🌠The Hindu Vocabulary 20 Nov 2025
1. Bolster (Verb)
Meaning: To support or strengthen; to prop up.
Hindi: मजबूत करना, सहारा देना।
Synonyms: Strengthen, support, reinforce, boost.
Antonyms: Undermine, weaken, hinder.
Example: The company seeks to bolster growth capital in a competitive environment.
Related Words: Bolstered (adjective).
2. Impetus (Noun)
Meaning: The force or energy with which a body moves; something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly.
Hindi: प्रोत्साहन, वेग।
Synonyms: Momentum, drive, thrust, stimulus.
Antonyms: Hindrance, block, check.
Example: Achieving the economic vision would require further impetus to financial sector reforms.
Related Words: N/A.
3. Prudential (Adjective)
Meaning: Involving or showing care and forethought, especially in business.
Hindi: विवेकपूर्ण, सावधान।
Synonyms: Prudent, cautious, careful, sagacious.
Antonyms: Reckless, rash, imprudent.
Example: The Governor said prudential rule books should evolve in a calibrated manner.
Related Words: Prudence (noun).
4. Calibrated (Adjective)
Meaning: Carefully assessed, set, or adjusted.
Hindi: जाँचा हुआ, मापा हुआ।
Synonyms: Measured, adjusted, regulated, tuned.
Antonyms: Unmeasured, random, haphazard.
Example: Regulations should evolve in a calibrated manner as banks are now stronger.
Related Words: Calibrate (verb), calibration (noun).
5. Guardrails (Noun)
Meaning: (Metaphorically) boundaries or safeguards intended to prevent something from going wrong.
Hindi: सुरक्षा उपाय।
Synonyms: Safeguards, protections, safety barriers.
Antonyms: Risks, hazards.
Example: The proposed guardrails like limiting bank funding will contain credit risks.
Related Words: N/A.
6. Unviable (Adjective)
Meaning: Not capable of working successfully; not feasible.
Hindi: अलाभकारी, अव्यवहारिक।
Synonyms: Infeasible, impractical, unworkable.
Antonyms: Viable, feasible, profitable.
Example: High tariffs have made exports to the country quite unviable for Indian manufacturers.
Related Words: Viable (adjective).
7. Overhaul (Noun)
Meaning: A thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made.
Hindi: कायापलट, मरम्मत।
Synonyms: Revamp, renovation, reconstruction, modernization.
Antonyms: Maintenance, preservation.
Example: The ship is a visible example of the massive military overhaul and expansion.
Related Words: Overhaul (verb).
8. Vetted (Adjective)
Meaning: Carefully investigated or evaluated.
Hindi: जाँचा-परखा।
Synonyms: Screened, assessed, evaluated, examined.
Antonyms: Unchecked, unexamined.
Example: The force is supposed to train and support vetted Palestinian police.
Related Words: Vet (verb).
9. Churned (Verb)
Meaning: (of liquid) move about vigorously; (of a storm) move or cause to move.
Hindi: मथना, वेग से चलना।
Synonyms: Swirled, tossed, seethed, agitated.
Antonyms: Settled, calmed.
Example: Typhoon Kalmaegi churned across Vietnam on Friday.
Related Words: Churn (noun).
10. Dissuade (Verb)
Meaning: To persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
Hindi: रोकना, मना करना।
Synonyms: Discourage, deter, prevent, divert.
Antonyms: Encourage, persuade, urge.
Example: Police tried to dissuade speculation that the blasts were a terror attack.
Related Words: Dissuasion (noun).