✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 21.06.2023


1. ESPOUSE (VERB): (समर्थन करना): adopt
Synonyms: embrace, take up
Antonyms: reject
Example Sentence:
She espoused the causes of justice and freedom for all.


2. AVARICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (लालची): grasping
Synonyms: acquisitive, covetous
Antonyms: generous
Example Sentence:
He showed none of the avaricious temper so common among the politicians.


3. MYRIAD (ADJECTIVE): (असंख्य): innumerable
Synonyms: countless infinite
Antonyms: countable
Example Sentence:
He gazed at the myriad lights of the city.


4. CONTENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विवादास्पद): controversial
Synonyms: disputable, debatable
Antonyms: uncontroversial
Example Sentence:
The socio-economic plan had been the subject of contentious debate.


5. TRIVIALITY (NOUN): (तुच्छता): unimportance
Synonyms: insignificance, pettiness
Antonyms: importance
Example Sentence:
There is mediocrity and triviality in the current popular culture.


6. NARCISSISTIC (ADJECTIVE): (आत्ममुग्ध): vain
Synonyms: self-absorbed, self-obsessed
Antonyms: modest
Example Sentence:
She is a narcissistic actress.


7. LINGER (VERB): (क़ायम रहना): persist
Synonyms: continue, remain
Antonyms: vanish
Example Sentence:
The tradition seems to linger on.


8. EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यधिक): extortionate
Synonyms: extremely, high
Antonyms: reasonable
Example Sentence:
Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls.


9. DUBIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अस्पष्ट): equivocal
Synonyms: ambiguous, indeterminate
Antonyms: decisive
Example Sentence:
He holds the dubious distinction of being lowered by every club he has played for.


10. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना): defy
Synonyms: go against, scorn
Antonyms: observe
Example Sentence:
He flouted all the rules and regulations.