🔥The Hindu Vocabulary 07 July 2025
1. Appease (Verb)
Meaning: To pacify or satisfy, especially by making concessions.
Hindi: शांत करना, तुष्ट करना।
Synonyms: Pacify, placate, mollify.
Antonyms: Provoke, agitate, antagonize.
Example: Authorities attempted to appease Narayanpatana’s tribals with promises.
Related Words: Appeasement (noun), appeasable (adjective).
2. Arduous (Adjective)
Meaning: Requiring a lot of effort or energy; strenuous.
Hindi: कठिन, श्रमसाध्य।
Synonyms: Strenuous, laborious, grueling.
Antonyms: Easy, effortless, simple.
Example: The arduous trek to LAC villages tested soldiers’ endurance.
Related Words: Arduousness (noun), arduously (adverb).
3. Belligerent (Adjective)
Meaning: Hostile and aggressive, eager to fight.
Hindi: युद्धरत, आक्रामक।
Synonyms: Combative, hostile, aggressive.
Antonyms: Peaceful, conciliatory, amicable.
Example: Belligerent protests in Narayanpatana alarmed officials.
Related Words: Belligerence (noun), belligerently (adverb).
4. Cacophony (Noun)
Meaning: A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Hindi: कोलाहल, कर्कश ध्वनि।
Synonyms: Discord, clamor, din.
Antonyms: Harmony, melody, silence.
Example: A cacophony of shouts echoed during Narayanpatana’s unrest.
Related Words: Cacophonous (adjective), cacophonously (adverb).
5. Cessation (Noun)
Meaning: The act of bringing something to an end.
Hindi: समाप्ति, विराम।
Synonyms: Termination, halt, stoppage.
Antonyms: Continuation, persistence, resumption.
Example: The cessation of floods allowed Balasore’s recovery.
Related Words: Cease (verb), ceaseless (adjective).
6. Contention (Noun)
Meaning: A heated disagreement or dispute.
Hindi: विवाद, तर्क।
Synonyms: Dispute, argument, conflict.
Antonyms: Agreement, harmony, accord.
Example: Land rights were a contention in Narayanpatana’s uprising.
Related Words: Contentious (adjective), contentiously (adverb).
7. Debris (Noun)
Meaning: Scattered fragments, typically from something destroyed.
Hindi: मलबा, अवशेष।
Synonyms: Rubble, wreckage, detritus.
Antonyms: Whole, structure, intactness.
Example: Debris from eroded homes littered Chellanam’s shores.
Related Words: Debris-laden (adjective).
8. Deterioration (Noun)
Meaning: The process of becoming progressively worse.
Hindi: बिगड़ना, क्षय।
Synonyms: Decline, degradation, decay.
Antonyms: Improvement, restoration, recovery.
Example: Coastal deterioration worsened Chellanam’s housing crisis.
Related Words: Deteriorate (verb), deteriorative (adjective).
9. Ebullient (Adjective)
Meaning: Cheerful and full of energy or excitement.
Hindi: उत्साही, जोशीला।
Synonyms: Exuberant, enthusiastic, buoyant.
Antonyms: Subdued, listless, gloomy.
Example: Manisha’s ebullient performance uplifted India’s team.
Related Words: Ebullience (noun), ebulliently (adverb).
10. Eminence (Noun)
Meaning: Fame or recognized superiority in a field.
Hindi: प्रतिष्ठा, श्रेष्ठता।
Synonyms: Prominence, distinction, prestige.
Antonyms: Obscurity, mediocrity, inferiority.
Example: India’s eminence in cricket shone at Edgbaston.
Related Words: Eminent (adjective), eminently (adverb).