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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 21.03.2024 1. FLAIR (NOUN): (कौशल): aptitude  Synonyms: talent, gift  Antonyms: inability  Example Sentence: She had a flair for certain languages.  2. DISCHARGE (VERB): (उतार देना): unload  Synonyms: offload, empty  Antonyms: load  Example Sentence: The ferry was discharging passengers.  3. LIGHT-HEARTED (ADJECTIVE): (प्रसन्नचित): carefree  Synonyms: cheerful, cheery  Antonyms: miserable  Example Sentence: We had an excited, light-hearted chatter.  4. STREAM (NOUN): (श्रृंखला): succession  Synonyms: series, string  Antonyms: trickle  Example Sentence: A woman screamed a stream of abuse.  5. FALLOW (ADJECTIVE): (परती, बिना जोती बोई भूमि): uncultivated Synonyms: unploughed, untilled  Antonyms: cultivated  Example Sentence: Incentives were provided to farmers to let land lie fallow.  6. REVIEW (VERB): (पुनर्विचार करना): reconsider  Synonyms: re-examine, reassess  Antonyms: stick by  Example Sentence: All slides were then reviewed by one pathologist.  7. CONTEMPLATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विचारशील): thoughtful  Synonyms: pensive, reflective  Antonyms: active  Example Sentence:She regarded me with a contemplative eye.  8. ADVERSARY (NOUN): (प्रतिद्वंद्वी): opponent  Synonyms: rival, enemy  Antonyms: ally  Example Sentence: Rita beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals.  9. SUCCUMB (VERB): (दबना): yield  Synonyms: give in, give way  Antonyms: resist Example Sentence: We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.  10. ONGOING (ADJECTIVE): (चल रही है): in progress  Synonyms: under way, going on  Antonyms: finished  Example Sentence: There is an ongoing debate on the issue.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.03.2024 1. SUBSEQUENT (ADJECTIVE): (आगामी): following  Synonyms: ensuing, succeeding  Antonyms: previous  Example Sentence:The theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906.  2. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (वर्तमान): current  Synonyms: existing, present  Antonyms: past  Example Sentence:The incumbent President had been defeated.  3. ABROGATION (NOUN): (निराकरण) repudiation  Synonyms: revocation, repeal  Antonyms: institution Example Sentence:The ministry proposed for the abrogation of the electoral law of 1850.  4. HALT (VERB): (ठहरना): stop  Synonyms: come to rest, pull up  Antonyms: start  Example Sentence:There is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed.  5. DEPRESS (VERB): (दबाना): slow down  Synonyms: reduce, lower  Antonyms: encourage  Example Sentence:Fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets.  6. CONSERVATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिवर्तनवादी): traditionalist  Synonyms: traditional, conventional  Antonyms: radical  Example Sentence:They were very conservative in their outlook.  7. SETBACK (NOUN): (बाधा): problem  Synonyms: difficulty, issue  Antonyms: breakthrough  Example Sentence:There was a serious setback for the peace.  8. UPHOLD (VERB): (कायम रखना): maintain  Synonyms: sustain, continue  Antonyms: abandon  Example Sentence:They uphold a tradition of not causing distress to living creatures.  9. INCAPACITATE (VERB): (अक्षमता): disabled  Synonyms: debilitated, indisposed  Antonyms: fit  Example Sentence: He was incapacitated by a heart attack.  10. PUERILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish  Synonyms: immature, infantile  Antonyms: mature  Example Sentence:We had a puerile argument.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 19.03.2024 1. WITHSTAND (NOUN): (विरोध करना): resist  Synonyms: hold out against, stand up to  Antonyms: give in  Example Sentence:The structure had been designed to withstand winds of more than 100 mph.  2. SNAP (VERB): (टूटना): break  Synonyms: fracture, splinter  Antonyms: hold  Example Sentence:The strings of the guitar kept snapping.  3. CONTEST (VERB): (प्रतिवाद करना): oppose  Synonyms: challenge dispute  Antonyms: agree with  Example Sentence:The former orderly contests his dismissal.  4. VIGOUR (NOUN): (शक्ति): robustness  Synonyms: hardiness, strength  Antonyms: weakness  Example Sentence: ÷I am 69 but still full of vigour and vitality.  5. SURREAL (ADJECTIVE): (अवास्तविक): unreal  Synonyms: bizarre unusual  Antonyms: real  Example Sentence:The story was a surreal mix of fact and fantasy. 6. CHAOTIC (ADJECTIVE): (अराजक): disorderly  Synonyms: disordered, disorganized  Antonyms: orderly  Example Sentence:The administration of finance was as chaotic as the condition of parliament.  7. VULNERABLE (ADJECTIVE): (सहज में घायल होने वाला): at risk  Synonyms: endangered, unsafe  Antonyms: invulnerable  Example Sentence: Children are the most vulnerable members of society.  8. SPURN (VERB): (तिरस्कार करना): refuse  Synonyms: decline, reject  Antonyms: adore  Example Sentence:He spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned.  9. RETREAT (VERB): (स्थान छोड़ना): withdraw  Synonyms: retire, draw back  Antonyms: advance  Example Sentence:When the enemy attacked, our troops were forced to retreat.  10. MOUNT (VERB): (उठना): increase  Synonyms: grow, rise  Antonyms: decrease  Example Sentence:The costs mount up when we buy a home. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 18.03.2024 1. STAUNCH (ADJECTIVE):(निष्ठावान): stalwart  Synonyms: loyal, faithful  Antonyms: disloyal  Example Sentence:He is known for being a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby.  2. NEEDLESS (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): unnecessary  Synonyms: inessential, non-essential  Antonyms: necessary  Example Sentence: I deplore needless waste.  3. REBELLION (NOUN): (विद्रोह): defiance  Synonyms: disobedience, insubordination  Antonyms: obedience  Example Sentence:What she did was nothing but an act of teenage rebellion.  4. HASTEN (VERB): (जल्दी करना): speed up  Synonyms: accelerate, quicken  Antonyms: delay  Example Sentence:This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease.  5. OUTRAGEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अनोखा/अद्भुत): eye-catching  Synonyms: startling, striking  Antonyms: inconspicuous  Example Sentence:Her routines and leotards tend to be outrageous.  6. LAX (ADJECTIVE): (लापरवाह): slack  Synonyms: slipshod, negligent  Antonyms: stern  Example Sentence:We must ever be lax with our security.  7. DIRE (ADJECTIVE): (भयानक): terrible  Synonyms: dreadful, appalling  Antonyms: good  Example Sentence:Misuse of drugs can have dire outcomes.  8. DISENGAGE (VERB): (वापस लेना): withdraw  Synonyms: leave, pull out of  Antonyms: enter  Example Sentence:The commanders disengaged their forces.  9. REPRIEVE (VERB): (दंड निलंबित करना): pardon  Synonyms: spare, acquit  Antonyms: charge  Example Sentence:He was sentenced to death but then reprieved.  10. DEFECTION (NOUN): (पक्षत्याग): desertion  Synonyms: absconding, decamping  Antonyms: joining  Example Sentence:One defection from the government dissolved Temaru's majority.