The Hindu Vocab - 3 May 2025
Meaning: समर्थन करना: declare one's public approval or support of
Synonyms: advocate, support, embrace, back
Antonyms: oppose, interfere, thwart
Example Sentence: The singer is being paid to endorse the soft drink in a series of commercials.
Meaning: to change something slightly, especially in order to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
Synonyms: adjustment, correction, revise, modification
Example Sentence: You just need to tweak the last paragraph and then it's done.
Meaning: Predict the future from small signs
Example Sentence: Everyone says things are going great for our company, but if you read the tea leaves you’ll see trouble ahead.
Meaning: दुविधा: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.
Synonyms: problem, quandary, difficulty
Example Sentence: Marty’s dilemma was that he couldn’t decide what college to attend.
Meaning: अल्पभाषी : reserved or uncommunicative in speech; tending not to speak much
Synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent
Antonyms: blabby, chatty, talkative
Example Sentence: My shy brother is taciturn and rarely speaks in public.
Meaning: बहिष्कार : the action of forbidding something; banning
Synonyms: prohibition, forbid, outlaw
Antonyms: allow, permit, authorize
Example Sentence: In our country, there are laws that proscribe discrimination based on race and gender.
Meaning: विवाद करना : dispute or argue noisily and publicly
Synonyms: bicker, argue, quarrel, clash
Antonyms: accord, agreement, calm, concord, harmony
Example Sentence: Don’t altercate over such trivia.
Meaning: easily influenced or harmed by something
Synonyms: vulnerable, exposed, sensitive, prone
Antonyms: immune, resistant
Example Sentence: Many young children get the flu vaccine so they will be less susceptible to the virus.
Meaning: बिजली से मृत्यु : injury or killing of someone by electric shock
Synonyms: execute, put-to-death
Example Sentence: The hairdryer poses an electrocution hazard if it is dropped in water.
Meaning: लालच : having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
Synonyms: greedy, avaricious, acquisitive
Antonyms: altruistic, charitable
Example Sentence: She’s interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.
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