The Hindu Vocabulary 30 Dec 2025
1. Recalibration (Noun)
Meaning: The action of calibrating something again or differently; careful reassessment.
Hindi: पुन: अंशांकन, पुनर्मूल्यांकन।
Synonyms: Adjustment, realignment, modification, re-evaluation.
Antonyms: Stagnation, status quo.
Example: Addressing this gap requires a recalibration of how electoral stakeholders are understood.
Related Words: Recalibrate (verb).
2. Serendipitous (Adjective)
Meaning: Occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Hindi: आकस्मिक (सुखद)।
Synonyms: Chance, accidental, fortuitous, lucky.
Antonyms: Planned, calculated, deliberate.
Example: The discovery is serendipitous and the result reflects the power of JWST-quality data.
Related Words: Serendipity (noun).
3. Bullish (Adjective)
Meaning: Aggressively confident and self-assertive; (Stock market) characterized by rising share prices.
Hindi: आशावान, तेजी का (बाजार)।
Synonyms: Optimistic, confident, hopeful, positive.
Antonyms: Bearish, pessimistic, doubtful.
Example: She sounded very bullish about winning the upcoming election.
Related Words: Bull (noun).
4. Transshipment (Noun)
Meaning: The shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to yet another destination.
Hindi: माल का स्थानांतरण (एक जहाज से दूसरे जहाज में)।
Synonyms: Transfer, reloading, cross-docking.
Antonyms: Direct shipment.
Example: It is emerging as a premier deep-water transshipment hub.
Related Words: Transship (verb).
5. Apprenticeship (Noun)
Meaning: The position of an apprentice; a period of learning a craft or trade.
Hindi: शिक्षुता, प्रशिक्षुता।
Synonyms: Traineeship, internship, training, probation.
Antonyms: Expertise, mastery.
Example: Apprenticeship quietly disappeared, replaced by expectations.
Related Words: Apprentice (noun).
6. Gumption (Noun)
Meaning: Shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.
Hindi: तर्कबुद्धि, साहस।
Synonyms: Initiative, resourcefulness, nerve, enterprise.
Antonyms: Apathy, timidity, stupidity.
Example: I have also watched brilliant ideas die because no one had the gumption to defend them.
Related Words: N/A.
7. Pirouette (Verb)
Meaning: Perform a pirouette (an act of spinning on one foot).
Hindi: एक पैर पर घूमना।
Synonyms: Spin, twirl, whirl, revolve.
Antonyms: Stand still.
Example: I zigzag, pirouette, do the kuthu dance on the head of a slightly drunk honeybee.
Related Words: Pirouette (noun).
8. Misogynist (Noun)
Meaning: A person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women.
Hindi: स्त्री-द्वेषी।
Synonyms: Sexist, woman-hater, male chauvinist.
Antonyms: Feminist.
Example: Notorious far-right agitator and misogynist influencer Andrew Tate.
Related Words: Misogyny (noun), misogynistic (adjective).
9. Camouflaged (Adjective)
Meaning: Hidden or disguised so as to blend with the surroundings.
Hindi: छिपा हुआ, छद्मवेशी।
Synonyms: Disguised, concealed, masked, veiled.
Antonyms: Exposed, revealed, visible.
Example: Covered with earth that he called consistent with a camouflaged launch point.
Related Words: Camouflage (noun/verb).
10. Hypersonic (Adjective)
Meaning: Relating to speeds of more than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5).
Hindi: अतिध्वनिक (ध्वनि से 5 गुना तेज)।
Synonyms: Supersonic (broadly), ultra-fast.
Antonyms: Subsonic, transonic.
Example: Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles in Belarus.
Related Words: N/A.