✅ *Daily The Hindu Vocabulary* | 21.01.2025 1. *TRANQUILLIZE (VERB) (शांत करना)*: sedate Synonyms: soothe, pacify Antonyms: agitate Example Sentence:The dogs had to be tranquillized before their owner's body could be brought out. 2. *EXPEDIENT (ADJECTIVE): (फ़ायदेमंद)* :convenient Synonyms: advantageous, useful Antonyms: inexpedient Example Sentence:Either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so. 3. *CUSTOMARILY (ADVERB): (प्रायः)*: usually Synonyms: traditionally, normally Antonyms: occasionally Example Sentence:The leaves are customarily used for animal fodder. 4. *UNDERSCORE (VERB): (उभारना)*: highlight Synonyms: underline, point up Antonyms: understate Example Sentence:They underlined the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child. 5. *LAMENT (VERB): (विलाप करना)*: mourn Synonyms: sorrow, wail Antonyms: celebrate Example Sentence:I may lament and weep, but truly I have had admirable sport. 6.*RESCIND (VERB): (रद्द करना)*: revoke Synonyms: repeal, cancel Antonyms: enforce Example Sentence:The government was required to rescind all the unpleasant measures. 7. *DESICCATE (VERB): (सुखा देना)*: dried Synonyms: dry, dehydrated Antonyms: moist Example Sentence:Both the old and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun. 8. *IRREFUTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अखंडनीय)*: indisputable Synonyms: undeniable, unquestionable Antonyms: unreliable Example Sentence:It is a profound thought and, I believe, an irrefutable one. 9. *INVENTIVENESS (NOUN): (रचनात्मकता)*: creativity Synonyms: originality, innovation Antonyms: unimaginativeness Example Sentence:We all loved the inventiveness of the staging. 10. *EXTOL (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना)*: acclaim Synonyms: sing the praises of, eulogize Antonyms: criticise Example Sentence:He extolled the virtues of the Indians.