The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 30-11-19

1. PROCLIVITY (NOUN): Inclination: (इच्छा/प्रवृत्ति) 

Synonyms: penchant, predilection 

Antonyms: dislike, hate 

Example Sentence: 

Your proclivity towards him is getting on my nerves. 

2. SARTORIAL (ADJECTIVE): Pertaining to tailors: (दर्ज़ी-संबंधी) 

Synonyms: stylish, elegant 

Antonyms: frumpy, dumpy 

Example Sentence: 

Those sartorial coats made me chew the cud. 

3. CAULK (VERB): Secure: (गहनी करना) 

Synonyms: block, barricade 

Antonyms: free, loosen 

Example Sentence: 

Faiz caulked me from a broken reed. 

4. TUTELARY (ADJECTIVE): Protecting: (संरक्षी) 

Synonyms: guardian, advisory 

Antonyms: careless, inattentive 

Example Sentence:

 

Ajay is using tutelary fabian policy in his company. 

5. PURGE (NOUN): Elimination: (परिशोध) 

Synonyms: expulsion, extermination 

Antonyms: keeping, holding 

Example Sentence: 

Naimish was feeling shy of telling her about her purge from the contest. 

6. SANCTIMONIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Self-righteous: (पाखंडी) 

Synonyms: insincere, hypocritical 

Antonyms: honest, sincere 

Example Sentence:

His sanctimonious expressions explained his intentions. 

7. REFUTE (VERB): Rebut: (खंडन करना) 

Synonyms: contradict, disprove 

Antonyms: support, concur 

Example Sentence: 

These claims have not been convincingly refuted. 

8. HOSTILITY (ADJECTIVE): (विरोधभाव): bitterness 

Synonyms: ill will, enmity 

Antonyms: good will, friendliness 

Example Sentence: 

The townspeople showed open hostility to outsiders. 

9. CONTRITE (ADJECTIVE): Chastened: (पछताया हुआ) 

Synonyms: repentant, sorrowful 

Antonyms: indifferent, unapologetic 

Example Sentence: 

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

10. PRUNE (VERB): Pare down:(काटना/ छाँटना) 

Synonyms: trim, reduce 

Antonyms: include, increase 

Example Sentence: 

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

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