Daily Hindu Vocabulary

Daily Hindu Vocabulary
🗓 29-01-2020

1. ANTECEDENT (NOUN/ADJ): (पुर्ववृत्ता): a person's ancestors or family and social background.


Synonyms: anterior, former


Antonyms: current, future


Example Sentence:


Her early life and antecedents have been traced.


2. COHORT (NOUN): (समूह): a group of people with a shared characteristic.


Synonyms: unit, force


Antonyms: division, disunity


Example Sentence:


A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation.


3.CONVICTED (ADJECTIVE): (अपराधी): having been declaed guilty of a criminal offence.


Synonyms: culprit, captive


Antonyms: acquit, clear


Example Sentence:


Criminals convicted with any offence do not get a job easily.


4. DETERRENT (NOUN/ADJ.): (निवारक): discouragement


Synonyms: damper, impediments


Antonyms: encouragement, incentive


Example Sentence:


Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.


5. LACKADAISICAL (ADJ.): (छुईमुई): careless lazy, lax.


Synonyms: half-hearted, uninterested


Antonyms: enthusiastic, excited


Example Sentence:


The food was nice enough but the service was somewhat lackadaisical.


6. PATRONAGE (NOUN): (संरक्षण): support given to an organization by someone.


Synonyms: aegis, subsidy


Antonyms: attack, blockage


Example Sentence:


The charity enjoys the patronage of many prominent local business people.


7. EXPEDIENCY (NOUN): (मुनाफा): quality of being convenient but immorally.


Synonyms: convenience, prudence


Antonyms: limitation, disadvantage


Example sentence:


As a matter of expediency we will not be taking on any new staff this year.


8. ERSTWHILE (ADJ/ADV.): (भूतपूर्व): former, old, past


Synonyms: previous, prior


Antonyms: present, future


Example Sentence:


The erstwhile donors might cease to donate.


9. PREPONDERATE (VERB):(वर्चस्व रखना):predominant in influence, number, or importance.


Synonyms: dictate, overrule 


Antonyms: follow, lose


Example Sentence: 


Do not even think of preponderating me. 


10. TRAGIC (ADJECTIVE):(भयंकर): appalling 


Synonyms: awful, deplorable 


Antonyms: pleasant, wonderful 


Example Sentence: 


Merriam saw the tragic women of the wards.