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 Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 09 Feb 2025


1. PRECEDE (VERB): (पहले होना): lead up to
Synonyms: pave the way for, set the scene for
Antonyms: follow
Example Sentence:A gun battle had preceded the explosions.


2. CONSEQUENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (परिणामी): resulting
Synonyms: resultant, ensuing
Antonyms: casual
Example Sentence:It was a loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds.


3. VICE (NOUN): (अनैतिकता): immorality
Synonyms: wrongdoing, wrong
Antonyms: virtue
Example Sentence:A mobile phone network is being used to peddle vice.


4. INDISPUTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (निर्विवाद): incontrovertible
Synonyms: incontestable, undeniable
Antonyms: questionable
Example Sentence:What he said was a far from indisputable fact.


5. ILLUSORY (ADJECTIVE): (भ्रामक): delusory
Synonyms: delusional delusive
Antonyms: real
Example Sentence:She knew the safety of her room was illusory.


6. FABLED (ADJECTIVE): (प्रसिद्ध): famed
Synonyms: celebrated, renowned
Antonyms: unknown
Example Sentence:We all saw a fabled art collection.


7. PALPABLE (ADJECTIVE): (सुस्पष्ट): perceptible
Synonyms: visible, noticeable
Antonyms: intangible
Example Sentence:It was a palpable sense of loss for me.


8. CHASTISE (VERB): (दंड देना): scold
Synonyms: upbraid, berate
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:He chastised his colleagues for their laziness.


9. INSIDIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (गुढ़): stealthy
Synonyms: subtle, surreptitious
Antonyms: straightforward
Example Sentence:Harassment is a serious and insidious problem.


10. DENT (VERB): (कम करना): diminish
Synonyms: reduce, lessen
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence: She didn't seem to dent the plate of food.
Synonym of bully
(SSC CGL 2024)
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56%
Browbeat
24%
Chase
14%
Give a hint
7%
Revive
Synonym of Mesmerize
(SSC CHSL 2019, CGL 2024)
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64%
Enthrall
14%
Repel
18%
Disgust
5%
Free
Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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26%
Competence
61%
Consumation
8%
Chronology
6%
Compromise
Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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62%
Tresure
25%
Tamarind
8%
Turmoil
5%
Truthful
Important Days & Theme (January 2025)

5 Jan - National Bird Day
Theme 2024 - Protecting Our Birds, Protecting Our Future

10 Jan - World Hindi Day
Theme 2025 - A Global Voice of Unity and Cultural Pride

14 Jan - Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day

15 Jan - Indian Army Day
Theme 2025 - Samarth Bharat, Saksham Sena’ (Capable India, Empowered Army)

21 Jan - National War Memorial

23 Jan - Parakram Diwas

24 Jan - National Girl Child Day
Theme 2025 - Empowering Girls for a Bright Future

25 Jan - National Voters Day
Theme 2025 - Nothing like voting, I vote for sure

30 Jan - World Leprosy Day
Theme 2025 - Unite. Act. Eliminate

30 Jan - Martyr’s Day India
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

Using high-sounding words but with little meaning

(A) Bombastic

(B) Eloquent

(C) Clever

(D) Reserved
Options
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68%
A
24%
B
4%
C
4%
D
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Dead body of an animal

(A) Carcass

(B) Cadence

(C) Cadaver

(D) Corpse
Options
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53%
A
11%
B
14%
C
21%
D
Select the most appropriate idiom of the given meaning.

To be received badly by an audience

(A) Gird up the loin

(B) Go down like a lead balloon

(C) Fabian policy

(D) Crack someone up
Options
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13%
A
59%
B
15%
C
13%
D
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Get something off your chest

(A) Have difficulty in doing something that is quite easy

(B) Remove something from you as it is troubling you a lot

(C) Tell people some good news that you know and you want to share

(D) Express something that has been worrying you, and you want to say
Options
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11%
A
32%
B
14%
C
43%
D
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Your eldest sister / lives in / a big city, / does she?

A. Your eldest sister

B. lives in

C. does she

D. a big city
Options
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34%
A
12%
B
48%
C
6%
D
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

If he wants / farther information, / send him / to me.

A. farther information

B. to me

C. If he wants

D. send him
Options
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65%
A
17%
B
10%
C
8%
D
Synonym of Exceptional
(SSC MTS 2019, CGL 2024)
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6%
Usual
17%
Mundane
70%
Extraordinary
6%
Common