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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 26-04-19

Mahendra Guru


1. BALMY (ADJECTIVE): enjoyable and gentle:(सुखदायी) 

Synonyms: moderate, spring like 

Antonyms: violent, wintery 

Example Sentence: 

The crew of the cruise ship enjoyed the balmy weather with the guests on the deck. 

2. BAMBOOZLE (VERB): to cheat or deceive another person:(आँखों में धूल झोंकना) 

Synonyms: deceive, befuddle 

Antonyms: enlighten, clarify 

Example Sentence: 

The swindler would bamboozle wealthy men by selling them fake schemes at hefty premiums. 


3. BANDY (VERB): to exchange words back and forth:(बहस करना) 

Synonyms: argue, debate 

Antonym: silence, quiet 

Example Sentence: 

Amit and Namit often bandy about which of the two is the better at gaming consoles. 

4. BARRAGE (NOUN): profusion of something:(प्राचुर्य) 

Synonyms: deluge, burst 

Antonyms: scarcity, underwhelm 

Example Sentence: 

As soon as Little Jamie saw his granny he began to barrage her with all his demands for presents. 

5. BEREAVE (VERB): to take away something:(वंचित करना) 

Synonyms: deprive, dispossess 

Antonyms: offer, present 

Example Sentence: 

As Yash is a perfectly contented family man, no financial loss can bereave him of his happiness.

6. BREVITY (NOUN): briefness:(अल्पता) 

Synonyms: conciseness, shortness 

Antonym: longevity, lengthiness 

Example Sentence: 

The preciseness and brevity of the director’s speech was praiseworthy. 

7. BORNE (VERB): carried:(जन्म देना) 

Synonyms: produced, toted 

Antonyms: dodged, abstain 

Example Sentence: 

Cholera is an epidemic disease borne through dirty drinking water. 

8. BRUNT (NOUN): bad end of a situation:(समाघात) 

Synonyms: distress, discord 

Antonyms: peace, harmony 

Example Sentence: 

An unverified gossip on the commercial daily caused the publisher the brunt of criticism. 

9. BURNISH (VERB): to polish:(चमकाना) 

Synonyms: brighten, smoothen 

Antonyms: tarnish, dull 

Example sentence: 

The presidential candidate tried to burnish his image in front of the committee before the polling starts. 

10. BYGONE (ADJECTIVE): in the past:(विगत) 

Synonyms: ancient, archaic 

Antonyms: recent, modern 

Example Sentence: 

I feel fortunate that we got to at least see the ruins of a bygone era.

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