EK DUM BASIC

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 30.10.2023

1. TRAVAIL (NOUN): (कष्टपूर्ण परिश्रम): ordeal
Synonyms: trial, tribulation
Antonyms: comfort
Example Sentence: Advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail.

2. DESECRATE (VERB): (अपवित्र करना): violate
Synonyms: profane, pollute
Antonyms: venerate
Example Sentence:Not more than 300 graves were desecrated.

3. PROVOCATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तेजक): annoying
Synonyms: irritating, exasperating
Antonyms: soothing
Example Sentence: The newspaper had allowed to publish a provocative article.

4. UPHOLD (VERB): (समर्थन करना): confirm
Synonyms: endorse, sustain
Antonyms: overturn
Example Sentence: The court upheld his claim for damages.

5. SCINTILLATING (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत चमकीला): brilliant
Synonyms: dazzling, exciting
Antonyms: boring
Example Sentence: His scintillating wit was loved by the audience.

6. GRIM (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): stern
Synonyms: forbidding, uninviting
Antonyms: amiable
Example Sentence:Hikers made a grim discovery when they came across a dead body in the woods.

7. CRIPPLE (VERB): (विकलांग बनाना): disable
Synonyms: paralyse, immobilize
Antonyms: able-bodied
Example Sentence:A young student was crippled for life.

8. UNDERPRIVILEGED (ADJECTIVE): (वंचित): needy
Synonyms: deprived, disadvantaged
Antonyms: privileged
Example Sentence:Needy and underprivileged members of the community.

9. RELAXATION (NOUN): (रियायत):moderation
Synonyms: modification, easing
Antonyms: tightening up
Example Sentence: Relaxation was given to censorship rules.

10. FORGO (VERB): (त्यागना): do without
Synonyms: go without, give up
Antonyms: keep
Example Sentence: She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.