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The Hindu Vocabulary 02 Mar 2025

1. Intransigent (Adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Unwilling to change one’s views or to agree
  • Meaning (Hindi): अडिग
  • Synonyms: Stubborn, uncompromising, inflexible
  • Antonyms: Flexible, compliant, yielding
  • Example: The intransigent leader refused to negotiate.
  • Related Words: Intransigence (Noun)

2. Trepidation (Noun)

  • Meaning (English): A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen
  • Meaning (Hindi): घबराहट
  • Synonyms: Anxiety, fear, apprehension
  • Antonyms: Confidence, calmness, composure
  • Example: She entered the room with trepidation.
  • Related Words: Trepidatious (Adjective)

3. Proliferate (Verb)

  • Meaning (English): To increase rapidly in number
  • Meaning (Hindi): तेजी से फैलना
  • Synonyms: Multiply, spread, escalate
  • Antonyms: Decrease, diminish, reduce
  • Example: Social media has proliferated in the last decade.
  • Related Words: Proliferation (Noun)

4. Disparate (Adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Essentially different in kind
  • Meaning (Hindi): भिन्न
  • Synonyms: Distinct, diverse, dissimilar
  • Antonyms: Similar, identical, homogeneous
  • Example: The book covers disparate topics.
  • Related Words: Disparity (Noun)

5. Cognizant (Adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Aware or having knowledge of something
  • Meaning (Hindi): जागरूक
  • Synonyms: Aware, conscious, informed
  • Antonyms: Unaware, ignorant, oblivious
  • Example: She is cognizant of the challenges ahead.
  • Related Words: Cognizance (Noun)

6. Egregious (Adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Outstandingly bad or shocking
  • Meaning (Hindi): भयानक
  • Synonyms: Shocking, appalling, atrocious
  • Antonyms: Minor, slight, trivial
  • Example: His egregious mistake cost the company millions.
  • Related Words: Egregiously (Adverb)

7. Fortuitous (Adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Happening by chance, often in a beneficial way
  • Meaning (Hindi): संयोगवश
  • Synonyms: Accidental, lucky, serendipitous
  • Antonyms: Deliberate, intentional, planned
  • Example: Meeting her was a fortuitous event.
  • Related Words: Fortuity (Noun)

8. Immutable (Adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Unchanging over time or unable to be changed
  • Meaning (Hindi): अपरिवर्तनीय
  • Synonyms: Unchangeable, permanent, constant
  • Antonyms: Changeable, flexible, variable
  • Example: The laws of physics are considered immutable.
  • Related Words: Immutability (Noun)

    9. Lurid (Adjective)

    • Meaning (English): Very vivid in color, creating an unpleasantly harsh effect
    • Meaning (Hindi): चटकदार
    • Synonyms: Bright, garish, sensational
    • Antonyms: Subtle, muted, restrained
    • Example: The newspaper gave a lurid account of the crime.
    • Related Words: Luridness (Noun)

    10. Nascent (Adjective)

    • Meaning (English): Just beginning to exist or develop
    • Meaning (Hindi): नवोदित
    • Synonyms: Emerging, developing, budding
    • Antonyms: Mature, established, developed
    • Example: The nascent tech startup shows great potential.
    • Related Words: Nascently (Adverb)

    11. Oblique (Adjective)

    • Meaning (English): Not explicit or done in a direct way
    • Meaning (Hindi): परोक्ष
    • Synonyms: Indirect, implicit, evasive
    • Antonyms: Direct, straightforward, clear
    • Example: He made an oblique reference to the incident.
    • Related Words: Obliquely (Adverb)

    12. Plausible (Adjective)

    • Meaning (English): Seeming reasonable or probable
    • Meaning (Hindi): संभाव्य
    • Synonyms: Believable, credible, likely
    • Antonyms: Implausible, improbable, unlikely
    • Example: His explanation sounds plausible.
    • Related Words: Plausibility (Noun)

    13. Quagmire (Noun)

    • Meaning (English): A difficult, complex, or hazardous situation
    • Meaning (Hindi): कठिन परिस्थिति
    • Synonyms: Dilemma, predicament, mess
    • Antonyms: Solution, advantage, clarity
    • Example: The country is in a political quagmire.
    • Related Words: Mire (Noun)

    14. Recalcitrant (Adjective)

    • Meaning (English): Stubbornly refusing to obey rules
    • Meaning (Hindi): हठी
    • Synonyms: Defiant, uncooperative, rebellious
    • Antonyms: Compliant, obedient, cooperative
    • Example: The recalcitrant student refused to follow instructions.
    • Related Words: Recalcitrance (Noun)

    15. Scrupulous (Adjective)

    • Meaning (English): Very careful and precise
    • Meaning (Hindi): ईमानदार
    • Synonyms: Meticulous, thorough, honest
    • Antonyms: Careless, negligent, dishonest
    • Example: He is scrupulous in his work.
    • Related Words: Scrupulousness (Noun)

    16. Tantamount (Adjective)

    • Meaning (English): Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as
    • Meaning (Hindi): तुल्य
    • Synonyms: Equivalent, equal, identical
    • Antonyms: Different, unequal, unlike
    • Example: His silence was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
    • Related Words: Equivalence (Noun)

    17. Ubiquitous (Adjective)

    • Meaning (English): Present everywhere at the same time
    • Meaning (Hindi): सर्वव्यापी
    • Synonyms: Omnipresent, universal, widespread
    • Antonyms: Rare, scarce, uncommon
    • Example: Smartphones have become ubiquitous in modern life.
    • Related Words: Ubiquity (Noun)

    18. Vacuum (Noun)

    • Meaning (English): A space entirely devoid of matter
    • Meaning (Hindi): रिक्तता
    • Synonyms: Emptiness, void, blankness
    • Antonyms: Fullness, abundance, occupancy
    • Example: The sudden resignation created a leadership vacuum.
    • Related Words: Vacuous (Adjective)

    19. Wane (Verb)

    • Meaning (English): To decrease gradually in size, strength, or intensity
    • Meaning (Hindi): घट जाना
    • Synonyms: Decline, diminish, fade
    • Antonyms: Grow, increase, rise
    • Example: His influence began to wane after the scandal.
    • Related Words: Waning (Adjective)

    20. Zephyr (Noun)

    • Meaning (English): A gentle, mild breeze
    • Meaning (Hindi): हल्की हवा
    • Synonyms: Breeze, draft, gust
    • Antonyms: Gale, storm, whirlwind
    • Example: A cool zephyr blew across the beach.
    • Related Words: Air, wind

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