Prime

Sunday, 7 July 2024

Full page for this day →

20 words · first 3 free, all 20 with Prime

1 Conceal (verb)

छिपाना

Conceal meaning

Not allow to be seen.

Synonyms: Bury, Camouflage, Cloak, Cover

Antonyms: Disregard, Ignore, Reveal, Uncover

Example: The sunglasses conceal her eyes.

2 Degradation (noun)

गिरावट

Degradation meaning

The process of something becoming worse or weaker, or being made worse or weaker.

Synonyms: Deterioration, Decline, Declination, Descent

Antonyms: Development, Growth, Evolution, Rise

Example: A trail of human misery and degradation.

3 Amendments (noun)

हरजाना

Amendments meaning

Make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.

Synonyms: Revise, Alter, Change, Modify

Antonyms: Lower, Worsen, Break, Decrease

Example: She tried to make amends by inviting him out to dinner.

4 Scrapping (verb)

रद्दी

Scrapping meaning

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

Synonyms: Fragment, Piece, Bit, Offcut

Antonyms: Agreement, Harmony, Peace, Truce

Example: He jotted it down on a scrap of paper.

5 Marginalized (verb)

हाशिए पर डालना

Marginalized meaning

To treat a person, group, etc. in a way that makes them feel that they are not important and have no power.

Synonyms: Criticize, Demean, Deprecate, Diminish.

Antonyms: Elevated, Praised, Promoted, Celebrated

Example: The effect of this has been to increasingly marginalize the local authority sector.

6 Dragged (verb)

घसीटना

Dragged meaning

Pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty.

Synonyms: Haul, Pull, Draw, Tug.

Antonyms: Exciting, Interesting, Energizing, Lively

Example: He dragged himself up the stairs and climbed into bed.

7 Consumption (noun)

उपभोग

Consumption meaning

The action of using up a resource.

Synonyms: Drinking, Expenditure, Utilization, Burning

Antonyms: Building, Construction, Creation, Development

Example: Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption.

8 Maintained (verb)

अनुरक्षित

Maintained meaning

Cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue.

Synonyms: Continue, Control, Cultivate, Finance

Antonyms: Abandon, Destroy, Discontinue, Finish

Example: The king swears he will maintain the laws of God.

9 Intervening (adjective)

हस्‍तक्षेप

Intervening meaning

The act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process

Synonyms: Interference, Mediation, Arbitration

Antonyms: Combine, Connect, Join

Example: Military intervention in the crisis.

10 Deserted (adjective)

सुनसान

Deserted meaning

Abandoned

Synonyms: Barren, Derelict, Desolate, Empty

Antonyms: Filled, Populated, Inhabited, Pleased

Example: My school French has deserted me in the hour of need.

11 Lucrative (adjective)

लाभप्रद

Lucrative meaning

Allowing somebody to earn a lot of money.

Synonyms: Profitable, Profit-Making, Gainful, Remunerative

Antonyms: Unprofitable, Poorly Paid.

Example: He gave up a lucrative career as a lawyer to look after his kids.

12 Deter (verb)

निवारण

Deter meaning

The prevention of something, especially war or crime, by having something such as weapons or punishment to use as a threat.

Synonyms: Discouragement, Instruction, Suppression, Dissuading

Antonyms: Permission, Allowance, Approval, Toleration

Example: They contend that a death penalty is necessary as a form of deterrence.

13 Soaring (verb)

ऊँचे उड़ना

Soaring meaning

To fly high in the air.

Synonyms: Wing, Climb, Rise, Mount.

Antonyms: Plummet, Decline, Decrease, Fall.

Example: Stock prices are beginning to soar.

14 Aviation (noun)

वायुयान चालन

Aviation meaning

The flying or operating of aircraft.

Synonyms: Aeronautics, Flight, Flying, Gliding.

Antonyms: Uncreativeness, Unhurried, Nonmoving.

Example: The planes are too, in the absence of an aviation policy.

15 Potential (adjective)

संभावित

Potential meaning

Possible when the necessary conditions exist.

Synonyms: Hidden, Likely, Possible, Probable

Antonyms: Real, Actual, Factual, Existent

Example: It was a potentially embarrassing situation.

16 Consolidation (noun)

मजबूत

Consolidation meaning

Make (something) physically stronger or more solid.

Synonyms: Combine, Unite, Merge, Integrate

Antonyms: Decrease, Discourage, Disperse, Dissuade

Example: The administration hopes that such measures will consolidate its position.

17 Anticipation (noun)

प्रत्याशा

Anticipation meaning

Excitement, waiting eagerly for something you know is going to happen.

Synonyms: Expectation, Prediction, Forecast, Prolepsis

Antonyms: Pessimism, Hopelessness, Melancholy, Suspicion

Example: She had a feeling of great anticipation before her graduation ceremony.

18 Wrangling (noun)

तकरार

Wrangling meaning

Arguments, especially ones that continue for a long time.

Synonyms: Argument, Conflict, Controversy, Dispute

Antonyms: Accord, Agreement, Harmony, Peace

Example: They are still wrangling over copyright issues.

19 Concessions (noun)

रिआयत

Concessions meaning

Something that you agree to do in order to end an argument.

Synonyms: Negotiation, Compromise, Consensus, Agreement

Antonyms: Disavowal, Denial, Rejection, Repudiation

Example: They made no concessions to the enemy side.

20 Brink (noun)

कगार

Brink meaning

The extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water.

Synonyms: Edge, Verge, Margin, Extremity

Antonyms: Middle, Close, Disadvantage

Example: We are on the brink of worldwide deflation.

All 20 words every day, the trick to remember each one, and unlimited tap-to-meaning on every editorial — see what Vocab24 Prime includes →

How the daily vocabulary works

Every word here was picked from the day's newspaper editorials, so you learn the vocabulary that actually appears in SSC, Bank and other exam passages. Each word comes with its Hindi meaning, synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence; Prime members also get a trick to remember it. Read the editorial of the day to see the words in context, then test yourself in the daily English quiz.

Looking for an older day?

Use the date strip above (Older takes you back two weeks at a time), open the words of 9 September 2026 as a page of its own, or browse the vocabulary archive by month since 2016. Every word also has an entry in the English–Hindi dictionary.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

* Your mail address will be fully secure . We don’t share!