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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 15-10-19

Mahendra Guru
The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 15-10-19

1. PONTIFICATE (VERB): sermonize :(धार्मिक शिक्षा देना) 

Synonyms: preach, dogmatize 

Antonyms: praise, applaud 

Example Sentence: 

He loves to hear himself talk and will often pontificate on even the most trivial issues. 

2. FALLACY (NOUN): illusion :(भ्रम) 

Synonyms: deception, falsehood 

Antonyms: honesty, reality 

Example Sentence: 

The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy. 

3. DISTEMPER (NOUN): disorder :(विकार) 

Synonyms: affliction, ailment 

Antonyms: health, healer 

Example Sentence: 

Excessive distemper should not be practiced. 

4. TINTINNABULATION (NOUN): loud ringing :(घंटे की खनखनाहट) 

Synonyms: chime, jingle 

Antonyms: silence, peace 

Example Sentence: 

The tintinnabulation that could be heard throughout the village was from the church on the common announcing morning services. 

5. SEPTENTRIONAL (ADVERB): polar :(ध्रुव के समीप का) 

Synonyms: northward, arctic 

Antonyms: southward, Antarctic 

Example Sentence: 

When he tired of the long, septentrional winters of New England, Grandfather retired to 

Florida. 

6. PANGLOSSIAN (ADJECTIVE): optimistic :(आशावादी) 

Synonyms: assured, confident 

Antonyms: pessimistic, uncertain 

Example Sentence: 

This is simply a Panglossian idea. 

7. ANABASIS (NOUN): forward movement :(प्रगति) 

Synonyms: advance, progress 

Antonyms: hinder, backward 

Example Sentence: 

Reluctantly, the general ordered a hasty anabasis in the face of overwhelming opposing forces. 

8. CAITIFF (NOUN): coward :(कायर) 

Synonyms: scoundrel, louse 

Antonyms: brave, bold 

Example Sentence: 

A woman was killed by a caitiff. 

9. CRENEL (NOUN): scrape :(परिमार्जन) 

Synonyms: indentation, incision 

Antonyms: increase, bulge 

Example Sentence: 

Leaning into a crenel between two square merlons, he took a deep breath of relief. 

10. FLAPDOODLE (ADJECTIVE): a ridiculous situation or behaviour :(वाहियात) 

Synonyms: craziness, foolishness 

Antonyms: intelligence, judgement 

Example Sentence: 

You're the last man I ever expected to hear that kind of flapdoodle from.


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