✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 30.11.2023
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.
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.
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One who leaves his own country to settle in another
Anonymous Quiz
4%
Native
13%
Foreigner
81%
Emigrant
1%
Tourist
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I never miss / a cricket match / as I am fond of cricket / from childhood.
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13%
A cricket match
45%
As I am fond of cricket
31%
From childhood
11%
I never miss
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One of / the biggest enterprise / in India / is declaring a lockout.
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4%
In India
7%
One of
39%
Is declaring a lockout
50%
The biggest enterprise
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To jump on the bandwagon
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40%
To follow popular trends
27%
To fall into misfortune
25%
To take calculated risks
7%
Work to get popular
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To keep an eye on
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4%
To sleep well
9%
To relax for a bit
18%
To be happy about something
68%
To be cautious
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Close all the windows.
Close all the windows.
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5%
Will you close all the windows?
13%
Can you close all the windows?
19%
All the windows be closed.
62%
Let all the windows be closed.
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The sunrays burned my face.
The sunrays burned my face.
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15%
My face is burned by the sunrays.
11%
My face is being burned by the sunrays.
13%
My face has been burned by the sunrays.
61%
My face was burned by the sunrays.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
40%
Illicite
17%
Illegal
26%
Impunity
17%
Illegible
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Morals that govern one's behaviour
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62%
Ethics
13%
Intuition
16%
Psychology
9%
Attitude
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The army / marched fearless / towards / the enemy cantonment.
Anonymous Quiz
57%
Marched fearless
21%
The enemy Cantonment
7%
The army
14%
Towards
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Several prominent film stars / have appeared on television / on behalf of awareness/ about hand hygiene.
Anonymous Quiz
30%
Have appeared on television
20%
About hand hygiene
14%
Several prominent film stars
36%
On behalf of awareness
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 01.12.2023
1. INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण): attack on
Synonyms: assault on, raid on
Antonyms: retreat
Example Sentence: Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.
2. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निराशात्मक): unpromising
Synonyms: unfavourable, unpropitious
Antonyms: promising
Example Sentence: He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way.
3. SLACKEN (VERB): (मंद करना): slow
Synonyms: slow down, decelerate
Antonyms: speed up
Example Sentence: The pace of trade never slackens.
4. BENEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दयालू): kind
Synonyms: kindly, kind-hearted
Antonyms: unkind
Example Sentence: He was something of a benevolent despot.
5. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित): implicit
Synonyms: understood, implied
Antonyms: explicit
Example Sentence: Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.
6. ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना): build
Synonyms: construct, put up
Antonyms: demolish
Example Sentence: The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.
7. PERIL (NOUN): (विपत्ति): danger
Synonyms: jeopardy, risk
Antonyms: safety
Example Sentence: The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck.
8. AMASS (VERB): (एकत्र करना): gather
Synonyms: collect, assemble
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence: He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.
9. BRINK (NOUN): (कगार): edge
Synonyms: verge, margin
Antonyms: middle
Example Sentence: This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity.
10. SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरणा): stimulus
Synonyms: incentive, encouragement
Antonyms: disincentive
Example Sentence: Wars act as a spur to practical invention.
1. INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण): attack on
Synonyms: assault on, raid on
Antonyms: retreat
Example Sentence: Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.
2. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निराशात्मक): unpromising
Synonyms: unfavourable, unpropitious
Antonyms: promising
Example Sentence: He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way.
3. SLACKEN (VERB): (मंद करना): slow
Synonyms: slow down, decelerate
Antonyms: speed up
Example Sentence: The pace of trade never slackens.
4. BENEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दयालू): kind
Synonyms: kindly, kind-hearted
Antonyms: unkind
Example Sentence: He was something of a benevolent despot.
5. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित): implicit
Synonyms: understood, implied
Antonyms: explicit
Example Sentence: Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.
6. ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना): build
Synonyms: construct, put up
Antonyms: demolish
Example Sentence: The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.
7. PERIL (NOUN): (विपत्ति): danger
Synonyms: jeopardy, risk
Antonyms: safety
Example Sentence: The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck.
8. AMASS (VERB): (एकत्र करना): gather
Synonyms: collect, assemble
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence: He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.
9. BRINK (NOUN): (कगार): edge
Synonyms: verge, margin
Antonyms: middle
Example Sentence: This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity.
10. SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरणा): stimulus
Synonyms: incentive, encouragement
Antonyms: disincentive
Example Sentence: Wars act as a spur to practical invention.
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To keep body and soul together
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14%
Live happily
10%
Live as long as possible
57%
Be mentally and physically fit
18%
Stay alive during hard times
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To keep in abeyance
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31%
Hold on to something
9%
Hanging
20%
To make people happy
40%
In a state of suspension
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