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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 05.05.2024

1. LURE (VERB): (प्रलोभित करना): tempt
Synonyms: entice, attract
Antonyms: deter
Example Sentence:The child was lured into a car but managed to escape.


2. GRIEVOUS (ADJECTIVE): (संगीन): serious
Synonyms: severe, grave
Antonyms: slight
Example Sentence:His death was a grievous blow to the entire family.


3. DETRIMENT (VERB): (हानि पहुँचाना): harm
Synonyms: damage, injury
Antonyms: benefit
Example Sentence:All the tests were a detriment to good education.


4. VILIFICATION (NOUN): (तिरस्कार): condemnation
Synonyms: criticism, censure
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:The politicians seldom face widespread vilification.


5. DISSIPATE (VERB): (अपव्यय करना): squander
Synonyms: misspend, waste
Antonyms: save
Example Sentence:
He inherited, but then dissipated, his father's fortune.


6. BETRAY (VERB): (प्रकट करना): reveal
Synonyms: disclose, divulge
Antonyms: conceal
Example Sentence:Many of those employed by diplomats betrayed secrets.


7 DISMAL (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक): gloomy
Synonyms: glum, mournful
Antonyms: gloomy
Example Sentence:His dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.


8. SLUMP (NOUN): (मंदी): plunge
Synonyms: drop, collapse
Antonyms: rise
Example Sentence:The company saw a slump in profits.


9. EXPEDITE (VERB): (जल्दी करना): speed up
Synonyms: accelerate, hurry
Antonyms: delay
Example Sentence:She promised to expedite economic reforms.


10. DOOM (VERB): (नियत होना): destine
Synonyms: fate, predestine
Antonyms: happy
Example Sentence:All of her plans were doomed to failure.
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Synonym of Assiduous
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Sedulous
23%
Latent
31%
Quiescent
9%
Inoperative
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7%
Slaughter
10%
Cropping
68%
Traficking
15%
Tyrannical
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7%
Anxious
78%
Vishious
8%
Mimic
6%
Moisture
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A set of rooms forming one residence in a building
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Bungalow
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Suite
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Apartment
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Villa
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Two lengths of rope, wood or metal with cross pieces used for climbing up and down walls
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Stairs
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Railing
56%
Ladder
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Steps
I looked him at the eye and told him all i knew.
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All I knew
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And told him
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I looked him up
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The seat which you are sitting on is my.
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Is my
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Which you
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Are sitting on
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 06.05.2024


1. COROLLARY (NOUN): (परिणाम): consequence
Synonyms: result, upshot
Antonyms: cause
Example Sentence:The huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts.


2. FRIVOLOUS (ADJECTIVE): (क्षुद्र): flippant
Synonyms: glib, waggish
Antonyms: serious
Example Sentence:At bottom the man was frivolous, selfish and unstable.


3. CONTEMPT (NOUN): (अपमान): disrespect
Synonyms: disregard, slighting
Antonyms: respect
Example Sentence:This action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority.


4. DRENCH (VERB): (भिगाना): soak
Synonyms: saturate, wet through
Antonyms: dry
Example Sentence:I fell in the stream and was drenched.


5. PROPRIETY (NOUN): (शिष्टाचार): decorum
Synonyms: respectability decency
Antonyms: impropriety
Example Sentence: She always behaves with the utmost propriety.


6. REFUTE (VERB): (खंडन करना): disprove
Synonyms: rebut, confute
Antonyms: confirm
Example Sentence:These claims have not been refuted at all.


7. COLLOQUIAL (ADJECTIVE): (बोल-चाल की शैली): informal
Synonyms: conversational, everyday
Antonyms: literary
Example Sentence:His colloquial talents were indeed of the highest order.


8. BEWILDER (VERB): (भरमाना): baffle
Synonyms: mystify, bemuse
Antonyms: enlighten
Example Sentence:She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood.


9. HAPLESS (ADJECTIVE): (अभागे): unfortunate
Synonyms: unlucky, luckless
Antonyms: lucky
Example Sentence:I met the hapless victims of the disaster.


10. INHIBIT (VERB): (रोकना): impede
Synonyms: hinder hamper
Antonyms: assist
Example Sentence:Too much cold inhibits plant growth.
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07 May 2024 Current Affairs

➼ 'Mumbai City' has won the title of the 10th season of the Indian Super League 2023-24.
‘मुंबई सिटी’ ने इंडियन सुपर लीग 2023-24 के 10वें सीजन का खिताब जीता है।

➼ Bollywood actress ' Kareena Kapoor' has been appointed as the National Ambassador of UNICEF India. 
बॉलीवुड अभिनेत्री ‘करीना कपूर’ को UNICEF India का राष्ट्रीय राजदूत नियुक्त किया गया है।

➼ National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has suspended wrestler Bajrang Punia indefinitely.
नेशनल एंटी-डोपिंग एजेंसी (NADA) ने रेसलर ‘बजरंग पूनिया’ को अनिश्चितकाल के लिए सस्पेंड कर दिया है।

➼ 'Sania Qadri' has been appointed chairperson of the Grappling Committee for Jammu and Kashmir.
‘सानिया कादरी’ को जम्मू कश्मीर के लिए ग्रेपलिंग कमेटी का अध्यक्ष नियुक्त किया गया है।

➼ USATF India's ' Tejaswini Shankar' has secured first place  in the men's high jump competition at the festival .
यू.एस.ए.टी.एफ. फेस्टिवल में पुरूषों की हाई जंप प्रतियोगिता में भारत के ‘तेजस्विनी शंकर’ ने पहला स्‍थान हासिल किया है।

➼ Chandigarh University has become the first university in India to launch an online Harvard program. 
चंडीगढ़ विश्वविद्यालय, ऑनलाइन हार्वर्ड प्रोग्राम शुरू करने वाला भारत का पहला विश्वविद्यालय बना है।
  
➼ At the invitation of the Election Commission of India, '75 international visitors' from election management bodies of 23 countries have come to witness the world's biggest elections. 
भारत निर्वाचन आयोग के आमंत्रण पर, 23 देशों के चुनाव प्रबंधन निकायों से ‘75 अंतर्राष्ट्रीय आगंतुक’दुनिया के सबसे बड़े चुनावों को देखने आए हैं।

➼ Senior IAS officer ' Subodh Kumar' has been appointed Director of the Ministry of AYUSH. 
वरिष्ठ आईएएस अधिकारी ‘सुबोध कुमार’ को आयुष मंत्रालय का निदेशक नियुक्त किया गया है।

➼ 'Salima Tete' has become the new captain of the Indian women's hockey team.
‘सलीमा टेटे’ भारतीय महिला हॉकी टीम की नई कप्तान बनी है।

➼ CAG ' Girish Chandra Murmu' and Auditor General of Nepal have signed MoU for auditing cooperation.
CAG ‘गिरीश चंद्र मुर्मू’ और नेपाल के महालेखा परीक्षक ने ऑडिटिंग सहयोग के लिए MoU पर हस्ताक्षर किए है|
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 07.05.2024


1. INEVITABLY (ADVERB): (अनिवार्य रूप से): unavoidably 
Synonyms: automatically, necessarily 
Antonyms: avoidably 
Example Sentence: Inevitably some details are already out of date. 


2. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (बेचैन): anxious 
Synonyms: worried, upset 
Antonyms: calm 
Example Sentence: There was a fraught silence in the cabin. 


3. INCENDIARY (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तेजक): inflammatory 
Synonyms: provocative, agitational 
Antonyms: conciliatory 
Example Sentence: The principal's incendiary remarks were not appropriate for the students to hear. 


4. STARTLE (VERB): (डराना): surprise 
Synonyms: frighten, scare 
Antonyms: put at ease 
Example Sentence: A sudden sound in the doorway startled all of us. 



5. SAGACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बुद्धिमान): wise 
Synonyms: clever, intelligent 
Antonyms: stupid 
Example Sentence: Step by step, with sagacious attitude, he advanced to the great discovery. 


6. DISRUPT (VERB): (भंग करना): distort 
Synonyms: damage, buckle 
Antonyms: organize 
Example Sentence:It wasn't like Alex to let anger disrupt his schedule. 


7. VENOMOUS (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषपूर्ण): vicious 
Synonyms: spiteful, rancorous 
Antonyms: friendly 
Example Sentence: She replied with a venomous glance. 


8. LEGITIMATE (ADJECTIVE): (वैध): valid 
Synonyms: sound, admissible 
Antonyms: invalid 
Example Sentence: His excuse for being late was legitimate. 


9. INADVERTENTLY (ADVERB): (अनजाने में): accidentally 
Synonyms: by accident, unintentionally 
Antonyms: deliberately 
Example Sentence: His name had been inadvertently omitted from the list. 


10. SLASH (VERB): (कम करना): reduce 
Synonyms: cut drop 
Antonyms: raise 
Example Sentence: The workforce has been slashed by 3,000. 
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