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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 23.02.2024


1. ONSLAUGHT (NOUN): (हमला): attack 
Synonyms: assault, onset 
Antonyms: defense, repulsion 
Example Sentence: The onslaught was unleashed on the day that G8 world leaders met at Gleneagles. 


2. PROXIMITY (NOUN): (निकटता): closeness 
Synonyms: nearness, presence 
Antonyms: distance 
Example Sentence: His close proximity sent her heart racing. 


3. APATHY (NOUN): (उदासीनता): indifference 
Synonyms: unconcern, passivity 
Antonyms: enthusiasm, interest 
Example Sentence: Widespread apathy among students was hard to witness. 


4. CONVALESCE (VERB): (अच्छा हो जाना): recover 
Synonyms: recuperate, get well 
Antonyms: deteriorate 
Example Sentence: He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke. 


5. SPURT (NOUN): (उछाल): spray 
Synonyms: squirt, spout 
Antonyms: contain 
Example Sentence: A brief spurt of tears gushed into her eyes. 


6. DECREE (NOUN): (हुक्मनामा): order 
Synonyms: edict command 
Antonyms: hint, suggestion 
Example Sentence: The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly. 


7. EXTRANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रासंगिक): immaterial 
Synonyms: irrelevant, beside the point 
Antonyms: material 


Example Sentence: One is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material. 


8. UNCONSTITUTIONAL (ADJECTIVE): (असंवैधानिक): illegitimate
Synonyms: illegal, unauthorized 
Antonyms: legal 
Example Sentence: We cannot tolerate unconstitutional action. 


9. VERNACULAR (NOUN): (मातृभाषा): colloquial speech 
Synonyms: jargon, dialect 
Antonyms: latin 
Example Sentence: He wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience. 


10. DISHEARTENING (ADJECTIVE): (बेहद निराशाजनक): saddening 
Synonyms: disheartening, dispiriting 
Antonyms: encouraging, cheering 
Example Sentence: The team made a disappointing star. 
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Synonym of Sarcastic
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Stupid
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Pensive
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Senseless
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Mordant
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Innability
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Inabilty
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Inability
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Inablity
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Tendency
6%
Tendensy
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Tendincy
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Tendancy
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Having or forming a hard outer layer
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Crusted
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Cursed
22%
Crushed
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Crunched
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One who runs away from justice or a dangerous situation
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Sadist
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Insolvent
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Fugitive
9%
Altruist
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The boy which
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Saraswati college has maintained its reputation as one of the best college in the country.
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 24.02.2024


1. RECUMBENT (NOUN): (समतल): flat 
Synonyms: lying, horizontal 
Antonyms: erect, standing 
Example Sentence: They are not recumbent, and the hair falling from the head is curled. 


2. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (पदधारी): present 
Synonyms: current, existing 
Antonyms: past, future 
Example Sentence: The incumbent President was defeated. 


3. SHUN (VERB): (टालना): avoid 
Synonyms: evade, eshew 
Antonyms: accept, welcome 
Example Sentence: He shunned fashionable society. 


4. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधार होना): improve 
Synonyms: enhance, better 
Antonyms: worsen 
Example Sentence: The reform did much to ameliorate living standards. 


5. OUTRAGE (NOUN): (उल्लंघन करना): violate 
Synonyms: infuriate, enrage 
Antonyms: Compliment 
Example Sentence: The public were outraged at the brutality involved. 


6. AIDE (NOUN): (सहयोगी): assistant 
Synonyms: helper, adviser 
Antonyms: boss 
Example Sentence: The presidential aide was just 23. 


7. DETAIN (VERB): (ज़ब्त करना): hold 
Synonyms: seize, confine 
Antonyms: release 
Example Sentence: Customs officers may detain all the goods. 


8. SCRAMBLE (VERB): (अव्यवस्थित करना): disarrange 
Synonyms: muddle, confuse 
Antonyms: organize, align 
Example Sentence: Maybe the alcohol scrambled his brains. 


9. EXEMPT (VERB): (छूट देना): spared 
Synonyms: free from, not liable to 
Antonyms: liable to, subject to 
Example Sentence: These patients are exempt from charges. 


10. DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना): diminish 
Synonyms: decrease, reduce 
Antonyms: increase, flourish 
Example Sentence: Traffic has dwindled to a trickle. 
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Smell
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Flavour
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Experience
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Antonym of Scatter
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Fling
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Spray
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Litter
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Gather
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Imprudense
69%
Imprudence
23%
Imprudance
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Imprudanse
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Mismatche
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Securities
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Essentially
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