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The Hindu Vocab - 20 June 2025

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The Hindu Vocab - 20 June 2025
1. Earmark (Verb)

Meaning: अलग रखना: To intend something for a particular purpose

Synonyms: Reserve

Example Sentence: Ten thousand dollars of this year's budget is earmarked for the renovation of the building.

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2. Foster (Verb)

Meaning: प्रोत्साहन देना: To encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings

Synonyms: Stimulate, Strengthen

Antonyms: Abandon

Example Sentence: Developed countries should foster global economic growth to help new democracies.

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3. Lynchpin (Noun)

Meaning: A vitally important person or an essential element

Synonyms: Backbone

Example Sentence: He's the lynchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans.

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4. Staggering (Adjective)

Meaning: चौंका देने वाला: Shocking

Synonyms: Astonishing, Astounding

Antonyms: Ineffective

Example Sentence: Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%.

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5. Indigenous (Adjective)

Meaning: स्वदेशी: Produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment

Synonyms: Native, Domestic

Antonyms: Migrant

Example Sentence: They were our indigenous peoples, our first peoples, our first speakers and our first hearers.

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6. Welter (Verb)

Meaning: डूब जाना: A large number of things in confusion or disorder

Synonyms: Confusion, Jumble

Example Sentence: The report was issued amid a welter of conflicting evidence.

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7. Foregone (Verb)

Meaning: पूर्व निश्चित: That has gone before

Synonyms: Previous, Past

Antonyms: Recent, Bygone

Example Sentence: It seems to be a foregone conclusion that I shall never hear a good performance of one of my operas.

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8. Expediting (Verb)

Meaning: शीघ्रता करना: To make something happen more quickly

Synonyms: Accelerate, Hasten

Antonyms: Delay, Restrain

Example Sentence: Something needs to be done to expedite the process.

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9. Forge (Verb)

Meaning: नकली बनाना: To make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive

Synonyms: Falsify, Duplicate

Antonyms: Original

Example Sentence: The programme aims to forge links between higher education and small businesses.

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10. Transient (Adjective)

Meaning: अस्थिर: Lasting for only a short time; temporary

Synonyms: Ephemeral, Short-term

Antonyms: Permanent, Constant

Example Sentence: The snow is transient and will melt as soon as the sun appears.

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Attempt this Quiz and Check your performance


1. The word earmark means:

A) To forget about something

B) To argue strongly against

C) To reserve something for a specific purpose

D) To waste resources


2. To foster innovation means to:

A) Destroy it

B) Avoid it

C) Encourage its growth

D) Question it constantly


3. A lynchpin in an organization is:

A) A temporary worker

B) An unimportant element

C) A crucial person or component

D) A type of machinery


4. The word staggering most closely means:

A) Boring

B) Predictable

C) Shocking or astonishing

D) Calm and steady


5. If something is indigenous to a region, it:

A) Comes from outside

B) Is grown artificially

C) Is native to that area

D) Has no connection to the region


6. A welter of documents refers to:

A) A neatly arranged file

B) A lack of information

C) A confused jumble

D) A secured folder


7. A foregone conclusion is one that:

A) Is uncertain

B) Is already determined

C) Can be changed later

D) No longer matters


8. To expedite a task means to:

A) Slow it down

B) Cancel it

C) Speed it up

D) Make it permanent


9. If someone tries to forge a signature, they are:

A) Making it official

B) Copying it illegally

C) Preserving the original

D) Studying it carefully


10. A transient phase is:

A) Long-lasting

B) Permanent

C) Temporary

D) Unchanging


✅ Answers:

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

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