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11%
hospitable
66%
humanitarium
19%
hasten
4%
hostile
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10%
fragmentation
9%
frustrated
9%
fugitive
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fundamantal
Today's word

Inundate /ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/ (verb)

Meaning: To overwhelm someone with things or tasks, often to the point where it becomes difficult to manage; to flood.

Examples:

1. The company was inundated with job applications after the new position was announced.
2. During the holiday season, stores are often inundated with customers.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Lean and mean

(A) Fat and lazy

(B) Evil and selfish

(C) Thin and weak

(D) Ready and efficient
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38%
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Loaded words

(A) Words that have been used by well-known writers

(B) Words that common people cannot understand

(C) Words that carry more significance than their literal meaning

(D) Words or language that is impolite and rude
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Did you/ recall to meet/ her at the party/ last night?

(A) last night

(B) Did you

(C) recall to meet

(D) her at the party
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Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Place where two or more rivers meet

(A) delta

(B) strait

(C) estuary

(D) confluence
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives choose the one that can be substituted for the given phrase.

Critical judge of any art and craft

(A) Comrade

(B) Curator

(C) Connoisseur

(D) Crusader
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Synonym of Monotonous
(SSC CGL 2022,2024)
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Boring
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Compulsory
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Eventful
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Momentous
Synonym of Epitome
(SSC CPO 2017)
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Type
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Extension
16%
Ruddy
19%
Lively
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9%
dwelling
76%
dwindel
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durable
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dwarf
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exhibition
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exhausted
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expanditure
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expansive
 Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 17 March 2025

1. RELEGATE (VERB): (नीचा दिखाना): downgrade
Synonyms: lower, put down
Antonyms: upgrade
Example Sentence: They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.
2. PERFUNCTORY (ADJECTIVE): (बेपरवाह): cursory
Synonyms: desultory, quick
Antonyms: careful
Example Sentence: He did nothing and just kept on giving a perfunctory nod.
3. INVOKE (VERB): (आह्वान करना): cite
Synonyms: adduce, instance
Antonyms: waive
Example Sentence: The antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England.
4. EXTREMISM (NOUN): (अतिवाद): fanaticism
Synonyms: radicalism, zealotry
Antonyms: moderation
Example Sentence: The dangers of racist extremism are present everywhere.
5. ARBITRARY (ADJECTIVE): (बेतरतीब): capricious
Synonyms: whimsical, random
Antonyms: rational
Example Sentence: He just ends up taking arbitrary decisions.
6. QUESTIONABLE (ADJECTIVE): (शंकास्पद): controversial
Synonyms: contentious, doubt
Antonyms: certain
Example Sentence: It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine.
7. EXUBERANCE (NOUN): (उत्साह): ebullience
Synonyms: buoyancy, cheerfulness
Antonyms: gloom
Example Sentence: He has a sense of youthful exuberance.
8. CHOPPY (ADJECTIVE): (अशांत): rough
Synonyms: turbulent, heavy
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence: Sea conditions are often very choppy.
9. DISTORT (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): twist
Synonyms: misrepresent, pervert
Antonyms: accurate
Example Sentence: Many facts in the newspaper were distorted.
10. RESOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): determined
Synonyms: purposeful, purposive
Antonyms: irresolute
Example Sentence: She was resolute and unswerving.