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The Hindu Vocab - 19 May 2025

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The Hindu Vocab - 19 May 2025
1. Portend (Verb)

Meaning: पूर्वाभास या पूर्वसूचना देना : किसी बुरी घटना के होने का संकेत देना

Synonyms: Augur, Presage

Example Sentence: Having a black cat pass your path is said to portend bad luck.

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2. Penetrable (Adjective)

Meaning: समझना : जिससे कोई वस्तु या तत्व आर-पार हो सके; पारगम्य

Synonyms: Pervious

Example Sentence: The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.

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3. Volatility (Noun)

Meaning: अस्थिरता : अचानक और अप्रत्याशित रूप से बदलने की प्रवृत्ति

Synonyms: Fickleness, Mutability

Antonyms: Certain, Constant

Example Sentence: The high volatility of gold in the presence of certain metals must also be considered.

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4. Shunned (Verb)

Meaning: दूर रखना : किसी व्यक्ति या चीज़ से बचना या उसे अस्वीकार करना

Synonyms: Evade, Adroitness

Antonyms: Accept, Adopted

Example Sentence: Historians of political thought have largely shunned the work.

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5. Grim (Adjective)

Meaning: विकट : (परिस्थिति या समाचार के लिए) अप्रिय या चिंताजनक

Synonyms: Stern, Aloof

Antonyms: Pleasant

Example Sentence: His face looked grim, and we knew his news wouldn't be good.

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6. Convergence (Noun)

Meaning: अभिसरण : जब दो या अधिक चीज़ें एक जैसी हो जाती हैं या एक साथ आ जाती हैं

Synonyms: Assemble, Confluence

Antonyms: Divergent

Example Sentence: Economic forces converged to bring the country out of a recession.

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7. Perpetrators (Noun)

Meaning: अपराधी : वह व्यक्ति जो कोई हानिकारक, अवैध या अनैतिक कार्य करता है

Synonyms: Offender, Criminal

Antonyms: Victim, Sufferer

Example Sentence: The perpetrators of this heinous crime must be found and punished to the fullest extent of the law.

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8. Barged (Verb)

Meaning: जबरदस्ती घुसना : बिना अनुमति के अचानक और जोर से घुस जाना

Synonyms: Jostle

Example Sentence: They barged through the crowds.

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9. Indiscriminate (Adjective)

Meaning: लापरवाह; विवेकहीन : बिना सोच-विचार या योजना के किया गया

Synonyms: Haphazard, Unplanned

Antonyms: Systematic, Definite

Example Sentence: Cancer is completely indiscriminate in whom it strikes.

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10. Improvised (Adjective)

Meaning: तात्कालिक : बिना पूर्व तैयारी के कुछ बनाना या करना

Synonyms: Extemporize, Impromptu

Antonyms: Rehearsed, Planned

Example Sentence: He had to improvise his opening speech when he forgot his notes.

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Attempt this Quiz and Check your performance


1. What does the word “Portend” mean?

A) To announce good news

B) To be a sign that something bad is likely to happen

C) To ignore signs


2. The word “Penetrable” means:

A) Unable to be passed through

B) Allowing things to pass through

C) Difficult to understand


3. “Volatility” means:

A) Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly

B) Constant and stable

C) Slow to react


4. What does “Shunned” mean?

A) To accept or welcome someone

B) To avoid or refuse to accept someone or something

C) To celebrate


5. The meaning of “Grim” is:

A) Pleasant and cheerful

B) Unpleasant or worrying

C) Funny and light-hearted


6. What is “Convergence”?

A) The fact of two or more things becoming similar or coming together

B) Things moving apart

C) Lack of agreement


7. Who are “Perpetrators”?

A) People who suffer from a crime

B) People who commit harmful or illegal acts

C) Witnesses of a crime


8. The word “Barged” means:

A) To enter suddenly and noisily

B) To leave quietly

C) To ask politely


9. What does “Indiscriminate” mean?

A) Showing careful thought or planning

B) Not showing careful thought or planning

C) Being selective


10. The word “Improvised” means:

A) Prepared carefully beforehand

B) Composed or done without preparation

C) Rehearsed multiple times


 

Answers:


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

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