English Grammar Quiz ™

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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 06.05.2024 1. COROLLARY (NOUN): (परिणाम): consequence Synonyms: result, upshot Antonyms: cause Example Sentence:The huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts. 2. FRIVOLOUS (ADJECTIVE): (क्षुद्र): flippant Synonyms: glib, waggish Antonyms: serious Example Sentence:At bottom the man was frivolous, selfish and unstable. 3. CONTEMPT (NOUN): (अपमान): disrespect Synonyms: disregard, slighting Antonyms: respect Example Sentence:This action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority. 4. DRENCH (VERB): (भिगाना): soak Synonyms: saturate, wet through Antonyms: dry Example Sentence:I fell in the stream and was drenched. 5. PROPRIETY (NOUN): (शिष्टाचार): decorum Synonyms: respectability decency Antonyms: impropriety Example Sentence: She always behaves with the utmost propriety. 6. REFUTE (VERB): (खंडन करना): disprove Synonyms: rebut, confute Antonyms: confirm Example Sentence:These claims have not been refuted at all. 7. COLLOQUIAL (ADJECTIVE): (बोल-चाल की शैली): informal Synonyms: conversational, everyday Antonyms: literary Example Sentence:His colloquial talents were indeed of the highest order. 8. BEWILDER (VERB): (भरमाना): baffle Synonyms: mystify, bemuse Antonyms: enlighten Example Sentence:She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood. 9. HAPLESS (ADJECTIVE): (अभागे): unfortunate Synonyms: unlucky, luckless Antonyms: lucky Example Sentence:I met the hapless victims of the disaster. 10. INHIBIT (VERB): (रोकना): impede Synonyms: hinder hamper Antonyms: assist Example Sentence:Too much cold inhibits plant growth.

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Passage: Flood is a common natural disaster. Scientists have often tried to ..........(1) floods. There are a number of reasons that ..........(2) floods, including heavy rain and cloudbursts. Due to these reasons, rivers ................(3) their banks and cover the surrounding land. Sometimes, dams break and cause disastrous floods that ...............(4) to large-scale destruction. Timely safety ...............(5) should be taken to save human life and property.