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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. 
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A song sung at a burial
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29%
Dirge
25%
Ballad
27%
Sonnet
19%
Hymn
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One who leaves his own country to settle in another
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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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Synonyms of Opportune
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28%
Timely
37%
Likely
16%
Barely
20%
Rarely
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Synonym of Optimist
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54%
Idealist
12%
Distinct
7%
Critic
27%
Pessimist
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
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.
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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
32%
Auxiliary
50%
Aclaim
11%
Believe
8%
Absence
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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40%
Illicite
17%
Illegal
26%
Impunity
17%
Illegible
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A person very reserved in speech
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14%
Confident
14%
Adamant
49%
Reticent
23%
Eloquent
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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.
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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. 
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