Daily Vocabulary from Indian Newspapers (26 July 2025): DAILY QUIZ

Ready to transform your vocabulary knowledge into mastery? Welcome to today’s Daily Vocabulary Quiz – your chance to prove you’ve truly absorbed the powerful words from today’s lesson!

Before diving into the quiz, make sure you’ve thoroughly studied today’s vocabulary post:

This quiz covers the five powerful vocabulary words from today’s post: Rendered • Misinterpretations • Refrain • Corroborated • Rediscovery

Each question is designed to test not just definitions, but your understanding of context, usage, and application – just like you’d encounter in real-world situations.

Daily Vocabulary from Indian Newspapers (26 July 2025): DAILY QUIZ

1. The architect’s meticulous blueprints were _______ obsolete when the city council imposed new zoning restrictions that fundamentally altered the project’s parameters.

Depicted Translated Rendered Calculated Designed

2. The phenomenon of “misinterpretations” in cross-cultural communication research most precisely refers to:

Deliberate distortions of meaning intended to deceive Erroneous understandings arising from inadequate linguistic competence Incorrect construals of intended meaning due to cultural or contextual differences Systematic biases in translation between languages Willful rejection of explicitly stated information

3. In the sentence “Despite the tempting aroma, she managed to refrain from indulging in the elaborate dessert display,” which word best captures the same meaning as “refrain”?

Abstain Desist Forbear Eschew Renounce

4. Which word represents the most precise antonym of “corroborated” in academic discourse?

Disputed Contradicted Refuted Undermined Contested

5. The concept of “rediscovery” would be most appropriately applied to which scholarly scenario?

A historian uncovering a previously unknown medieval manuscript in a monastery archive An archaeologist finding new artifacts at a thoroughly excavated ancient site A literary scholar recognizing the contemporary relevance of a neglected 18th-century author A scientist developing an innovative methodology for existing research problems A philosopher proposing an original synthesis of established theoretical frameworks