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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 21-07-19

Mahendra Guru
The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 21-07-19


1. POSTULATE (VERB): (स्वयं सिद्ध मान लेना): to assume to be true or existent 

Synonyms: posit, guess 

Antonyms: reject, deny 

Example Sentence: 

Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct. 

2. GEHENNA (NOUN): (कष्ट): place of the condemned; bad situation 

Synonyms: misery, nightmare 

Antonyms: heaven, bliss 

Example Sentence: 

The survivors of the wreck face a different kind of gehenna. 

3. PAUSATION (NOUN): (स्र्कावट): break, pause 

Synonyms: hiatus, interruption 

Antonyms: continuation, closure 

Example Sentence: 

You have to finish the task without pausations. 

4. SUASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (समझाने-बुझाने वाला): effective 

Synonyms: compelling, convincing 

Antonyms: ineffective, invalid 

Example Sentence: 

Ministers of religion as well as physicians have always wielded the authority of suasive powers. 

5. RAZZ (VERB): (चिढाना): ridicule 

Synonyms: jest, joke 

Antonyms: respect, honour 

Example Sentence: 

I take him at his word that this was basically locker-room talk—a joke, meant to razz other players. 

6. MONSTROUS (ADJECTIVE): (विकट/राक्षसी): shockingly devilish 

Synonyms: atrocious, heinous 

Antonyms: moral, sensible 

Example Sentence: 

It is monstrous how badly he is treated. 

7. MORPH (VERB): (रूप बदलना): to change into 

Synonyms: transform, contort 

Antonyms: sustain, stagnate 

Example Sentence: 

Cinematic special effects morphed the villain into a snake. 

8. QUINTESSENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (सारमय): representing the perfect example of a class or quality. 

Synonyms: classic, ideal 

Antonyms: atypical, unique 

Example Sentence: 

Everybody thinks of him as the quintessential New Yorker. 

9. PREREQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (शर्त): required or necessary as a prior condition 

Synonyms: mandatory, expedient 

Antonyms: inessential, voluntary 

Example Sentence: 

Young children can be taught the prerequisite skills necessary for reading. 

10. REVERENT (ADJECTIVE): (श्रद्धालु): showing great respect. 

Synonyms: reverential, appreciative 

Antonyms: impolite, rude 

Example Sentence: 

A reverent silence followed the professor's lecture.


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