The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 30-09-2020

1. AIDE (NOUN): (सहयोगी): assistant 

Synonyms: helper, adviser 

Antonyms: boss 

Example Sentence: 

The presidential aide was just 23. 

2. DETAIN (VERB): (ज़ब्त करना): hold 

Synonyms: seize, confine 

Antonyms: release 

Example Sentence: 

Customs officers may detain all the goods. 

3. SCRAMBLE (VERB): (अव्यवस्थित करना): disarrange 

Synonyms: muddle, confuse 

Antonyms: organize, align 

Example Sentence: 

Maybe the alcohol scrambled his brains. 

4. EXEMPT (VERB): (छूट देना): spared 

Synonyms: free from, not liable to 

Antonyms: liable to, subject to 

Example Sentence: 

These patients are exempt from charges. 

5. DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना): diminish 

Synonyms: decrease, reduce 

Antonyms: increase, flourish 

Example Sentence: 

Traffic has dwindled to a trickle. 

6. RECUMBENT (NOUN): (समतल): flat 

Synonyms: lying, horizontal 

Antonyms: erect, standing 

Example Sentence: 

They are not recumbent, and the hair falling from the head is curled. 

7. INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): (पदधारी): present 

Synonyms: current, existing 

Antonyms: past, future 

Example Sentence: 

The incumbent President was defeated. 

8. SHUN (VERB): (टालना): avoid 

Synonyms: evade, eshew 

Antonyms: accept, welcome 

Example Sentence: 

He shunned fashionable society. 

9. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधार होना): improve 

Synonyms: enhance, better 

Antonyms: worsen 

Example Sentence: 

The reform did much to ameliorate living standards. 

10. OUTRAGE (NOUN): (उल्लंघन करना): violate 

Synonyms: infuriate, enrage 

Antonyms: Compliment 

Example Sentence: 

The public were outraged at the brutality involved. 

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