✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 23.01.2025 1. DEFAMATION (NOUN): (अपयश): libel Synonyms: slander, calumny Antonyms: commendation Example Sentence:She sued him for defamation. 2. BENIGN (ADJECTIVE): (शीतोष्ण): temperate Synonyms: mild, gentle Antonyms: harsh Example Sentence:The climate becomes more benign as we move nearer to the Black Sea. 3. DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (भिन्न): contrasting Synonyms: different, differing Antonyms: homogeneous Example Sentence:They inhabit disparate worlds of thought. 4 LUMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (चमकदार): shining Synonyms: bright, brilliant Antonyms: dark Example Sentence:The dial on his watch was luminous. 5. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart Synonyms: restarting, reopening Antonyms: suspension, abandonment Example Sentence:We are hoping for an early resumption of peace talks. 6. WRECK (VERB): (बिगाड़ देना): ruin Synonyms: spoil, disrupt Antonyms: facilitate Example Sentence:An eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career. 7. EXODUS (NOUN): (प्रस्थान): leaving Synonyms: withdrawal, evacuation Antonyms: arrival Example Sentence:The condemnation gave rise to an exodus to Rome. 8. STRAINED (ADJECTIVE): (अस्वाभाविक): forced Synonyms: constrained, laboured Antonyms: natural Example Sentence:She gave a strained laugh. 9. MERITORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सराहनीय): praiseworthy Synonyms: laudable commendable Antonyms: worthless Example Sentence:I got a medal for my meritorious conduct. 10. CRAMP (VERB): (बाधा डालना): hinder Synonyms: impede, inhibit Antonyms: facilitate Example Sentence:Tighter rules cramp economic growth.