Narration)
“Let’s go out for dinner. I’ve been home this whole week,” said Anna.
“Let’s go out for dinner. I’ve been home this whole week,” said Anna.
Anonymous Quiz
17%
Anna said to me that we must go out for dinner as she has been home that whole week.
21%
Anna told me she was wanting to go out for dinner and had been home this whole week.
15%
Anna told me she is at home the whole week and would like to go out for dinner.
47%
Anna suggested we go out for dinner as she had been home that whole week.
An arrow in the quiver
Anonymous Quiz
54%
Strategies that can be followed
18%
Being vengeful
23%
Extremely old fashioned
5%
Types of weapons
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An article of faith
Anonymous Quiz
30%
A formula for carrying a curse on someone
18%
Become very successful
51%
A firmly held belief
2%
Angry and agitated
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An axe to grind
Anonymous Quiz
34%
A difficult task to accomplish
54%
A selfish reason to do something
9%
An opportunity to grow
3%
A reason to disagree
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An iron-will
Anonymous Quiz
7%
No longer in use
21%
By all means
20%
To make sacrifice
53%
A firm opinion
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Apple of one's eye
Anonymous Quiz
79%
Someone very precious or dear
9%
Someone with great respect
10%
Someone who behaves courteously
2%
Someone who plays all sports
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Select the incorrectly spelt word in the following sentence.
Tyrany must be dead to attain harmony, tranquility and serenity.
Tyrany must be dead to attain harmony, tranquility and serenity.
Anonymous Quiz
18%
tranquility
61%
tyrany
17%
serenity
4%
harmony
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 18.05.2024
1. BELITTLE (VERB): (अपयश फैलाना): disparage
Synonyms: denigrate, run down
Antonyms: exaggerate, acclaim, applaud, exalt, extoll, glorify, laud, magnify, praise
Example Sentence: She belittled my riding skills whenever she could.
2. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (अतिसंवेदनशील): impressionable
Synonyms: credulous, gullible
Antonyms: sceptical
Example Sentence: They only do it to tease him—he's too susceptible.
3. PATRONIZE (VERB): (नीचा करना): look down on
Synonyms: talk down to, put down
Antonyms: friendly
Example Sentence: He hated being patronized and pitied by those who didn't believe his story.
4. HERCULEAN (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यंत कठिन): arduous
Synonyms: gruelling, laborious
Antonyms: easy
Example Sentence: I have a herculean task in trying to paint an extraordinary picture in half an hour.
5. RESILIENCE (NOUN): (लचीलता): flexibility
Synonyms: pliability, plasticity
Antonyms: rigidity
Example Sentence: Nylon has great abrasion and resilience.
6. THWART (VERB): (विफल करना): foil
Synonyms: frustrate, balk
Antonyms: assist
Example Sentence: She did all she could to thwart his plans.
7. COMMENSURATE (ADJECTIVE): (समकक्ष): equivalent
Synonyms: equal, corresponding
Antonyms: disproportionate
Example Sentence: Salary will be commensurate with age and experience.
8. MULTIFARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विविध): diverse
Synonyms: many, numerous
Antonyms: homogeneous
Example Sentence: I work at a vast multifarious organization.
9. FIERY (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही): passionate
Synonyms: impassioned, ardent
Antonyms: bland
Example Sentence: She is a fiery, imaginative Aries.
10. ALIENATE (VERB): (विमुख करना): estrange
Synonyms: turn away, set apart
Antonyms: unite
Example Sentence: Even where we least like him we find nothing mean to alienate him from us.
1. BELITTLE (VERB): (अपयश फैलाना): disparage
Synonyms: denigrate, run down
Antonyms: exaggerate, acclaim, applaud, exalt, extoll, glorify, laud, magnify, praise
Example Sentence: She belittled my riding skills whenever she could.
2. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (अतिसंवेदनशील): impressionable
Synonyms: credulous, gullible
Antonyms: sceptical
Example Sentence: They only do it to tease him—he's too susceptible.
3. PATRONIZE (VERB): (नीचा करना): look down on
Synonyms: talk down to, put down
Antonyms: friendly
Example Sentence: He hated being patronized and pitied by those who didn't believe his story.
4. HERCULEAN (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यंत कठिन): arduous
Synonyms: gruelling, laborious
Antonyms: easy
Example Sentence: I have a herculean task in trying to paint an extraordinary picture in half an hour.
5. RESILIENCE (NOUN): (लचीलता): flexibility
Synonyms: pliability, plasticity
Antonyms: rigidity
Example Sentence: Nylon has great abrasion and resilience.
6. THWART (VERB): (विफल करना): foil
Synonyms: frustrate, balk
Antonyms: assist
Example Sentence: She did all she could to thwart his plans.
7. COMMENSURATE (ADJECTIVE): (समकक्ष): equivalent
Synonyms: equal, corresponding
Antonyms: disproportionate
Example Sentence: Salary will be commensurate with age and experience.
8. MULTIFARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विविध): diverse
Synonyms: many, numerous
Antonyms: homogeneous
Example Sentence: I work at a vast multifarious organization.
9. FIERY (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही): passionate
Synonyms: impassioned, ardent
Antonyms: bland
Example Sentence: She is a fiery, imaginative Aries.
10. ALIENATE (VERB): (विमुख करना): estrange
Synonyms: turn away, set apart
Antonyms: unite
Example Sentence: Even where we least like him we find nothing mean to alienate him from us.
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A hunting weapon which comes back, used by Australian Aborigines
Anonymous Quiz
39%
Boomerang
23%
Slingshot
34%
Harpoon
4%
Cutlass
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Something which cannot be taken by force
Anonymous Quiz
43%
Impregnable
29%
Irresistible
17%
Impromptu
11%
Imperative
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We are witnessing the worse level of income inequality in decades.
Anonymous Quiz
19%
In decades
48%
The worse level of
13%
Income inequality
20%
Are witnessing
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For the long-term strength of the economy the limit of corporate stock buybacks is a potential solution.
Anonymous Quiz
19%
Is a potential solution
18%
Strength of the economy
50%
Limit of corporate stock buybucks
12%
For the long term
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✨Today's Vocab Word✨
OBSTRUCT v.
📖 to block; to stop something from happening or developing
- The car broke down on the road and obstructed traffic for hours.
-We should learn to ignore external things that obstruct our progress.
OBSTRUCT v.
📖 to block; to stop something from happening or developing
- The car broke down on the road and obstructed traffic for hours.
-We should learn to ignore external things that obstruct our progress.
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✨19 May 2024 Current Affairs in English & Hindi✨
➼ Senior lawyer and politician 'Kapil Sibal'has become the new President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).
वरिष्ठ वकील और राजनेता ‘कपिल सिब्बल’ सुप्रीम कोर्ट बार एसोसिएशन (SCBA) के नए अध्यक्ष बने हैं।
➼ ' ONDC Startup Mahotsav' has been organized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in New Delhi .
उद्योग संवर्धन और आंतरिक व्यापार विभाग द्वारा नई दिल्ली में ‘ओएनडीसी स्टार्टअप महोत्सव’ आयोजित किया गया है।
➼ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 44th 'Homecoming' day is being celebrated in Bangladesh.
बांग्लादेश में प्रधानमंत्री शेख हसीना का 44वां ‘घर वापसी’ दिवस मनाया जा रहा है।
➼ Information and Broadcasting Secretary ' Sanjay Jaju' has unveiled the official poster of the 55th IFFI at the Cannes Film Festival.
सूचना और प्रसारण सचिव ‘संजय जाजू’ ने कान फिल्म महोत्सव में 55वें इफ्फी के आधिकारिक पोस्टर का अनावरण किया है।
➼ To enhance defense cooperation, a joint meeting of Defense Ministers of India and Mongolia has been held in 'Ulaanbaatar' .
रक्षा सहयोग को बढ़ाने के लिए भारत और मंगोलिया के रक्षा मंत्रियों की संयुक्त बैठक ‘उलानबटार’ में आयोजित की गई है।
➼ Renowned media veteran and former president of the Indian Newspaper Society 'Naresh Mohan' has passed away at the age of 82.
प्रतिष्ठित मीडिया दिग्गज और इंडियन न्यूजपेपर सोसाइटी के पूर्व अध्यक्ष ‘नरेश मोहन’ का 82 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है।
➼ The second edition of the India-Australia-Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop (TMSW) was held aboard INS Dronacharya in Kochi.
भारत-ऑस्ट्रेलिया-इंडोनेशिया त्रिपक्षीय समुद्री सुरक्षा कार्यशाला (टीएमएसडब्ल्यू) के दूसरे संस्करण का आयोजन कोच्चि में आईएनएस द्रोणाचार्य पर किया गया था।
➼ Ministry of Steel has organized a National Workshop on 'Establishing Sustainability in Steel Sector' in New Delhi .
इस्पात मंत्रालय ने नई दिल्ली में ‘इस्पात क्षेत्र में स्थिरता स्थापित करने’ पर एक राष्ट्रीय कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया है।
➼ Mahatma Gandhi University , Kerala has been ranked 81st in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings 2024.
टाइम्स हायर एजुकेशन (THE) यंग यूनिवर्सिटी रैंकिंग 2024 में महात्मा गांधी विश्वविद्यालय, केरल को 81वां स्थान मिला है।
➼ Senior lawyer and politician 'Kapil Sibal'has become the new President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).
वरिष्ठ वकील और राजनेता ‘कपिल सिब्बल’ सुप्रीम कोर्ट बार एसोसिएशन (SCBA) के नए अध्यक्ष बने हैं।
➼ ' ONDC Startup Mahotsav' has been organized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in New Delhi .
उद्योग संवर्धन और आंतरिक व्यापार विभाग द्वारा नई दिल्ली में ‘ओएनडीसी स्टार्टअप महोत्सव’ आयोजित किया गया है।
➼ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 44th 'Homecoming' day is being celebrated in Bangladesh.
बांग्लादेश में प्रधानमंत्री शेख हसीना का 44वां ‘घर वापसी’ दिवस मनाया जा रहा है।
➼ Information and Broadcasting Secretary ' Sanjay Jaju' has unveiled the official poster of the 55th IFFI at the Cannes Film Festival.
सूचना और प्रसारण सचिव ‘संजय जाजू’ ने कान फिल्म महोत्सव में 55वें इफ्फी के आधिकारिक पोस्टर का अनावरण किया है।
➼ To enhance defense cooperation, a joint meeting of Defense Ministers of India and Mongolia has been held in 'Ulaanbaatar' .
रक्षा सहयोग को बढ़ाने के लिए भारत और मंगोलिया के रक्षा मंत्रियों की संयुक्त बैठक ‘उलानबटार’ में आयोजित की गई है।
➼ Renowned media veteran and former president of the Indian Newspaper Society 'Naresh Mohan' has passed away at the age of 82.
प्रतिष्ठित मीडिया दिग्गज और इंडियन न्यूजपेपर सोसाइटी के पूर्व अध्यक्ष ‘नरेश मोहन’ का 82 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है।
➼ The second edition of the India-Australia-Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop (TMSW) was held aboard INS Dronacharya in Kochi.
भारत-ऑस्ट्रेलिया-इंडोनेशिया त्रिपक्षीय समुद्री सुरक्षा कार्यशाला (टीएमएसडब्ल्यू) के दूसरे संस्करण का आयोजन कोच्चि में आईएनएस द्रोणाचार्य पर किया गया था।
➼ Ministry of Steel has organized a National Workshop on 'Establishing Sustainability in Steel Sector' in New Delhi .
इस्पात मंत्रालय ने नई दिल्ली में ‘इस्पात क्षेत्र में स्थिरता स्थापित करने’ पर एक राष्ट्रीय कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया है।
➼ Mahatma Gandhi University , Kerala has been ranked 81st in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings 2024.
टाइम्स हायर एजुकेशन (THE) यंग यूनिवर्सिटी रैंकिंग 2024 में महात्मा गांधी विश्वविद्यालय, केरल को 81वां स्थान मिला है।
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