UPSC vocabulary: video lessons, Hindi meanings and practice

The UPSC Civil Services Examination asks for clear English in the Mains essay and answers, a qualifying English paper, and comprehension in the Preliminary CSAT paper. The UPSC pathway covers the vocabulary of governance, law, economy and society.

The UPSC vocabulary pathway starts with the Universal Core, the words that matter for every exam, then adds the words that matter for UPSC. Each ten-word video episode gives the meaning in English and Hindi, pronunciation, word partners, example sentences and the common mistake, followed by free practice questions. Find your level first if you are not sure where to start.

The UPSC pathway, episode by episode

895 episodes: 289 Universal Core, then 606 for this exam.

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  1. 1 Universal Core 1: constitute, constitution, involvement and more Universal Core C1
  2. 2 Universal Core 2: compensate, correspond, formula and more Universal Core C1
  3. 3 Universal Core 3: administrative, commissioner, complexity and more Universal Core C1
  4. 4 Universal Core 4: indicator, inherent, regulatory and more Universal Core C1
  5. 5 Universal Core 5: estimation, interactive, legalization and more Universal Core C1
  6. 6 Universal Core 6: commentary, compensation, documentation and more Universal Core C1
  7. 7 Universal Core 7: selective, structurally, sustain and more Universal Core C1
  8. 8 Universal Core 8: domain, domination, emergence and more Universal Core C1
  9. 9 Universal Core 9: texture, accessible, adjustment and more Universal Core C1
  10. 10 Universal Core 10: mitigate, myriad, philosopher and more Universal Core C1, C2
  11. 11 Universal Core 11: academy, advocate, alleviate and more Universal Core C1
  12. 12 Universal Core 12: debatable, detrimental, dimension and more Universal Core C1
  13. 13 Universal Core 13: indigenous, mandatory, occupant and more Universal Core C1
  14. 14 Universal Core 14: vulnerable, wary, adhere and more Universal Core C1
  15. 15 Universal Core 15: generator, imminent, intensity and more Universal Core C1
  16. 16 Universal Core 16: professionalism, projection, projector and more Universal Core C1, C2
  17. 17 Universal Core 17: veteran, abolish, accumulate and more Universal Core B2, C1
  18. 18 Universal Core 18: cooperate, detection, deteriorate and more Universal Core C1
  19. 19 Universal Core 19: hinder, ignorance, implicate and more Universal Core C1, C2
  20. 20 Universal Core 20: prejudice, presumably, rational and more Universal Core C1
  21. 21 Universal Core 21: anonymous, appreciation, arduous and more Universal Core B2, C1, C2
  22. 22 Universal Core 22: dubious, exaggerate, fatal and more Universal Core C1, C2
  23. 23 Universal Core 23: lethargic, marginally, meticulous and more Universal Core C1, C2
  24. 24 Universal Core 24: sole, superfluous, terminate and more Universal Core B2, C1, C2
  25. 25 Universal Core 25: biography, charter, compassion and more Universal Core C1
  26. 26 Universal Core 26: epidemic, exploitation, extravagant and more Universal Core C1
  27. 27 Universal Core 27: induction, infamous, inspection and more Universal Core C1
  28. 28 Universal Core 28: paradox, radical, reconcile and more Universal Core B2, C1, C2
  29. 29 Universal Core 29: versatile, abstraction, accumulation and more Universal Core C1
  30. 30 Universal Core 30: bizarre, break-in, bulk and more Universal Core C1
  31. 31 Universal Core 31: contempt, countless, disclose and more Universal Core B2, C1, C2
  32. 32 Universal Core 32: gambling, gear, genocide and more Universal Core C1
  33. 33 Universal Core 33: intent, isolation, lad and more Universal Core C1
  34. 34 Universal Core 34: pragmatic, prioritize, prospective and more Universal Core C1, Uncertain
  35. 35 Universal Core 35: sphere, summit, supplement and more Universal Core C1, C2
  36. 36 Universal Core 36: year-round, absurd, abuse and more Universal Core C1
  37. 37 Universal Core 37: assembly, assurance, asylum and more Universal Core C1, C2
  38. 38 Universal Core 38: buddy, cargo, combat and more Universal Core C1
  39. 39 Universal Core 39: conviction, corruption, decadent and more Universal Core C1
  40. 40 Universal Core 40: epic, essence, eventual and more Universal Core C1, Uncertain
  41. 41 Universal Core 41: follow-up, frustrating, glory and more Universal Core C1
  42. 42 Universal Core 42: innovate, invoke, linear and more Universal Core C1
  43. 43 Universal Core 43: notwithstanding, outlet, personnel and more Universal Core C1
  44. 44 Universal Core 44: replacement, restorative, ruby and more Universal Core C1, C2
  45. 45 Universal Core 45: stability, storage, substantial and more Universal Core C1, Uncertain
  46. 46 Universal Core 46: wholly, wit, BC and more Universal Core C1
  47. 47 Universal Core 47: angel, assert, attorney and more Universal Core C1
  48. 48 Universal Core 48: boast, boost, broke and more Universal Core C1
  49. 49 Universal Core 49: charitable, charming, chill and more Universal Core C1
  50. 50 Universal Core 50: con, condone, configuration and more Universal Core C1, C2