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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 09-06-19

Mahendra Guru

1. BARB (NOUN): pointed comment:(कटाक्ष) 

Synonyms: criticism, insult 

Antonyms: compliment, praise 

Example Sentence: 

Watch out for barbs as they can hurt you badly. 

2. GROVEL (VERB): kowtow:(गिड़गिड़ाना) 

Synonyms: beseech, kneel 

Antonyms: authorize, command 

Example sentence: 

They criticized leaders who grovelled for foreign patrons. 

3. PALLIATE (VERB): to reduce the severity:(न्यूनीकरण) 

Synonyms: abate, cover up 

Antonyms: enlarge expose 

Example sentence: 

The doctor trusted that the new medication would palliate her patient's discomfort. 

4. AMBIVALENCE (NOUN): the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas:( उभयभाविता) 

Synonyms: doubt irresolution 

Antonyms: sureness, decisiveness 

Example sentence: 

The judge's ambivalence about the defendant's guilt caused a delay in the penalty portion of the trial. 

5. NEOPHYTE (NOUN): beginner:(नवदीक्षित) 

Synonyms: amateur, novice 

Antonyms: professional, expert 

Example Sentence: 

Even the best player in the world was once a neophyte at the sport. 

6. PRETENSION (NOUN): self- importance:(मिथ्याभिमान) 

Synonyms: snobbishness, pomposity 

Antonyms: modesty, propriety 

Example Sentence: 

He is adored by millions because he lacks in pretension. 

7. PITHY (VERB): to the point:(सारगर्भित) 

Synonyms: concise, brief 

Antonyms: lengthy, verbose 

Example Sentence: 

In order to make it quick the teach gave pithy explanation for all the questions. 

8. PERVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): which is all over the place. :(व्यापक) 

Synonyms: omnipresent, prevalent 

Antonyms: deficient, scanty 

Example Sentence: 

Unemployment is a pervasive issue in India touching all the classes. 

9. HERMETIC (ADJECTIVE): airtight:(हवा बंद) 

Synonyms: impervious, sealed 

Antonyms: susceptible, penetrable 

Example Sentence: 

The cells were hermetic causing the prisoners to die of suffocation. 

10. UTTERANCE (NOUN): revelation:(अभिव्यक्ति) 

Synonyms: pronouncement, declaration 

Antonyms: concealment, secret 

Example Sentence: 

The news would bubble inside his gut till it finds utterance.

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