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Quote of the day

Take life in your stride. Focus on your tasks and don’t get distracted. Leave the rest to the Almighty. Cut out the noise outside and don’t worry about trivial and petty issues. Remember, fitting in, people’s opinions of you etc don’t matter eventually. Life’s too short!

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Daily Vocabulary for All Competitive Exams

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Daily Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams
VIGILANCE (ADJECTIVE): (जागरूकता): surveillance
Synonyms: attentiveness, attention
Antonyms: inattentiveness
Example Sentence: Security duties that demand long hours of vigilance.
EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यधिक): extortionate
Synonyms: excessive, sky-high
Antonyms: reasonable
Example Sentence: Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls.
CONCRETE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस): definite
Synonyms: specific, firm
Antonyms: vague
Example Sentence: I haven’t got any concrete proof of the killing.
DISBURSE (VERB): (व्यय करना): pay out
Synonyms: lay out, spend
Antonyms: claim
Example Sentence: $67 million of the pledged aid had already been disbursed.
INTRUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (हस्तक्षेप करने वाले): intruding
Synonyms: invasive, obtrusive
Antonyms: low-key
Example Sentence: The reporter asked an intrusive question.
REPARATION (NOUN): (मरम्मत): amends
Synonyms: restitution, redress
Antonyms: impairment
Example Sentence: The courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim.
PREVALENCE (NOUN): (प्रसार): currency
Synonyms: generality, pervasiveness
Antonyms: uncommonness
Example Sentence: The prevalence of sunlight led to a restriction of the windows.
DISCREET (ADJECTIVE): (विचारशील): careful
Synonyms: circumspect, cautious
Antonyms: indiscreet
Example Sentence: We made some discreet inquiries.
DEFUSE (VERB): (शांत करना): reduce
Synonyms: lessen, diminish
Antonyms: heighten
Example Sentence: The scheme taught officers how to defuse potentially explosive situations.
DIFFUSE (ADJECTIVE): (बिखरा हुआ): diffused
Synonyms: scattered, dispersed
Antonyms: concentrated
Example Sentence: The diffuse community which centred on the church.

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Quote of the day

Nothing lasts forever. Even some of the people the Almighty sends our way are only meant to accompany us temporarily. Don’t be upset when He moves people out of your life. It’s His Plan. You need to carry on your journey. You’ll meet more along the way. He’s keeping an eye on you! Be positive and move ahead.

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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams

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  1. UNFORTUNATE (ADJECTIVE): (खेदजनक): unlucky
    Synonyms: hapless, down on one’s luck
    Antonyms: fortunate
    Example Sentence:
    There had been an unfortunate accident that took place recently.
  2. SENTIMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (भावुक): nostalgic
    Synonyms: tender, emotional
    Antonyms: dispassionate
    Example Sentence:
    She felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her.
  3. CATASTROPHE (NOUN): (आपदा): disaster
    Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm
    Antonyms: salvation
    Example Sentence:
    The world is facing an environmental catastrophe.
  4. RELIABLE (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वसनीय): dependable
    Synonyms: good, well founded
    Antonyms: unreliable
    Example Sentence:
    There is no reliable source of information these days.
  5. INITIALLY (ADVERB): (शुरू में): at first
    Synonyms: to begin with, to start with
    Antonyms: finally
    Example Sentence:
    Initially, he thought the new concept was nonsense.
  6. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective
    Synonyms: successful, effectual
    Antonyms: inefficacious
    Example Sentence:
    The treatment was quite efficacious.
  7. DEMOLISH (VERB): (धूल में मिलाना): destroy
    Synonyms: ruin, wreck
    Antonyms: confirm
    Example Sentence:
    I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent.
  8. CONTINUANCE (NOUN): (निरंतरता): continuation
    Synonyms: carrying on, prolongation
    Antonyms: discontinuance
    Example Sentence:
    His interests encouraged him to favour the continuance of war.
  9. IMPAIR (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): damage
    Synonyms: harm, diminish
    Antonyms: improve
    Example Sentence:
    A noisy job could impair my hearing.
  10. VARIATION (NOUN): (विविधता): difference
    Synonyms: dissimilarity, disparity
    Antonyms: similarity
    Example Sentence:
    There are regional variations in house prices.