Daily The Hindu Vocabulary and one word Substitutions

Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 16.07.2024

1. AUGMENT (VERB): increase
Synonyms: add to, supplement
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:He augmented his summer income by painting houses.


2. SPIRAL (VERB): soar
Synonyms: shoot up rocket
Antonyms: fall
Example Sentence:Inflation continued to spiral.


3. MENDACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): lying
Synonyms: untruthful, dishonest
Antonyms: truthful
Example Sentence:A product claiming to help you get ripped abs in a few hours is mendacious advertising.


4. ALLY (VERB): couple
Synonyms: combine, marry
Antonyms: split
Example Sentence:He allied his racing experience with his father's business acumen.


5.OBSOLETE (ADJECTIVE): out of date
Synonyms: outdated outmoded
Antonyms: contemporary
Example Sentence:The disposal of old and obsolete machinery is very essential.


6. CRYPTIC (ADJECTIVE): enigmatic
Synonyms: mysterious, confusing
Antonyms: straightforwar
Example Sentence:He found his boss's utterances too cryptic.


7. COOPERATIVE (ADJECTIVE): collaborative
Synonyms: collective communal
Antonyms: individual
Example Sentence:Every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise.


8. OBSTREPEROUS (ADJECTIVE): unruly
Synonyms: unmanageable disorderly
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:The boy is cocky and obstreperous.


9. IRK (VERB): irritate
Synonyms: annoy, vex
Antonyms: please
Example Sentence:It irks her to think of the runaround she received.


10. DOUR (ADJECTIVE): stern
Synonyms: unsmiling, unfriendly
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:No wonder he looked so dour.

One Word Substitutions

➡️ Cide- killing

➡️ Suicide-killing of oneself

➡️ Biocide- The destruction of life

➡️ Deicide- Killing of a god

➡️ Filicide- Killing of one’s child

➡️ Fratricide- Killing of one’s brother

➡️ Homicide- Killing of a human

➡️ Infanticide- Killing of an infant

➡️ Mariticide- Killing of one’s spouse

➡️ Matricide- Killing of one’s mother

➡️ Nepoticide- Killing of one’s nephew

➡️ Patricide- Killing of one’s father

➡️ Sororicide- Killing of one’s sister

➡️ Tyrannicide- Killing of a tyrant

➡️ Apicide- Killing of bees

➡️ Avicide- Killing of birds

➡️ Uxoricide- Killing of wife

➡️ Lapicide- Killing of pets

➡️ Regicide- Killing of a king

➡️ Germicide- A substance for destroying germs

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