🔥The Hindu Vocabulary 30 Mar 2025
1. Vexatious (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Causing annoyance or frustration
Meaning (Hindi): कष्टप्रद या परेशान करने वाला
Synonyms: Irritating, troublesome, annoying
Antonyms: Pleasant, agreeable
Example: The vexatious delays in the project frustrated the team.
Related Words: Vexation (Noun), Vexatiously (Adverb)
2. Moribund (Adjective)
Meaning (English): At the point of death or near failure
Meaning (Hindi): मृतप्राय या पतनशील
Synonyms: Dying, declining, stagnant
Antonyms: Thriving, flourishing
Example: The moribund economy needed urgent reforms.
Related Words: Moribundity (Noun)
3. Paragon (Noun)
Meaning (English): A perfect example of something
Meaning (Hindi): उत्कृष्ट उदाहरण
Synonyms: Exemplar, ideal, model
Antonyms: Imperfection, flaw
Example: She is a paragon of kindness and generosity.
Related Words: None
4. Specious (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Misleadingly attractive or false
Meaning (Hindi): भ्रामक
Synonyms: Deceptive, fallacious, spurious
Antonyms: Genuine, truthful
Example: His argument was specious and lacked real evidence.
Related Words: Speciously (Adverb), Speciousness (Noun)
5. Recrudescence (Noun)
Meaning (English): The recurrence of an undesirable condition
Meaning (Hindi): पुनरुत्थान
Synonyms: Revival, resurgence, reappearance
Antonyms: Suppression, eradication
Example: There was a recrudescence of violence in the region.
Related Words: Recrudescent (Adjective)
6. Imbroglio (Noun)
Meaning (English): A complicated and confusing situation
Meaning (Hindi): गड़बड़ी या पेचीदा स्थिति
Synonyms: Entanglement, confusion, predicament
Antonyms: Clarity, resolution
Example: The political imbroglio caused instability in the government.
Related Words: None
7. Dilapidated (Adjective)
Meaning (English): In a state of disrepair
Meaning (Hindi): जीर्ण-शीर्ण
Synonyms: Run-down, deteriorated, decrepit
Antonyms: Well-maintained, sturdy
Example: The old mansion was dilapidated and abandoned.
Related Words: Dilapidation (Noun)
8. Mawkish (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Overly sentimental
Meaning (Hindi): अति भावुक
Synonyms: Cloying, saccharine, sappy
Antonyms: Unemotional, restrained
Example: His mawkish love letters embarrassed her.
Related Words: Mawkishly (Adverb), Mawkishness (Noun)
9. Insipid (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Lacking flavor or excitement
Meaning (Hindi): फीका या उबाऊ
Synonyms: Bland, dull, tasteless
Antonyms: Flavorful, interesting
Example: The lecture was insipid and uninspiring.
Related Words: Insipidity (Noun), Insipidly (Adverb)
10. Anodyne (Adjective)
Meaning (English): Unlikely to provoke offense; soothing
Meaning (Hindi): पीड़ाहर या हानिरहित
Synonyms: Inoffensive, harmless, palliative
Antonyms: Provocative, harmful
Example: His anodyne remarks kept the discussion peaceful.
Related Words: None