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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 16-03-19

Mahendra Guru
1. OBFUSCATE (VERB): (उलझाना): confuse 

Synonyms: baffle, bewilder 

Antonyms: clarify, explicate 

Example Sentence: 

The new rule is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them. 

2. BRINK (NOUN): (कगार): fringe 

Synonyms: periphery, threshold 

Antonyms: center, middle 

Example Sentence: 

This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity. 

3. INTERMITTENT (ADJECTIVE): (सविराम): irregular 

Synonyms: fitful, infrequent 

Antonyms: regular, frequent 

Example Sentence: 

The holiday lights are intermittent and flicker on and off constantly. 

4. HERALD (NOUN): (अग्रदूत): messenger 

Synonyms: adviser, bearer 

Antonyms: pupil, student 

Example Sentence: 

A herald sent forward to announce the coming of a king. 

5. INSULAR (ADJECTIVE): (संकुचित विचारवाला): narrow-minded 

Synonyms: circumscribed, parochial 

Antonyms: broad-minded, unbiased 

Example Sentence: 

Only a few people live in their insular neighborhood in the coldest part of Alaska. 

6. JINX (NOUN): (अशुभ): curse 

Synonyms: hex, hoodoo 

Antonyms: boon, luck 

Example Sentence: 

He regarded her as a jinx because she had lost her husband. 

7. INERTIA (NOUN): (जड़ता): laziness 

Synonyms: passivity, sluggishness 

Antonyms: action, activity 

Example Sentence: 

After a large meal, inertia usually keeps me on the couch all day. 

8. IMMACULATE (ADJECTIVE): (शुद्ध): unspoiled 

Synonyms: exquisite, neat 

Antonyms: dull, defiled 

Example Sentence: 

The soldier was reprimanded for ruining his immaculate uniform. 

9. TRIUMPHAL (ADJECTIVE): (विजयोल्लास से परिपूर्ण): victorious 

Synonyms: triumphant, conquering 

Antonyms: depressed, discouraged 

Example Sentence: 

He made his triumphal entry into the capital. 

10. INKLING (NOUN): (आभास): idea 

Synonyms: clue, hunch 

Antonyms: knowledge, information 

Example Sentence: 

The records give us an inkling of how people saw the world.

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