Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.03.2024 1. SUBSEQUENT (ADJEC | English Grammar Quiz ™
Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.03.2024
1. SUBSEQUENT (ADJECTIVE): (आगामी): following
Synonyms: ensuing, succeeding
Antonyms: previous
Example Sentence:The theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906.
2. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (वर्तमान): current
Synonyms: existing, present
Antonyms: past
Example Sentence:The incumbent President had been defeated.
3. ABROGATION (NOUN): (निराकरण) repudiation
Synonyms: revocation, repeal
Antonyms: institution
Example Sentence:The ministry proposed for the abrogation of the electoral law of 1850.
4. HALT (VERB): (ठहरना): stop
Synonyms: come to rest, pull up
Antonyms: start
Example Sentence:There is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed.
5. DEPRESS (VERB): (दबाना): slow down
Synonyms: reduce, lower
Antonyms: encourage
Example Sentence:Fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets.
6. CONSERVATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिवर्तनवादी): traditionalist
Synonyms: traditional, conventional
Antonyms: radical
Example Sentence:They were very conservative in their outlook.
7. SETBACK (NOUN): (बाधा): problem
Synonyms: difficulty, issue
Antonyms: breakthrough
Example Sentence:There was a serious setback for the peace.
8. UPHOLD (VERB): (कायम रखना): maintain
Synonyms: sustain, continue
Antonyms: abandon
Example Sentence:They uphold a tradition of not causing distress to living creatures.
9. INCAPACITATE (VERB): (अक्षमता): disabled
Synonyms: debilitated, indisposed
Antonyms: fit
Example Sentence: He was incapacitated by a heart attack.
10. PUERILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish
Synonyms: immature, infantile
Antonyms: mature
Example Sentence:We had a puerile argument.
