🌠The Hindu Vocabulary 26 Nov 2025
1. Defalcation (Noun)
Meaning: The misappropriation of funds by a person trusted with its charge; embezzlement.
Hindi: ग़बन, हेराफेरी।
Synonyms: Embezzlement, misappropriation, swindling, fraud.
Antonyms: Reimbursement, return, compensation.
Example: The order recorded the amount of defalcation in the FIR was ₹5,383 crore.
Related Words: Defalcate (verb).
2. Acrimonious (Adjective)
Meaning: (Typically of speech or debate) angry and bitter.
Hindi: उग्र, कटु।
Synonyms: Bitter, rancorous, caustic, acerbic.
Antonyms: Peaceable, amicable, pleasant.
Example: The meeting of the Board of Trustees is expected to be far from acrimonious.
Related Words: Acrimony (noun).
3. Rescind (Verb)
Meaning: Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).
Hindi: रद्द करना।
Synonyms: Revoke, repeal, annul, overturn.
Antonyms: Enforce, enact, valid.
Example: The Union Ministry of Education has decided to rescind the order.
Related Words: Rescission (noun).
4. Inviolate (Adjective)
Meaning: Free or safe from injury or violation.
Hindi: अखंड, पवित्र।
Synonyms: Untouched, undamaged, pristine, sacrosanct.
Antonyms: Violated, profaned, defiled.
Example: To declare an area larger than the already protected area an inviolate space would be an aberration.
Related Words: Inviolable (adjective).
5. Disenfranchise (Verb)
Meaning: Deprive (someone) of the right to vote.
Hindi: मताधिकार से वंचित करना।
Synonyms: Deprive of rights, marginalize.
Antonyms: Enfranchise, empower.
Example: You cannot disenfranchise millions of people and then claim you are governing by consent.
Related Words: Disenfranchisement (noun).
6. Epochal (Adjective)
Meaning: Forming or characterizing an epoch; epoch-making; uniquely significant.
Hindi: युगप्रवर्तक, महत्वपूर्ण।
Synonyms: Momentous, significant, historic, consequential.
Antonyms: Trivial, insignificant, minor.
Example: Like his batting partner in that epochal stand at Eden Gardens against Australia in 2001.
Related Words: Epoch (noun).
7. Jettisoned (Verb)
Meaning: Abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted).
Hindi: फेंक देना, त्याग देना।
Synonyms: Discard, dump, ditch, unload.
Antonyms: Keep, retain, hold.
Example: Just one Test failure later, he was jettisoned as a 'makeshift opener'.
Related Words: Jettison (noun).
8. Mellifluous (Adjective)
Meaning: (Of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
Hindi: मधुर, सुरीला।
Synonyms: Sweet-sounding, dulcet, honeyed, musical.
Antonyms: Cacophonous, harsh, grating.
Example: An off-spinner who could produce mellifluous runs down the order.
Related Words: Mellifluously (adverb).
9. Aplomb (Noun)
Meaning: Self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
Hindi: आत्मसंयम, आत्मविश्वास।
Synonyms: Poise, self-assurance, composure, equanimity.
Antonyms: Panic, fear, gauging.
Example: Handling the spinners with aplomb using his long reach.
Related Words: N/A.
10. Brackish (Adjective)
Meaning: (Of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries.
Hindi: खारा।
Synonyms: Saline, salt, briny.
Antonyms: Fresh (water), sweet.
Example: Stronger storms push saltwater further inland, turning wells and lakes brackish.
Related Words: Brackishness (noun).