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The Hindu Vocab - 18 May 2025

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The Hindu Vocab - 18 May 2025
1. Prognostication (Noun)

Meaning: भविष्यवाणी : भविष्य में क्या हो सकता है, इसका अनुमान या निर्णय लगाने की प्रक्रिया

Synonyms: Prediction, Forecasting, Prophecy

Example Sentence: If you need a checkup now, the stars are in your favor as your physician will be accurate in his prognostication.

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2. Emanate (Verb)

Meaning: उपज : किसी स्रोत से निकलना या उत्पन्न होना

Synonyms: Emerge, Arise, Originate, Stem, Derive

Example Sentence: At the party, the music will emanate from the speakers and fill the entire room.

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3. Supersede (Verb)

Meaning: स्थान लेना : किसी चीज़ या व्यक्ति की जगह लेना, विशेषकर जो पुराना हो

Synonyms: Replace, Supplant, Take the place of

Example Sentence: The theory has been superseded by more recent research.

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4. Anon (Adverb)

Meaning: शीघ्र : बहुत जल्द या निकट भविष्य में

Synonyms: Soon, Shortly, In a little while

Example Sentence: I’ll see you anon.

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5. Ratify (Verb)

Meaning: पुष्टि करना : किसी समझौते को औपचारिक रूप से स्वीकृति देना

Synonyms: Confirm, Approve, Sanction

Antonyms: Deny, Disallow, Disapprove

Example Sentence: All the members have voted to ratify the treaty.

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6. Impound (Verb)

Meaning: ज़ब्त करना : किसी वस्तु को कानून के तहत कब्जे में लेना

Synonyms: Confiscate, Seize, Commandeer

Antonyms: Discharge, Free, Liberate

Example Sentence: Vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded.

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7. Probity (Noun)

Meaning: ईमानदारी : मजबूत नैतिक सिद्धांतों वाला व्यक्ति; ईमानदारी

Synonyms: Integrity, Honesty, Uprightness

Antonyms: Evil, Dishonesty, Immorality

Example Sentence: A person of indisputable probity must head the disciplinary panel.

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8. As genuine as a three-dollar bill (Idiom)

Meaning: नकली या जाली चीज़; असली नहीं

Synonyms: False, Imitation, Copy

Antonyms: Genuine, Real, Legitimate, Original, True, Authentic

Example Sentence: Those supposed designer bags they sell on the street are as genuine as a three-dollar bill.

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9. Migrant (Noun)

Meaning: प्रवासी : वह व्यक्ति जो कार्य के लिए एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान जाता है

Synonyms: Emigrant, Itinerant, Traveller, Wanderer

Antonyms: Resident, Indigenous, Native

Example Sentence: The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews.

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10. Abnegate (Verb)

Meaning: अस्वीकार करना : किसी पसंदीदा चीज़ को त्यागना या नकारना

Synonyms: Renounce, Relinquish, Abdicate, Resign

Antonyms: Adhere, Accept, Admit

Example Sentence: The athlete decided to abnegate the unhealthy snack even though she really wanted to have a bite.

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Attempt this Quiz and Check your performance


1. What does “Prognostication” mean?

A) A surprise event

B) The act of making a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future

C) Ignoring future possibilities


2. The word “Emanate” means:

A) To disappear suddenly

B) To originate from or be produced by

C) To hide or keep secret


3. What does “Supersede” mean?

A) To take the place of something older or more old-fashioned

B) To copy exactly

C) To ignore


4. The meaning of “Anon” is:

A) Never

B) Soon or in the near future

C) Long ago


5. What does “Ratify” mean?

A) To deny or disallow

B) To confirm or approve formally

C) To destroy something


6. The word “Impound” means:

A) To release from custody

B) To seize and take legal custody of something

C) To borrow temporarily


7. “Probity” means:

A) Dishonesty

B) The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency

C) Laziness


8. The idiom “As genuine as a three-dollar bill” means:

A) Something real and authentic

B) Something counterfeit or fake

C) Something valuable


9. Who is a “Migrant”?

A) A person who stays in one place permanently

B) A person who moves from place to place looking for work

C) A local resident


10. The word “Abnegate” means:

A) To accept or admit something

B) To not allow yourself to have something, to reject or renounce

C) To encourage


 

Answers:


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

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