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The Hindu Vocab - 15 May 2025

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The Hindu Vocab - 15 May 2025
1. Contravene (Verb)

Meaning: उल्लंघन करना : किसी नियम या कानून का उल्लंघन करना

Synonyms: Breach, Violate, Infringe

Example Sentence: Because your actions contravene school policy, you're being suspended for ten days.

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2. Apartheid (Noun)

Meaning: रंग-भेद : किसी आधार पर अलगाव या भेदभाव

Synonyms: Segregation, Discrimination, Racism

Antonyms: Integration, Union, Impartial

Example Sentence: Nelson Mandela helped to end Apartheid, which was racial discrimination in South Africa.

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3. Befuddled (Adjective)

Meaning: उलझना : स्पष्ट रूप से न सोच पाना; भ्रमित होना

Synonyms: Bewildered, Confused, Dazed

Antonyms: Clearheaded, Conscious

Example Sentence: I was so befuddled to find the marriage ceremony venue, thus I couldn’t reach there on time.

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4. Inflation (Noun)

Meaning: महंगाई : कीमतों में सामान्य और निरंतर वृद्धि

Synonyms: Gain, Rise, Escalation

Antonyms: Depreciation, Decrease

Example Sentence: Because of inflation the bread that used to cost eighty cents now costs one dollar and fifty cents.

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5. Ire (Noun)

Meaning: गुस्सा : तीव्र क्रोध या नाराजगी

Synonyms: Indignation, Wrath, Outrage, Fury, Rage

Antonyms: Pleasure, Calmness, Delight, Happiness

Example Sentence: Their ire was directed mainly at the government.

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6. Aggrieve (Adjective)

Meaning: व्यथित : अन्यायपूर्ण व्यवहार से दुखी या पीड़ित

Synonyms: Agitate, Discompose, Disquiet, Disturb, Perturb

Antonyms: Satisfy, Please, Gratify

Example Sentence: He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team.

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7. Bailout (Noun)

Meaning: आर्थिक सहायता : किसी डूबती हुई कंपनी या अर्थव्यवस्था को बचाने के लिए दी गई वित्तीय मदद

Synonyms: Underwrite, Give a helping hand

Antonyms: Disagreement, Infringement

Example Sentence: The government crafted the bailout scheme with little public discussion and without determining who was responsible for the losses.

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8. Knock one's socks off (Idiom)

Meaning: किसी को अत्यधिक प्रभावित, रोमांचित या उत्साहित करना

Synonyms: Delight, Knock dead, Satisfy, Please

Example Sentence: This song will knock your socks off.

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9. Proscribe (Verb)

Meaning: बहिष्कार : किसी चीज को निषिद्ध करना या प्रतिबंधित करना

Synonyms: Prohibition, Forbid, Outlaw

Antonyms: Allow, Permit, Authorize

Example Sentence: The policies of the school district proscribe accessing social media websites on school computers.

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10. Altercate (Verb)

Meaning: विवाद करना : ज़ोर से बहस करना या झगड़ना

Synonyms: Bicker, Argue, Quarrel, Clash

Antonyms: Accord, Agreement, Calm, Concord, Harmony

Example Sentence: Don’t altercate over such a trivial issue that is not related to your work.

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Attempt this Quiz and Check your performance


1. What does “Contravene” mean?

A) To support a decision

B) To follow a rule strictly

C) To do something that a law or rule does not allow


2. The word “Apartheid” refers to:

A) Economic development

B) Segregation or discrimination

C) Global unity


3. What does “Befuddled” mean?

A) Clear-headed and calm

B) Confused or unable to think clearly

C) Energized and sharp


4. The meaning of “Inflation” is:

A) A decrease in overall prices

B) A general, continuous increase in price

C) A type of economic depression


5. What does “Ire” mean?

A) Happiness

B) Calmness

C) Intense anger or rage


6. The meaning of “Aggrieve” is:

A) Feeling pleased and content

B) Feeling resentment due to unfair treatment

C) Feeling excited and hopeful


7. What is a “Bailout”?

A) A loan between friends

B) Financial help given to a failing business or economy

C) A political strategy


8. The idiom “Knock one’s socks off” means:

A) To lose one’s shoes

B) To thoroughly impress or excite someone

C) To argue over fashion


9. What does “Proscribe” mean?

A) To permit an action

B) To ban or forbid something

C) To explain or describe in detail


10. The meaning of “Altercate” is:

A) To meditate peacefully

B) To argue or quarrel publicly

C) To agree with others


 

Answers:


1-C, 2-B, 3-B, 4-B, 5-C, 6-B, 7-B, 8-B, 9-B, 10-B

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