The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 26-12-19

1. CANDOR (NOUN): (निष्कपटता): complete honesty 

Synonyms: directness, fairness 

Antonyms: dishonesty, unfairness 

Example Sentence: 

Lisa has done her task with complete candor. 

2. DEVIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कपटपूर्ण): deceitful 

Synonyms: duplicitous, insidious 

Antonyms: honest, forthright 

Example Sentence: 

Rohit plays a devious character. 

3. DISENTOMB (VERB): (अन्वेषण करना): disclose 

Synonyms: resurrect, unearth 

Antonyms: entomb, bury 

Example Sentence: 

They disentombed the matter. 

4. DEFALCATION (NOUN): (कमज़ोरी): default 

Synonyms: disaster, failure 

Antonyms: accomplishment, achievement 

Example Sentence: 

Imran made defalcation in funds. 

5. DEBILITY (NOUN) (दुर्बलता): decrepitude 

Synonyms: enervation, enfeeblement 

Antonyms: soundness, healthiness 

Example Sentence: 

Even though she beat cancer, she still dealt with debility from her battle. 

6.CADAVEROUS (ADJECTIVE): pale:(पीला विवर्ण) 

Synonyms: blanched, ashen 

Antonyms: lively, lifelike 

Example Sentence: 

Her face looked so cadaverous. 

7. DECADENT (ADJECTIVE): corrupt:(अनैतिक) 

Synonyms: immoral, depraved 

Antonyms: moral, noble 

Example Sentence: 

He is a decadent person. 

8. CASTIGATION (NOUN): punishment:(दंड) 

Synonyms: chastisement, retribution 

Antonyms: pardon, forgiveness 

Example Sentence: 

I am not afraid of castigation 

9.LICENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): libertine (व्यभिचारी)

Synonyms: debauched, salacious

Antonyms: moral, controlled

Example Sentence:

Aviraj is licentious and has no regard for the morality of law. 

10. SOCIABLE (ADJECTIVE): familiar (मिलनसार)

Synonyms: convivial, gregarious

Antonyms: aloof, unsociable

Example Sentence:

I’m a lot more sociable with everybody.

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