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In today’s highly competitive exams such as Banking, SSC, UPSC, and State PSCs, the English section often plays a decisive role in your final selection. And the master key to scoring high in English is a strong vocabulary.
To help you conquer this section, we bring you our 'Daily Vocabulary Booster'. In this article, our expert team meticulously extracts the most important and trending words from top national dailies like The Hindu, The Indian Express, and The Times of India. For every word, we provide its exact English and Hindi meanings, along with crucial Synonyms and Antonyms.
To get the most out of this series, make it a daily habit to read this post, note down new words in your notebook, and try to use them in your own sentences. Let's build your word power and boost your exam score!"
1. Avarice (ऐवरिस) (Noun)
- English Meaning: Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
- Hindi Meaning: लालच, लोभ या धन की अत्यधिक प्यास।
- Synonyms: Greed, Acquisitiveness, Cupidity.
- Antonyms: Generosity, Philanthropy, Charity.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): His avarice led him to cheat his own business partners. (उसके लालच ने उसे अपने ही व्यापारिक भागीदारों को धोखा देने के लिए प्रेरित किया।)
2. Blight (ब्लाइट) (Noun/Verb)
- English Meaning: A thing that spoils or damages something.
- Hindi Meaning: अभिशाप, विनाश या क्षय रोग (पौधों का)।
- Synonyms: Affliction, Scourge, Ruin.
- Antonyms: Blessing, Boon, Prosperity.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): The scandal was a severe blight on his political career. (यह घोटाला उनके राजनीतिक जीवन पर एक गंभीर अभिशाप था।)
3. Callous (कैलस) (Adjective)
- English Meaning: Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
- Hindi Meaning: कठोर, निर्दयी या संवेदनहीन।
- Synonyms: Heartless, Unfeeling, Cold-hearted.
- Antonyms: Compassionate, Kind, Sensitive.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): The thief showed a callous disregard for the safety of the elderly woman. (चोर ने बुजुर्ग महिला की सुरक्षा के प्रति संवेदनहीन उपेक्षा दिखाई।)
4. Dearth (डर्थ) (Noun)
- English Meaning: A scarcity or lack of something.
- Hindi Meaning: अकाल, कमी या अभाव।
- Synonyms: Scarcity, Shortage, Deficiency.
- Antonyms: Abundance, Surfeit, Plethora.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): There is a serious dearth of reliable information on this topic. (इस विषय पर विश्वसनीय जानकारी की गंभीर कमी है।)
5. Ebullient (इबूलियंट) (Adjective)
- English Meaning: Cheerful and full of energy.
- Hindi Meaning: जोशीला, उत्साहित या उबलता हुआ।
- Synonyms: Exuberant, Buoyant, Joyful.
- Antonyms: Depressed, Apathetic, Gloomy.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): The young players were ebullient after winning the championship. (चैंपियनशिप जीतने के बाद युवा खिलाड़ी बेहद उत्साहित/जोशीले थे।)
6. Fathom (फैदम) (Verb)
- English Meaning: Understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.
- Hindi Meaning: समझना, थाह लेना या गहराई मापना।
- Synonyms: Understand, Comprehend, Grasp.
- Antonyms: Misunderstand, Confuse, Miss.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): It is hard to fathom the pain she felt after losing her pet. (अपने पालतू जानवर को खोने के बाद उसने जो दर्द महसूस किया, उसे समझना मुश्किल है।)
7. Garner (गार्नर) (Verb)
- English Meaning: Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).
- Hindi Meaning: इकट्ठा करना, बटोरना या संग्रह करना।
- Synonyms: Accumulate, Amass, Gather.
- Antonyms: Disperse, Scatter, Dissipate.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): The new movie managed to garner excellent reviews from the critics. (नई फिल्म आलोचकों से उत्कृष्ट समीक्षाएं बटोरने में सफल रही।)
8. Heinous (हेनस) (Adjective)
- English Meaning: (Of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.
- Hindi Meaning: जघन्य, घोर या अति दुष्ट।
- Synonyms: Horrific, Atrocious, Monstrous.
- Antonyms: Admirable, Commendable, Noble.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): The criminal was sentenced to life imprisonment for his heinous crime. (अपराधी को उसके जघन्य अपराध के लिए आजीवन कारावास की सजा सुनाई गई।)
9. Iconoclast (आइकॉनोक्लास्ट) (Noun)
- English Meaning: A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.
- Hindi Meaning: रूढ़िभंजक, मूर्तिभंजक या पुरानी मान्यताओं को तोड़ने वाला।
- Synonyms: Critic, Skeptic, Rebel.
- Antonyms: Conformist, Believer, Supporter.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): The young director is an iconoclast who ignores the traditional rules of filmmaking. (युवा निर्देशक एक रूढ़िभंजक है जो फिल्म निर्माण के पारंपरिक नियमों को नज़रअंदाज़ करता है।)
10. Jaded (जेडेड) (Adjective)
- English Meaning: Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.
- Hindi Meaning: थका हुआ, उकताया हुआ या नीरस।
- Synonyms: Weary, Tired, Sated.
- Antonyms: Fresh, Enthusiastic, Eager.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): After eating at fancy restaurants every day, he felt jaded about fine dining. (हर दिन फैंसी रेस्तरां में खाने के बाद, वह फाइन डाइनिंग से ऊब गया था।)
11. Lugubrious (लुगूब्रियस) (Adjective)
- English Meaning: Looking or sounding sad and dismal.
- Hindi Meaning: शोकाकुल, विषादपूर्ण या अति उदास।
- Synonyms: Gloomy, Mournful, Sorrowful.
- Antonyms: Cheerful, Joyful, Optimistic.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): His lugubrious face made it clear that he had failed the exam. (उसके शोकाकुल चेहरे से यह स्पष्ट हो गया था कि वह परीक्षा में फेल हो गया है।)
12. Maudlin (मॉड्लिन) (Adjective)
- English Meaning: Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.
- Hindi Meaning: भावुक, रोता हुआ सा या अति-संवेदनशील।
- Synonyms: Sentimental, Tearful, Weepy.
- Antonyms: Pragmatic, Unemotional, Stoic.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): The movie's ending was so maudlin that half the audience started crying. (फिल्म का अंत इतना भावुक था कि आधे दर्शक रोने लगे।)
13. Nominal (नॉमिनल) (Adjective)
- English Meaning: (Of a role or status) existing in name only; (of a price or charge) very small.
- Hindi Meaning: नाममात्र का, बहुत कम या केवल नाम के लिए।
- Synonyms: Token, Minimal, Insignificant.
- Antonyms: Substantial, Real, Significant.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): The institute charges only a nominal fee for its evening courses. (संस्थान अपने शाम के पाठ्यक्रमों के लिए केवल नाममात्र का शुल्क लेता है।)
14. Ominous (ओमिनस) (Adjective)
- English Meaning: Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen.
- Hindi Meaning: अमंगल, अशुभ या डरावना।
- Synonyms: Threatening, Menacing, Sinister.
- Antonyms: Promising, Auspicious, Favorable.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): Dark, ominous clouds gathered in the sky before the heavy storm. (भारी तूफान से पहले आसमान में काले, अशुभ बादल छा गए।)
15. Pragmatic (प्रैग्मैटिक) (Adjective)
- English Meaning: Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
- Hindi Meaning: व्यावहारिक, यथार्थवादी या तथ्यपूर्ण।
- Synonyms: Practical, Realistic, Sensible.
- Antonyms: Idealistic, Impractical, Unrealistic.
- Example (वाक्य प्रयोग): The manager took a pragmatic approach to solve the company's financial problems. (मैनेजर ने कंपनी की वित्तीय समस्याओं को हल करने के लिए एक व्यावहारिक दृष्टिकोण अपनाया।)
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