🔥The Hindu Vocabulary 26 Mar 2025
1. Munificent (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Very generous
Meaning (Hindi): उदार
Synonyms: Lavish, bountiful, magnanimous
Antonyms: Stingy, miserly
Example: The billionaire made a munificent donation to charity.
Related Words: Munificence (Noun), Munificently (Adverb)
2. Recondite (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Difficult to understand
Meaning (Hindi): गूढ़
Synonyms: Obscure, abstruse, esoteric
Antonyms: Simple, straightforward
Example: His lectures were full of recondite concepts.
Related Words: Reconditeness (Noun), Reconditely (Adverb)
3. Sanguine (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Cheerfully optimistic
Meaning (Hindi): आशावादी
Synonyms: Hopeful, buoyant, positive
Antonyms: Pessimistic, doubtful
Example: Despite the crisis, he remained sanguine about the future.
Related Words: Sanguinely (Adverb), Sanguinity (Noun)
4. Obstreperous (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Noisy and difficult to control
Meaning (Hindi): हंगामेदार
Synonyms: Unruly, boisterous, defiant
Antonyms: Quiet, obedient
Example: The obstreperous crowd disrupted the meeting.
Related Words: Obstreperously (Adverb), Obstreperousness (Noun)
5. Perspicacious (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Having keen understanding
Meaning (Hindi): तीव्र बुद्धि वाला
Synonyms: Insightful, perceptive, astute
Antonyms: Dull, ignorant
Example: The perspicacious journalist uncovered the truth.
Related Words: Perspicacity (Noun), Perspicaciously (Adverb)
6. Dilatory (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Slow to act
Meaning (Hindi): सुस्त
Synonyms: Delaying, sluggish, procrastinating
Antonyms: Prompt, speedy
Example: His dilatory response caused unnecessary delays.
Related Words: Dilatorily (Adverb), Dilatoriness (Noun)
7. Lachrymose (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Tearful or sad
Meaning (Hindi): रोनेवाला
Synonyms: Mournful, weepy, sorrowful
Antonyms: Cheerful, jovial
Example: The movie's ending left the audience in a lachrymose state.
Related Words: Lachrymosely (Adverb), Lachrymosity (Noun)
8. Anathema (Noun)
Meaning (English): Something or someone intensely disliked
Meaning (Hindi): अभिशाप
Synonyms: Curse, abomination, hatred
Antonyms: Blessing, approval
Example: Corruption is an anathema to good governance.
Related Words: Anathematize (Verb)
9. Puissant (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Having great power or influence
Meaning (Hindi): शक्तिशाली
Synonyms: Mighty, strong, potent
Antonyms: Weak, powerless
Example: The king was a puissant ruler of his time.
Related Words: Puissance (Noun)
10. Cacophony (Noun)
Meaning (English): A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
Meaning (Hindi): कर्णकटु शोर
Synonyms: Dissonance, racket, noise
Antonyms: Harmony, melody
Example: The traffic outside created a cacophony of horns and engines.
Related Words: Cacophonous (Adjective)
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