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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 20-06-19

Mahendra Guru
The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 20-06-19

1. NEUROSIS (NOUN): inhibition:(विक्षिप्त) 

Synonyms: aberration, abnormality 

Antonyms: normality, sanity 

Example Sentence: 

Ritika got a neurosis about chemicals and imagined them everywhere doing her harm. 

2. BASTION (NOUN): bulwark:(गढ़) 

Synonyms: support, stronghold 

Antonyms: weak spot, weakness 

Example Sentence: 

The king had his place fortified with bastions. 

3. PORTENTOUS (ADJECTIVE): alarming:(अपशकुन) 

Synonyms: intriguing, haunting 

Antonyms: encouraging, hopeful 

Example Sentence: 

She has given a portentous performance. 

4. WIELD (VERB): apply:(सँभालना) 

Synonyms: operate, exercise 

Antonyms: fail, misuse 

Example Sentence: 

She wielded the new rules carefully. 

5. DIMINUTION (NOUN): weakening:(कमी) 

Synonyms: lessening, abatement 

Antonyms: expansion, growth 

Example Sentence: 

An oversupply made a permanent diminution in the product’s value. 

6. JIBE (VERB): conform:(मेल खाना) 

Synonyms: match, tally 

Antonyms: differ, disagree 

Example Sentence: 

She jibed all the details of the account. 

7. VOLTE-FACE (NOUN): annulment:(पक्ष परिवर्तन) 

Synonyms: cancellation, rescinding 

Antonyms: enactment, validation 

Example Sentence: 

There was a volte-face for Naveen about the decision to marry Natasha. 

8. AFFABLE (ADJECTIVE): friendly:(मिलनसार) 

Synonyms: amiable, genial 

Antonyms: rude, unfriendly 

Example Sentence: 

She has an affable nature. 

9. OBVERSE (NOUN): opposite:(सीधी तरफ़) 

Synonyms: complement, counterpart 

Antonyms: back, rear 

Example Sentence: 

He needs to practise humbleness which is the obverse of your usual arrogance. 

10. EAGER (ADJECTIVE): anxious:(अधीर) 

Synonyms: keen, ambitious 

Antonyms: dispassionate, uneager 

Example Sentence: 

The CBI was eager to prosecute the vice chancellor for extortion.

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