🌠The Hindu Vocabulary 25 Nov 2025
1. Recalcitrant (Adjective)
Meaning: Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.
Hindi: अड़ियल, हठी।
Synonyms: Uncooperative, intractable, defiant, rebellious.
Antonyms: Amenable, docile, compliant, cooperative.
Example: The Presidential Reference opinion was not intended to shift the burden back on States to run pillar-to-post to get their recalcitrant Governors to pass pending Bills.
Related Words: Recalcitrance (noun).
2. Straitjacket (Noun/Adjective)
Meaning: A strict or constricting code or form that allows no freedom of action.
Hindi: कड़ा प्रतिबंध।
Synonyms: Restriction, constraint, shackle.
Antonyms: Freedom, flexibility, latitude.
Example: You cannot have a straitjacket formula that in every Bill, if assent is not granted, it would be deemed to have been passed.
Related Words: Straitjacketed (adjective).
3. Adroit (Adjective)
Meaning: Clever or skilful in using the hands or mind.
Hindi: निपुण, चतुर।
Synonyms: Skillful, adept, dexterous, deft.
Antonyms: Clumsy, incompetent, inept.
Example: The Indian polity needs to be run not by power games played by adroit players.
Related Words: Adroitly (adverb), adroitness (noun).
4. Confabulations (Noun)
Meaning: Formal discussions or conferences; conversation.
Hindi: बातचीत, परामर्श।
Synonyms: Discussions, consultations, chats, conferences.
Antonyms: Silence.
Example: No delay was orchestrated during which confabulations could be held, and opinions sought in huddles.
Related Words: Confabulate (verb).
5. Demurred (Verb)
Meaning: Raised doubts or objections or showed reluctance.
Hindi: आपत्ति करना।
Synonyms: Objected, protested, dissented, cavilled.
Antonyms: Accepted, agreed, acceded.
Example: President K.R. Narayanan demurred, and sent the recommendation back.
Related Words: Demur (noun/verb).
6. Infractions (Noun)
Meaning: A violation or infringement of a law or agreement.
Hindi: उल्लंघन, अतिक्रमण।
Synonyms: Violations, breaches, infringements, transgressions.
Antonyms: Observance, compliance.
Example: Assents when given in fear or refused out of bias are infractions of Constitutional responsibility.
Related Words: Infract (verb).
7. Verity (Noun)
Meaning: A true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance.
Hindi: सत्यता, सच्चाई।
Synonyms: Truth, fact, reality, certainty.
Antonyms: Falsehood, lie, fiction.
Example: The answers of the five-judge Bench to the Presidential Reference is imbued with this verity.
Related Words: Veritable (adjective).
8. Coy (Adjective)
Meaning: Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; (archaic) pretending to be shy or modest.
Hindi: संकोची, लजीला।
Synonyms: Reticent, diffident, shy, modest.
Antonyms: Brazen, forward, bold.
Example: Morality was not coy with them, nor fairness halting.
Related Words: Coyly (adverb), coyness (noun).
9. Equilibrium (Noun)
Meaning: A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
Hindi: संतुलन।
Synonyms: Balance, symmetry, equipoise, stability.
Antonyms: Imbalance, instability.
Example: A peace deal must seek to build a new security equilibrium in the region.
Related Words: Equilibrate (verb).
10. Precursor (Noun)
Meaning: A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.
Hindi: अग्रदूत, पूर्वगामी।
Synonyms: Forerunner, predecessor, harbinger, prelude.
Antonyms: Successor, descendant.
Example: This might lead to a cessation of hostilities as a precursor to a broader treaty on territorial agreements.
Related Words: N/A.