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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 16-06-19

Mahendra Guru
The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 16-06-19

1. STIFLE (VERB): Restrain:(बुझाना)
Synonyms: suppress, repress

Antonyms: release, free

Example Sentence:

She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.

2. ARCHAIC (ADJECTIVE): Old-fashioned:(अप्रचलित)
Synonyms: obsolete, antiquated

Antonyms: latest, modern

Example Sentence:

These archaic practices are advocated by people of limited outlook.

3. PRUNE (VERB): Pare down:(छाँटना)
Synonyms: trim, reduce

Antonyms: include, increase

Example Sentence:

Economic hard times are forcing the companies to prune their budget.

4. ASCENSION (NOUN): Taking over:(अधिरोहण)
Synonyms: succession, assumption

Antonyms: declension, decline

Example Sentence:

He was killed after his ascension to the throne.

5. STIFFEN (VERB): Make or become harder:(ठोस बनाना)
Synonyms: tighten, solidify

Antonyms: weaken, dilute

Example Sentence:

The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.

6. FRET (VERB): To worry:(चिढ़ना)
Synonyms: agonize, bother

Antonyms: please, delight

Example Sentence:
She was always fretting about something or the other.

7. ETHEREAL (ADJECTIVE): Extremely delicate:(हल्का)
Synonyms: light, sublime

Antonyms: earthly, indelicate

Example Sentence:
In this ethereal realm are the currents that make possible wireless telegraphy.

8. CONTRITE (ADJECTIVE): Chastened:(पश्चात्तापी)
Synonyms: repentant, sorrowful

Antonyms: indifferent, unapologetic

Example Sentence:

He was so contrite that he wrote me a letter of apology.

9. CORNUCOPIA (NOUN): Abundance:(प्राचुर्य)
Synonyms: bounty, fullness

Antonyms: need, lack

Example Sentence:

I shall come from London Town with a cornucopia of presents.

10. FLOP (VERB): Slump:(गिर पड़ना)
Synonyms: fall, drop

Antonyms: succeed, achieve

Example Sentence:

She flopped, exhausted, on to the sofa.

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