The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 30-12-19

1. REDOUBTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (बढाया हुआ, महापराक्रमी) (of a person) formidable, especially as an opponent. 

Synonyms: formidable, fearsome

Antonyms: ordinary, average, mediocre

Example Sentence:

He was a redoubtable debater.

2.RESOUNDING (ADJECTIVE): (ज़बरदस्त) unmistakable; emphatic. 

Synonyms: terrific, colossal

Antonyms: tiny, insignificant

Example Sentence:

The evening was a resounding success.

3. REAP (VERB): (परिश्रम का फल पाना) harvest the crop from (a piece of land).

Synonyms: obtain, get, gain

Antonyms: lose, fail, 

Example Sentence:

Many men were employed to reap the harvest. 

4. UNDERLINE (VERB): (रेखांकन, चित्र परिचय) draw a line under (a word or phrase) to give emphasis or indicate special type.

Synonyms: accentuate, underscore

Antonyms: ignore, understate

Example Sentence:

Certain phrases had been underlined.

5. GAMBIT (NOUN): (चाल) an act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation.

Synonyms: maneuver, ruse

Antonyms: honesty, frankness

Example Sentence: 

His resignation was a tactical gambit. 

6. RESENT (VERB): (अप्रसन्न होना) feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person).

Synonyms: begrudge, dislike

Antonyms: be pleased by, welcome, like

Example Sentence:

She resented the fact that I had children.

7. MORIBUND (ADJECTIVE): (मरनेवाला, मरणासन्न) (of a person) at the point of death. 

Synonyms: near the end, in extremis

Antonyms: flourishing, booming

Example Sentence: 

On examination he was moribund and dehydrated.

8. RAMPANT (ADJECTIVE): (आक्रामक, अनियंत्रित) (especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked. 

Synonyms: uncontrolled, unrestrained

Antonyms: moderate, controlled

Example Sentence:

Rampant corruption brought about the downfall of the government. 

9. EUPHORIA (NOUN): (ख़ुशी, आनंद) a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness. 

Synonyms: jubilation, rapture, delight

Antonyms: gloom, sadness

Example Sentence:

This one would not feel euphoria, only pain and terror.

10. HARDSHIP (NOUN): (तंगहाली) severe suffering or privation. 

Synonyms: destitution, adversity

Antonyms: ease, comfort

Example Sentence: 

We are suffering intolerable levels of hardship.

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