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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 16-05-19

Mahendra Guru
1. STIFLE (VERB): Restrain:(बुझाना) 

Synonyms: suppress, repress 

Antonyms: release, free 

Example Sentence: 

She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn. 

2. ARCHAIC (ADJECTIVE): Old-fashioned:(अप्रचलित) 

Synonyms: obsolete, antiquated 

Antonyms: latest, modern 

Example Sentence: 

These archaic practices are advocated by people of limited outlook. 

3. PRUNE (VERB): Pare down:(छाँटना) 

Synonyms: trim, reduce 

Antonyms: include, increase 

Example Sentence: 

Economic hard times are forcing the companies to prune their budget. 

4. ASCENSION (NOUN): Taking over:(अधिरोहण) 

Synonyms: succession, assumption 

Antonyms: declension, decline 

Example Sentence: 

He was killed after his ascension to the throne. 

5. STIFFEN (VERB): Make or become harder:(ठोस बनाना) 

Synonyms: tighten, solidify 

Antonyms: weaken, dilute 

Example Sentence: 

The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen. 

6. FRET (VERB): To worry:(चिढ़ना) 

Synonyms: agonize, bother 

Antonyms: please, delight 

Example Sentence:

She was always fretting about something or the other. 

7. ETHEREAL (ADJECTIVE): Extremely delicate:(हल्का) 

Synonyms: light, sublime 

Antonyms: earthly, indelicate 

Example Sentence: 

In this ethereal realm are the currents that make possible wireless telegraphy. 

8. CONTRITE (ADJECTIVE): Chastened:(पश्चात्तापी) 

Synonyms: repentant, sorrowful 

Antonyms: indifferent, unapologetic 

Example Sentence: 

He was so contrite that he wrote me a letter of apology. 

9. CORNUCOPIA (NOUN): Abundance:(प्राचुर्य) 

Synonyms: bounty, fullness 

Antonyms: need, lack 

Example Sentence: 

I shall come from London Town with a cornucopia of presents. 

10. FLOP (VERB): Slump:(गिर पड़ना) 

Synonyms: fall, drop 

Antonyms: succeed, achieve 

Example Sentence: 

She flopped, exhausted, on to the sofa.


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