The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 11-09-2020

1. UNFORTUNATE (ADJECTIVE): (खेदजनक): unlucky 

Synonyms: hapless, down on one's luck 

Antonyms: fortunate 

Example Sentence: 

There had been an unfortunate accident that took place recently. 

2. SENTIMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (भावुक): nostalgic 

Synonyms: tender, emotional 

Antonyms: dispassionate 

Example Sentence: 

She felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her. 

3. CATASTROPHE (NOUN): (आपदा): disaster 

Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm 

Antonyms: salvation 

Example Sentence: 

The world is facing an environmental catastrophe. 

4. RELIABLE (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वसनीय): dependable 

Synonyms: good, well founded 

Antonyms: unreliable 

Example Sentence: 

There is no reliable source of information these days. 

5. INITIALLY (ADVERB): (शुरू में): at first 

Synonyms: to begin with, to start with 

Antonyms: finally 

Example Sentence: 

Initially, he thought the new concept was nonsense. 

6. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective 

Synonyms: successful, effectual 

Antonyms: inefficacious 

Example Sentence: 

The treatment was quite efficacious. 

7. DEMOLISH (VERB): (धूल में मिलाना): destroy 

Synonyms: ruin, wreck 

Antonyms: confirm 

Example Sentence: 

I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent. 

8. CONTINUANCE (NOUN): (निरंतरता): continuation 

Synonyms: carrying on, prolongation 

Antonyms: discontinuance 

Example Sentence: 

His interests encouraged him to favour the continuance of war. 

9. IMPAIR (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): damage 

Synonyms: harm, diminish 

Antonyms: improve 

Example Sentence: 

A noisy job could impair my hearing. 

10. VARIATION (NOUN): (विविधता): difference 

Synonyms: dissimilarity, disparity 

Antonyms: similarity 

Example Sentence: 

There are regional variations in house prices. 

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