The Hindu Vocab - 24 June 2025
Meaning: स्थिति में अवरोध: A situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can win or in which no progress is possible
Synonyms: Impasse, Deadlock
Example Sentence: The new agreement could break the stalemate.
Meaning: सामना करना: To face especially in challenge; oppose
Example Sentence: She was confronted with severe money problems.
Meaning: One of the senior members of a local council, elected by other councilors
Example Sentence: The town was incorporated in 1899, and the corporation consists of a mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors.
Meaning: आरोपित: Accused but not proven or convicted
Synonyms: Supposed, Claimed
Antonyms: Actual
Example Sentence: It was alleged that the policeman had accepted bribes.
Meaning: कर्मचारी शासन: Refers to a body of non-elected governing officials as well as to an administrative policy-making group
Synonyms: Administration
Example Sentence: The changes were supposed to reduce bureaucracy but the opposite has happened.
Meaning: दुविधापूर्णता: Doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention
Synonyms: Vagueness, Dubiety
Antonyms: Clarity, Certainty
Example Sentence: The ambiguity begins to disappear as more explanations are made.
Meaning: दूर हो जाना: To remove fears, doubts, or false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary
Synonyms: Eliminate, Banish
Antonyms: Collect, Gather
Example Sentence: We need to dispel the myths and establish real facts.
Meaning: Likely to suffer from something or to do something bad
Synonyms: Initiator, Supporters
Example Sentence: The instigators of the disturbance have not yet been identified.
Meaning: क्रूरता: Extremely cruel and violent behavior
Synonyms: Brutality, Atrocity
Antonyms: Humanity
Example Sentence: He is accused of inflicting unimaginable barbarities on his own people.
Meaning: बेदख़ल: To force someone to leave a position of power, job, place, or competition
Synonyms: Fired, Expel
Antonyms: Admitted
Example Sentence: The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987.
Attempt this Quiz and Check your performance
1. A stalemate is a situation where:
A) One side wins completely
B) No progress or outcome is possible
C) A new idea is introduced
D) Both sides reach an agreement
2. To confront a problem means to:
A) Ignore it
B) Postpone it
C) Face and deal with it directly
D) Forget about it
3. An alderman is:
A) A government clerk
B) A junior council member
C) A senior elected member of a local council
D) A military officer
4. An alleged criminal is:
A) Proven guilty
B) Without any accusation
C) Accused but not yet proven guilty
D) Completely innocent
5. Bureaucracy refers to:
A) Elected officials
B) Informal leaders
C) Administrative systems and officials
D) Religious institutions
6. Ambiguity in a statement means:
A) It is very clear
B) It is humorous
C) It is confusing or uncertain in meaning
D) It is extremely short
7. If a myth is dispelled, it is:
A) Strengthened
B) Ignored
C) Removed or proven false
D) Spread to more people
8. Someone who is prone to mistakes is:
A) Unlikely to make any
B) Likely to make them
C) Always successful
D) Fully trained
9. Barbarity means:
A) Kindness
B) Cruel and violent behavior
C) Politeness
D) Scientific curiosity
10. If someone is ousted, they are:
A) Promoted to a higher position
B) Welcomed to the group
C) Forced to leave their position
D) Elected again
✅ Answers:
1-B, 2-C, 3-C, 4-C, 5-C, 6-C, 7-C, 8-B, 9-B, 10-C
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