The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 25-11-19

1. JOLT (VERB): (ऐंठना): convulse 

Synonyms: disturb, jar 

Antonyms: calm, comfort 

Example Sentence: 

His statement jolted me in my mind. 

2. VERBOSE (ADJECTIVE): (वाचाल): wordy 

Synonyms: gabby, circumlocutory 

Antonyms: concise, succinct 

Example Sentence: 

He is a verbose man. 

3. HERETIC (NOUN): (नास्तिक): schismatic 

Synonyms: apostate, pagan 

Antonyms: believer, follower 

Example Sentence: 

As a relapsed heretic, he was left to the secular arm. 

4. COVERT (ADJECTIVE): (गुप्त): hidden 

Synonyms: undercover, secret 

Antonyms: open, known 

Example Sentence: 

Behind his soft behaviour he has some covert intentions. 

5. DEFILE (VERB): (अपवित्र करना): corrupt 

Synonyms: degrade, desecrate 

Antonyms: honour, praise 

Example Sentence: 

He tried to defile the system.

6. WORSEN (VERB): (बदतर करना): deteriorate 

Synonyms: get worse, exacerbate 

Antonyms: improve, soothe 

Example sentence: 

This policy could actually worsen the economy. 

7. CONCURRENTLY (ADVERB): (समानान्तर रूप से): simultaneously 

Synonyms: all at once, all together 

Antonyms: imbalanced, upset 

Example sentence:

He is eating and dancing concurrently. 

8. PUSH (VERB): (बढ़ाना): advance 

Synonyms: boost, hype 

Antonyms: repress, dissuade 

Example sentence: 

The manager pushed the production.

9. CRISIS (NOUN): (संकट): catastrophe 

Synonyms: disaster, trouble 

Antonyms: calm, peace 

Example sentence: 

He helped me in the times of crisis. 

10. SLUMP (NOUN): (मंदी): decline

Synonyms: depreciation, downtrend 

Antonyms: ascent, rise 

Example sentence: 

This year, we saw a slump in profits.

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