The Hindu Vocab - 20 June 2025
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.
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.
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.
Meaning: चौंका देने वाला: Shocking
Synonyms: Astonishing, Astounding
Antonyms: Ineffective
Example Sentence: Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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