2023

1. RETRACT (VERB): (वापस लेना): take back
Synonyms: withdraw, unsay
Antonyms: assert
Example Sentence:
He was forced to retract an opinion too liberal for the time.


2. GHASTLY (ADJECTIVE): (भयंकर): terrible
Synonyms: frightful, horrible
Antonyms: pleasant
Example Sentence:
It was one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed.


3. SCARCELY (ADVERB): (कठिनता से): rarely
Synonyms: seldom, infrequently
Antonyms: often
Example Sentence:
Scarcely a day goes by when they don't see or talk to each other.


4. CONTINGENT (ADJECTIVE): (आकस्मिक): chance
Synonyms: accidental, fortuitous
Antonyms: predictable
Example Sentence:
The nature of the job that I do is contingent.


5. SUPERFLUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अति अधिक): surplus
Synonyms: redundant, unneeded
Antonyms: necessary
Example Sentence:
The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information.


6. COMPETENCE (NOUN): (योग्यता): capability
Synonyms: ability, competency
Antonyms: incompetence
Example Sentence:
Courses were launched to improve the competence of staff.


7. UBIQUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सर्वव्यापक): omnipresent
Synonyms: ever-present, everywhere
Antonyms: rare
Example Sentence:
His ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family.


8. FUSS (NOUN): (गड़बड़): bother
Synonyms: trouble, inconvenience
Antonyms: convenience
Example Sentence:
They settled in with very little fuss.


9. CONVOLUTED (ADJECTIVE): (जटिल): complicated
Synonyms: complex, involved
Antonyms: simple
Example Sentence:
The film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens.


10. AFFINITY (NOUN): (सहानुभूति): empathy
Synonyms: rapport, sympathy
Antonyms: dislike
Example Sentence:
He had a special affinity with horses.