🔥The Hindu Vocabulary 29 Jul 2025
1. Egregious (Adjective)
Meaning: Outstandingly bad or shocking.
Hindi: घोर, जघन्य।
Synonyms: Flagrant, outrageous, blatant.
Antonyms: Minor, trivial, insignificant.
Example: The egregious oversight in Bihar’s crime control was criticized.
Related Words: Egregiously (adverb), egregiousness (noun).
2. Ephemeral (Adjective)
Meaning: Lasting for a very short time.
Hindi: क्षणिक, अल्पकालिक।
Synonyms: Fleeting, transient, momentary.
Antonyms: Permanent, lasting, enduring.
Example: The truce’s ephemeral peace worried Kodavri villagers.
Related Words: Ephemerality (noun), ephemerally (adverb).
3. Exacerbate (Verb)
Meaning: To make a situation or problem worse.
Hindi: बदतर करना, उत्तेजित करना।
Synonyms: Worsen, aggravate, intensify.
Antonyms: Alleviate, soothe, mitigate.
Example: Rising temperatures exacerbated GLOF risks in the Himalayas.
Related Words: Exacerbation (noun), exacerbative (adjective).
4. Fastidious (Adjective)
Meaning: Very attentive to detail or accuracy; hard to please.
Hindi: सूक्ष्मदर्शी, नकचढ़ा।
Synonyms: Meticulous, scrupulous, particular.
Antonyms: Careless, negligent, sloppy.
Example: Fastidious surveyors ensured accurate Devadasi data collection.
Related Words: Fastidiousness (noun), fastidiously (adverb).
5. Impasse (Noun)
Meaning: A situation with no progress or resolution possible.
Hindi: गतिरोध, अड़चन।
Synonyms: Deadlock, stalemate, standoff.
Antonyms: Breakthrough, resolution, progress.
Example: The Kodavri-Dabhi conflict reached an impasse before the truce.
Related Words: Impassable (adjective), impassably (adverb).
6. Mitigation (Noun)
Meaning: The act of reducing the severity or impact of something.
Hindi: शमन, न्यूनीकरण।
Synonyms: Alleviation, reduction, moderation.
Antonyms: Aggravation, escalation, intensification.
Example: NDMA’s mitigation efforts targeted GLOF risks effectively.
Related Words: Mitigate (verb), mitigative (adjective).
7. Obfuscate (Verb)
Meaning: To confuse or make something unclear.
Hindi: अस्पष्ट करना, भ्रमित करना।
Synonyms: Confuse, obscure, muddle.
Antonyms: Clarify, elucidate, explain.
Example: Lack of clarity obfuscated the POCSO Act’s objectives.
Related Words: Obfuscation (noun), obfuscatory (adjective).
8. Propensity (Noun)
Meaning: A natural tendency or inclination to behave in a certain way.
Hindi: प्रवृत्ति, झुकाव।
Synonyms: Tendency, inclination, predisposition.
Antonyms: Aversion, disinclination, reluctance.
Example: Bihar’s migrants showed a propensity for documentation errors.
Related Words: Propense (adjective), propensely (adverb).
9. Remonstrate (Verb)
Meaning: To protest or argue strongly against something.
Hindi: विरोध करना, आपत्ति जताना।
Synonyms: Protest, object, complain.
Antonyms: Agree, accept, endorse.
Example: Devadasi activists remonstrated against age limits in surveys.
Related Words: Remonstrance (noun), remonstrative (adjective).
10. Tenacity (Noun)
Meaning: Persistence or determination in holding to something.
Hindi: दृढ़ता, हठ।
Synonyms: Persistence, determination, resolve.
Antonyms: Weakness, indecision, surrender.
Example: Kodavri’s tenacity enabled their return to ancestral lands.
Related Words: Tenacious (adjective), tenaciously (adverb).