Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who likes to argue about anything
A person who likes to argue about anything
Anonymous Quiz
34%
Veracious
52%
Contentious
6%
Coward
8%
Reticent
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Select the option that can be used as a one word substitute for the given group of words.
She is (proficient in speaking many languages).
She is (proficient in speaking many languages).
Anonymous Quiz
6%
Heterolinguistic
15%
Bilingual
5%
Monolithic
74%
Multilingual
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To have bigger fish to fry
To have bigger fish to fry
Anonymous Quiz
2%
To have an interest in cooking
8%
To know different kinds of fishing techniques
8%
To take calculated risks
82%
To have bigger things to take care of than the menial task at hand
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Break a leg
Break a leg
Anonymous Quiz
4%
Give advice on maintaining physical health
26%
Encourage someone to engage in risky activities
11%
Suggest taking a short break during work
60%
Wish someone good luck before a performance
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Paul was / bited by a dog / when he / was a child.
Paul was / bited by a dog / when he / was a child.
Anonymous Quiz
4%
When he
72%
Bited by a dog
13%
Paul was
11%
Was a child
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Spot the error in the given sentence and select the correct sentence from the options given.
As soon as we went for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia digged a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn.
A. As soon as we were going for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia digged a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn
B. As soon as we went for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia dug a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn.
C. As soon as we gone for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia digged a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn
D. As soon as we gone for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia dug a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn.
As soon as we went for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia digged a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn.
A. As soon as we were going for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia digged a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn
B. As soon as we went for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia dug a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn.
C. As soon as we gone for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia digged a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn
D. As soon as we gone for an afternoon siesta, my pet rabbit Tia dug a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn.
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Synonym of Altruist
(SSC CHSL 2020, CGL 2024)
(SSC CHSL 2020, CGL 2024)
Anonymous Quiz
81%
Philanthropist
10%
Impressionist
5%
Nutritionist
4%
Individualist
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Synonym of Abundant
(SSC GD 2019, CGL 2024)
(SSC GD 2019, CGL 2024)
Anonymous Quiz
76%
Plentiful
15%
Inadequate
5%
Lacking
3%
Scanty
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✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 23.01.2025
1. DEFAMATION (NOUN): (अपयश): libel
Synonyms: slander, calumny
Antonyms: commendation
Example Sentence:She sued him for defamation.
2. BENIGN (ADJECTIVE): (शीतोष्ण): temperate
Synonyms: mild, gentle
Antonyms: harsh
Example Sentence:The climate becomes more benign as we move nearer to the Black Sea.
3. DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (भिन्न): contrasting
Synonyms: different, differing
Antonyms: homogeneous
Example Sentence:They inhabit disparate worlds of thought.
4 LUMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (चमकदार): shining
Synonyms: bright, brilliant
Antonyms: dark
Example Sentence:The dial on his watch was luminous.
5. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension, abandonment
Example Sentence:We are hoping for an early resumption of peace talks.
6. WRECK (VERB): (बिगाड़ देना): ruin
Synonyms: spoil, disrupt
Antonyms: facilitate
Example Sentence:An eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career.
7. EXODUS (NOUN): (प्रस्थान): leaving
Synonyms: withdrawal, evacuation
Antonyms: arrival
Example Sentence:The condemnation gave rise to an exodus to Rome.
8. STRAINED (ADJECTIVE): (अस्वाभाविक): forced
Synonyms: constrained, laboured
Antonyms: natural
Example Sentence:She gave a strained laugh.
9. MERITORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सराहनीय): praiseworthy
Synonyms: laudable commendable
Antonyms: worthless
Example Sentence:I got a medal for my meritorious conduct.
10. CRAMP (VERB): (बाधा डालना): hinder
Synonyms: impede, inhibit
Antonyms: facilitate
Example Sentence:Tighter rules cramp economic growth.
1. DEFAMATION (NOUN): (अपयश): libel
Synonyms: slander, calumny
Antonyms: commendation
Example Sentence:She sued him for defamation.
2. BENIGN (ADJECTIVE): (शीतोष्ण): temperate
Synonyms: mild, gentle
Antonyms: harsh
Example Sentence:The climate becomes more benign as we move nearer to the Black Sea.
3. DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (भिन्न): contrasting
Synonyms: different, differing
Antonyms: homogeneous
Example Sentence:They inhabit disparate worlds of thought.
4 LUMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (चमकदार): shining
Synonyms: bright, brilliant
Antonyms: dark
Example Sentence:The dial on his watch was luminous.
5. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension, abandonment
Example Sentence:We are hoping for an early resumption of peace talks.
6. WRECK (VERB): (बिगाड़ देना): ruin
Synonyms: spoil, disrupt
Antonyms: facilitate
Example Sentence:An eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career.
7. EXODUS (NOUN): (प्रस्थान): leaving
Synonyms: withdrawal, evacuation
Antonyms: arrival
Example Sentence:The condemnation gave rise to an exodus to Rome.
8. STRAINED (ADJECTIVE): (अस्वाभाविक): forced
Synonyms: constrained, laboured
Antonyms: natural
Example Sentence:She gave a strained laugh.
9. MERITORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सराहनीय): praiseworthy
Synonyms: laudable commendable
Antonyms: worthless
Example Sentence:I got a medal for my meritorious conduct.
10. CRAMP (VERB): (बाधा डालना): hinder
Synonyms: impede, inhibit
Antonyms: facilitate
Example Sentence:Tighter rules cramp economic growth.
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Select the correct direct indirect speech.
“Bless his kind heart”! they cried.
“Bless his kind heart”! they cried.
Anonymous Quiz
41%
They blessed him for his kind heart.
33%
They cried that his kind heart needs blessing.
17%
They bless him that he has a kind heart.
10%
They said that he had a blessed and kind heart.
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Admittance was refused to him by the airport security.(SSC CGL 2024)
Admittance was refused to him by the airport security.(SSC CGL 2024)
Anonymous Quiz
10%
The airport security is refusing him admittance.
18%
The airport security has refused him admittance.
15%
The airport security had refused him admittance.
58%
The airport security refused him admittance.
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word.
A short interesting story about a real person or event
A short interesting story about a real person or event
Anonymous Quiz
4%
Sketch
73%
Anectode
19%
Narrative
4%
Poem
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word.
One who does not show response to good or bad
One who does not show response to good or bad
Anonymous Quiz
61%
Stoic
20%
Sceptic
16%
Cynic
3%
Phobic
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Fatima was (at her wits' end) trying to decide on a serene place for spending the holidays in.
(A) So worried, confused or annoyed that she does not know what to do next
(B) So worried, confused or annoyed that she became unconscious
(C) So calm and composed that she knows what to do next
(D) So worried, confused or annoyed that she insulted others for no
reason
Fatima was (at her wits' end) trying to decide on a serene place for spending the holidays in.
(A) So worried, confused or annoyed that she does not know what to do next
(B) So worried, confused or annoyed that she became unconscious
(C) So calm and composed that she knows what to do next
(D) So worried, confused or annoyed that she insulted others for no
reason
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Which of the following idioms means 'to steal from a shop'?
Anonymous Quiz
22%
Golden opportunity
8%
Green thumb
57%
Five-finger discount
12%
Black sheep
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Select the option that has the error.
As long as there was corruption in India, there can be no progress.
As long as there was corruption in India, there can be no progress.
Anonymous Quiz
48%
There was corruption
14%
As long as
4%
In India
35%
There can be no progress
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains error.
All the young boys and girls / in the family / will try his luck / in the card games tonight.
All the young boys and girls / in the family / will try his luck / in the card games tonight.
Anonymous Quiz
13%
All the young boys and girls
19%
In the card games tonight
65%
Will try his luck
3%
In the family
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