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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 12-03-19

Mahendra Guru
1. CHAUVINIST (NOUN): (अंधराष्ट्रीवादी) bigot

Synonyms: jingoist, superpatriot

Antonyms: expatriate, traitor

Example Sentence:

They called the move a chauvinist foreign interference.

2. PERTURBED (ADJECTIVE): (क्षुब्ध) troubled

Synonyms: restless, flustered

Antonyms: untroubled, unworried

Example Sentence:

Even during this perturbed time he prosecuted his studies and teaching.

3. SUBVERSION (NOUN): (विनाश) undermining

Synonyms: sabotage, disruption

Antonyms: integration, consolidation

Example Sentence:

They view individual liberty as a threat, new political ideas as subversion, and political opposition as treason.

4. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा) show contempt for something

Synonyms: defy, spur

Antonyms: commend, compliment

Example Sentence:

It was a big story—indicating that Israel was continuing to flout international law to prevent Hezbollah from getting weapons.

5. SHODDY (ADJECTIVE): (तुच्छ) in bad shape

Synonyms: inferior, tawdry

Antonyms: noble, sophisticated

Example Sentence:

The levees failed because of shoddy maintenance by a federal agency.

6. JUNTA (NOUN): (समिति) council

Synonyms: faction, cabal

Antonyms: single, individual

Example Sentence:

After the dictator died the country was taken over by a junta of former officials.

7. SCUTTLE (VERB): (जल्दी से दौड़ना) scamper

Synonyms: dash, hasten

Antonyms: walk, saunter

Example Sentence:

The hamster starts to scuttle around his cage when he hears the children approaching.

8. JEER (VERB): (मज़ाक उड़ाना) ridicule

Synonyms: taunt, hoot

Antonyms: compliment, laud

Example Sentence:

The winning team jeered the opponents as their captain flaunted the trophy.

9. JETTISON (VERB): (निकाल फ़ेकना) throw overboard

Synonyms: dump, discard

Antonyms: hold, keep

Example sentence:

I will keep the good experiences and jettison the bad ones, before I leave this city.

10. MANTLE (NOUN): (आवरण) cloak

Synonyms: mask, disguise

Antonyms: reality, truth

Example Sentence: 

Taran smiled and pulled off his mantle, handing it to the boy.

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