The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 17-01-2020

1. SPANNED (VERB): (पुल बांधना) extend from side to side 

Synonyms: connect, extend 

Antonyms: unlink, condense 

Example Sentence: 

The stream was spanned by a narrow bridge. 

2.ENCAPSULATED (VERB): (समझाया) express essential features of something, summarize 

Synonyms: box, cover 

Antonyms: free, let go 

Example Sentence: 

It is difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single hour. 

3. TENET (VERB): (सिद्धांत) one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based. 

Synonyms: belief, principle 

Antonyms: doubt, skepticism 

Example Sentence: 

A major tenet of the women’s movement is that society needs their talents. 

4. TANTAMOUNT (ADJECTIVE): (समान) equivalent in seriousness to, as good as 

Synonyms: arise, exude 

Antonyms: conceal, hold, keep 

Example Sentence: 

His refusal to answer was tantamount to the admission of guilt. 

5. VERBOSE (ADJECTIVE): (शब्दबहुल) expressed in more words than needed, garrulous. 

Synonyms: bombastic, diffuse 

Antonyms: concise, succinct 

Example Sentence: 

Shashi Tharoor’s writings are often difficult and verbose. 

6. EBB (NOUN/VERB): (भाटा) movement of tide out of sea, going out, flowing back 

Synonyms: abatement, drop 

Antonyms: advance, development 

Example Sentence: 

My enthusiasm was ebbing away after constant failures. 

7. RESUSCITATE (VERB): (पुनर्जीवित) bring back to life. 

Synonyms: energize, resurrect 

Antonyms: destroy, bore 

Example Sentence: 

Various measures are being taken to resuscitate our ailing economy. 

8. STRADDLES (VERB/NOUN): (पैर फैलाकर बैठना) sit or stand with one leg on either side. 

Synonyms: mount, ride 

Antonyms: drop, lower 

Example Sentence: 

Our farm straddles the railway line.

9. INTERPLAY (NOUN): (परस्पर) The way in which two or more things have an effect on each other. 

Synonyms: mesh, exchange 

Antonyms: stag, torpidity 

Example Sentence: 

This interplay is especially the case between touch and sight. 

10. PALPABLE (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्ट) so obvious that it can be easily seen or known. 

Synonyms: apparent, credible 

Antonyms: ambiguous, obscure 

Example Sentence: 

The tension in the room was palpable during the exam.

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