The Hindu Vocabulary Words Questions PDF Download 2nd July 2021

02.07.
2021 The Hindu Vocabulary Questions and Answers
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02.07.2021 The Hindu Vocabulary Questions and Answers
Daily The Hindu Vocabulary Question and Answer – 02.07.2021

1. Which of the following is the synonym of the word ‘glossed’?
A) Segmented
B) Interpreted
C) Augmented
D) Shuffled
E) None of the above
2. Which of the following is the meaning of the word ‘concurrence’?
A) the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.
B) compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.
C) The fact of two or more events or circumstances happening or existing at the same time.
D) the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced.
3. Which of the following is the antonym of the word ‘vindictive’?
A) Nasty
B) Rancorous
C) Resentful
D) Forgiving
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4. Match the following – In column I, words are given and in column II, their meanings have been given.
Column (I) Column (II)
(A) Acrimony (E) lacking vigour or interest.
(B) trouncing (F) defeat heavily in a contest.
(C) insipid (G) bitterness or ill feeling.
(D) scramble (H) perform (an action) or achieve (a
result) hurriedly, clumsily, or with difficulty.
A) A-E, B-F, C-H, D-G
B) A-G, B-E, C-H, D-F
C) A-H, B-E, C-F, D-G
D) A-F, B-E, C-H, D-G
E) A-G, B-F, C-E, D-H
5. Which of the following should fill the blank of the below sentence?
He was outlawed, but returned under a special ______ after John's reconciliation with the pope.
A) Frivolous
B) Punishment
C) Amnesty
D) Strife
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6. Which of the following sentences given in each option uses the word ‘sedition incorrectly in terms of the
meaning of the word?
A) In March 1848 he made a speech before the Confederation which led to his arrest for sedition, but at his
trial the jury failed to agree and he was discharged.
B) The Federal Government had no traditions of censorship except the disastrous ones in connexion with
the Alien and Sedition laws of 1798.
C) The leaders of the convention were arrested, tried for sedition, and sentenced to fourteen years
transportation.
D) He has gone to them with word of his breaking sedition to pursue his title without their mediation or
interference.
E) All are correct.
7. Which of the words in the options should fill the blank of the below sentence?
These two special materials symbolized wind and rain, and were thought to be the essential elements
needed to ______ a healthy harvest.
A) Diminish
B) Stratify
C) pacify
D) invoke
E) disgust
8. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word ‘prominent?
A) Noteworthy
B) Foremost
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C) Influenced
D) Illustrious
E) inconspicuous
9. Which of the following expresses the meaning of the phrase ‘frayed nerves’?
A) A feeling of getting all the required attention
B) A feeling of getting satisfied
C) a feeling of being worn down or irritated to a point of feeling a bit shredded.
D) A feeling of getting respected in all means.
E) None of the above.
10. Which of the following words in option correctly fits both the blanks of the two sentences given in the
question?
I) The shades which distinguish these three forms are not without significance, but they in no way ______
from the contractual character of concordats.

II) Too much makeup, dramatic designs, and too much flash or color can ______ from a professional look.
A) Continued
B) cease
C) arrest
D) Detract
E) Suspend
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(A) diatribe (D) a prolonged bitter quarrel with or
campaign against someone.
(B) vendetta (E) unrestrained in action or performance
(C) Rampant (F) a forceful and bitter verbal attack
against someone or something.
A) A-D, B-E, C-F
B) A-E, B-D, C-F
C) A-D, B-F, C-E
D) A-F, B-E, C-D
E) A-F, B-D, C-E
12. Which of the following is the word for the meaning ‘a written law passed by a legislative body’?
A) Sovereign
B) Republic
C) Regime
D) Statute
E) Dissent
13. Which of the following two words in options fit the blanks in I and II respectively?
I) His success was ________ and it was thought his appointment as chief minister was assured.
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II) The former belongs to the north-west, the others to the centre of India, and all three may be dated _____
in the first or second centuries A.D.
A) Unknown, Vaguely
B) Expected, Clearly
C) Imminent, clearly
D) Avoidable, Vaguely
E) Imminent, Vaguely
(A) incitement (E) an earlier event or action that is regarded as an
example or guide to be considered in subsequent
similar circumstances.
(B) precedent (F) come to be known; be revealed.
(C) acrimony (G) the action of provoking unlawful behaviour or
urging someone to behave unlawfully.
(D) Transpire (H) bitterness or ill feeling.

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15. Which of the following uses the word ‘Hobble’ incorrectly in terms of its meaning?
A) It would be easier for them to hobble to town with a broken leg than with a broken pantaloon.
B) There's nothing worse than having to sit out a dance or hobble to the limo because your feet hurt too
much to do anything else.
C) She knocked his hand away and headed for the house in a stiff jointed hobble.
D) I slip twice in Niederau going to the shops exacerbating my ankle, and then hobble back to the hotel.
E) Again, since early this year, following the removal of the diplomatic and economic blockade on Qatar
that was hobbled by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, Doha has made efforts to
amend ties.
(A) missive (E) a letter, especially a long or official
one.
(B) irascible (F) having or showing a tendency to be
easily angered.
(C) irretrievable (G) a particular mode in which something
exists or is experienced or expressed.
(D) modalities (H) not able to be retrieved or put right.
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Answer and Explanation
1. Answer: (B)
Glossed means provide an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase for (a text, word, etc.) and hence B is
the synonym.
2. Answer: (C)
C is the correct meaning of the word.
3. Answer: (D)
vindictive means having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. D is the antonym and rest
all are synonyms.
4. Answer: (E)
E is the correct combination.
5. Answer: (C)
Amnesty means an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences and therefore
rightly fits the blank.
6. Answer: (D)
Sedition means conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. A, B
and C convey the same meaning except D. D says that he has gone with them of breaking sedition which
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is totally absurd in meaning. You might break silence but how can you break sedition? You also might
break the sedition law but individually we cannot use the word with break.
7. Answer: (D)
We are talking about a healthy harvest. Again for that healthy harvest, the sentence says wind and rain are
essential elements. Therefore these two elements will not diminish the harvest because diminish means
reduce. Stratify means classification and therefore irrelevant. Pacify means to satisfy and also irrelevant.
Disgust means bad or dislike or abhor. Invoke means give rise to and hence the perfect word.
8. Answer: (E)
A, B, C and D are synonyms of prominent which means important and famous. E is antonym which means
not attracting attention or unimportant.
9. Answer: (C)
The option C is the correct meaning of the phrase
10. Answer: (D)

Detract means cause someone or something to be distracted or diverted from. In I, it says three forms are
significant but they in no way detract or distract from the contractual character. II also holds the same
meaning.
11. Answer: (E)
E is the correct combination.
12. Answer: (D)
Statute means a written law passed by a legislative body
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13. Answer: (E)
I – His appointment was thought to be assured which means his success must have been expected or
imminent.
II – Since it is talking of ancient past, vaguely is more correct.
14. Answer: (B)
B is the correct combination.
15. Answer: (E) from an injury, or restrict the activity or development
E is incorrect in usage. See, all the other four of.
sentences mean the same thing i.e. hobble means

16. Answer: (A)
walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain
A is the correct combination.
The Hindu Editorial – July 2, 2021:
1. warm (up) to (phrasal verb) – like, become enthusiastic about, become supportive of, become excited
about.
2. misgivings (noun) – doubt, suspicion, distrust, apprehension.
3. inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, unpreventable, inescapable, certain, sure to happen.
4. recurrent (adjective) – repeated, regular, cyclical, continual, periodic.
5. logistical (adjective) – relating to organization and planning of something.
6. squad (noun) – team.
7. source-based (adjective) – relating to the point/place from which something is originating.
8. whisper (noun) – rumour, gossip, report, speculation.
9. top brass (noun) – very important person/people.
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10. step in (phrasal verb) – intervene, become involved, get involved.
11. it is no surprise that (phrase) – as expected, as anticipated, as predicted.
12. follow suit (phrase) – emulate, copy, follow, take (another’s actions as an example).
13. proximity (noun) – nearness, presence, closeness (in a distance).
14. cut out (phrasal verb) – remove, exclude, eliminate.
15. adhere to (verb) – abide by, follow, obey, comply with.
16. bio-secure bubble (noun) – it is defined as an environment/location sealed off from the outside world. In
tennis/cricket, this would mean players, umpires, and support staff being housed at the venue itself.
17. fraught (adjective) – worried, troubled, stressful, distressed, agitated, distracted, distraught (and with
many problems).
18. constantly (adverb) – always, continuously, regularly.
19. mutating (adjective) – evolving, changing, transforming, undergo (genetic change).
20. pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and
typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
21. surge (noun) – a sudden rise or increase.
22. second wind (noun) – new energy, new strength.
23. sought (past tense of) seek (verb) – try to obtain, attempt to find something.
24. pause (verb) – stop, cease, halt.
25. lend weight to (phrase) – to make something seem more credible/probable; vouch for, certify, support,
validate.
26. fixture (noun) – match, game, competition.
27. at home (phrase) – in one’s own country.
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28. ambivalence (noun) – a state of having mixed feelings about someone or something; equivocation,
uncertainty, unsureness, doubt, indecision, irresolution, irresoluteness, hesitation.
29. shed (verb) – discard, get rid of, do away with, dispose of.
30. vintage (noun) – year; period, time, era, epoch.
31. recall (Verb) – remember, recollect, call to mind, think of, reminisce about.
32. joust (noun) – tournament, contest, combat.
33. light up (phrasal verb) – brighten, shine.

34. legendary (adjective) – famous, celebrated, outstanding, popular, renowned.
35. exploit (noun) – achievement, accomplishment, attainment, triumph.
36. stay away (phrasal verb) – avoid, avert, shun, skip.
37. bookie (noun) – bookmaker, a person takes illegal bets, particularly on sporting events.
38. off-field (adjective) – happening away from the (cricket) ground/pitch.
39. influence (noun) – effect, impact.
40. surface (verb) – emerge, appear, come to light.
41. terrorism-scarred (adjective) – damaged or spoiled by terrorism.
42. rival (noun) – competitor.
43. outpost (noun) – remote branch, remote part/territory.
44. turf (noun) – track, pitch; (cricket) playground.
45. step forward (phrasal verb) – give support, provide help, offer assistance.
46. inaugural (adjective) – first, initial, introductory.
47. drought (noun) – dry spell, dry period; lack, unavailability, deficiency of something.
48. course correction (noun) – modifying, improving, rectifying (the plan of action).
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E) None of the above

2. Which of the following is the meaning of the word ‘concurrence’?

A) the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

B) compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.

D) the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced.

E) None of the above

3. Which of the following is the antonym of the word ‘vindictive’?

E) None of the above

Column (I) Column (II)

(A) Acrimony (E) lacking vigour or interest.

(B) trouncing (F) defeat heavily in a contest.

(C) insipid (G) bitterness or ill feeling.

(D) scramble (H) perform (an action) or achieve (a

result) hurriedly, clumsily, or with difficulty.

A) A-E, B-F, C-H, D-G

B) A-G, B-E, C-H, D-F

C) A-H, B-E, C-F, D-G

D) A-F, B-E, C-H, D-G

E) A-G, B-F, C-E, D-H

E) None of the above

meaning of the word?

trial the jury failed to agree and he was discharged.

the Alien and Sedition laws of 1798.

E) All are correct.

needed to ______ a healthy harvest.

8. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word ‘prominent?

A) A feeling of getting all the required attention

B) A feeling of getting satisfied

C) a feeling of being worn down or irritated to a point of feeling a bit shredded.

D) A feeling of getting respected in all means.

E) None of the above.

from the contractual character of concordats.

(A) diatribe (D) a prolonged bitter quarrel with or

campaign against someone.

(B) vendetta (E) unrestrained in action or performance

(C) Rampant (F) a forceful and bitter verbal attack

against someone or something.

A) A-D, B-E, C-F

B) A-E, B-D, C-F

C) A-D, B-F, C-E

D) A-F, B-E, C-D

E) A-F, B-D, C-E

Column (I) Column (II)

(A) incitement (E) an earlier event or action that is regarded as an

example or guide to be considered in subsequent

(B) precedent (F) come to be known; be revealed.

(C) acrimony (G) the action of provoking unlawful behaviour or

urging someone to behave unlawfully.

(D) Transpire (H) bitterness or ill feeling.

A) A-E, B-F, C-H, D-G

B) A-G, B-E, C-H, D-F

C) A-H, B-E, C-F, D-G

D) A-F, B-E, C-H, D-G

E) A-G, B-F, C-E, D-H

much to do anything else.

Column (I) Column (II)

(A) missive (E) a letter, especially a long or official

(B) irascible (F) having or showing a tendency to be

(C) irretrievable (G) a particular mode in which something