🔥The Hindu Vocabulary 26 Jul 2025
1. Ebullience (Noun)
Meaning: The quality of being cheerful and full of energy.
Hindi: उत्साह, जोश।
Synonyms: Exuberance, enthusiasm, buoyancy.
Antonyms: Gloom, lethargy, dullness.
Example: Manisha’s ebullience inspired India’s victory at Timor-Leste.
Related Words: Ebullient (adjective), ebulliently (adverb).
2. Elucidate (Verb)
Meaning: To make clear or explain something in detail.
Hindi: स्पष्ट करना, व्याख्या करना।
Synonyms: Clarify, explain, illuminate.
Antonyms: Obscure, confuse, muddle.
Example: Reports elucidated the causes of Narayanpatana’s unrest.
Related Words: Elucidation (noun), elucidative (adjective).
3. Exultant (Adjective)
Meaning: Triumphantly happy or jubilant.
Hindi: उल्लासित, विजयी।
Synonyms: Jubilant, ecstatic, triumphant.
Antonyms: Depressed, sorrowful, subdued.
Example: Exultant fans celebrated India’s win at Timor-Leste.
Related Words: Exultation (noun), exultantly (adverb).
4. Imbue (Verb)
Meaning: To inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality.
Hindi: प्रभावित करना, रंगना।
Synonyms: Infuse, instill, saturate.
Antonyms: Drain, remove, extract.
Example: Tribal leaders imbued Narayanpatana’s youth with resistance.
Related Words: Imbuement (noun), imbued (adjective).
5. Incongruous (Adjective)
Meaning: Not in harmony or keeping with surroundings; inappropriate.
Hindi: असंगत, बेमेल।
Synonyms: Inappropriate, discordant, unsuitable.
Antonyms: Harmonious, fitting, suitable.
Example: The incongruous calm in Balasore preceded the floods.
Related Words: Incongruity (noun), incongruously (adverb).
6. Insidious (Adjective)
Meaning: Proceeding in a subtle way but with harmful effects.
Hindi: कपटी, छलपूर्ण।
Synonyms: Sneaky, subtle, treacherous.
Antonyms: Open, harmless, benign.
Example: Insidious erosion gradually destroyed Chellanam’s coastline.
Related Words: Insidiousness (noun), insidiously (adverb).
7. Livid (Adjective)
Meaning: Furiously angry or discolored as if bruised.
Hindi: क्रोधित, गुस्से से भरा।
Synonyms: Furious, enraged, fuming.
Antonyms: Calm, pleased, serene.
Example: Livid tribals in Narayanpatana protested against arrests.
Related Words: Lividity (noun), lividly (adverb).
8. Pallor (Noun)
Meaning: An unhealthy pale appearance, often due to fear or illness.
Hindi: पीलापन, विवर्णता।
Synonyms: Paleness, whiteness, ashenness.
Antonyms: Rosiness, flush, color.
Example: The pallor of Balasore’s residents reflected flood fears.
Related Words: Pallid (adjective), pallidly (adverb).
9. Reprobate (Noun)
Meaning: An unprincipled or morally corrupt person.
Hindi: दुराचारी, नीच।
Synonyms: Scoundrel, rogue, villain.
Antonyms: Saint, virtuous person, paragon.
Example: Reprobates smuggled explosives in Jharkhand’s forests.
Related Words: Reprobate (adjective/verb), reprobation (noun).
10. Torrential (Adjective)
Meaning: Falling or flowing rapidly and abundantly, like a torrent.
Hindi: मूसलाधार, प्रचंड।
Synonyms: Heavy, deluging, relentless.
Antonyms: Light, sparse, gentle.
Example: Torrential rains triggered Balasore’s devastating floods.
Related Words: Torrent (noun), torrentially (adverb).