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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 05-12-19

Mahendra Guru

1. WHITTLE (VERB): diminish:(कम करना)
 
Synonyms: lessen, decrease 

Antonyms: increase, destroy 

Example Sentence: 

The shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five. 

2. HOSTILITY (NOUN): antagonism:(द्वेष) 

Synonyms: aggression, meanness 

Antonyms: friendship, goodwill 

Example Sentence: 

Their hostility is to all outsiders. 

3. EVOKE (VERB): induce:(आह्वान करना) 

Synonyms: arouse, stimulate 

Antonyms: calm, repress 

Example Sentence: 

She is evoked in India when a house is being built to ensure its completion. 

4. MOLLYCODDLE (VERB): pamper:(अत्यधिक ध्यान देना) 

Synonyms: overprotect, cater to 

Antonyms: ignore, neglect 

Example Sentence: 

I found school very difficult, and realized I'd been mollycoddled at home. 

5. ADVERSARIAL (ADJECTIVE): opposing:(विरोधात्मक) 

Synonyms: adverse, antipathetic 

Antonyms: agreeable, friendly 

Example Sentence

I faced the adversarial nature of the party candidates. 

6. CRIMP (VERB): (सिकोड़ना) Fold 

Synonyms: crinkle, wrinkle 

Antonyms: smooth, straighten 

Example Sentence: 

Don’t crimp the pages of my notebook. 

7. DIRE (ADJECTIVE): (भयानक) Terrible 

Synonyms: dreadful, awful 

Antonyms: good, mild 

Example Sentence: 

The situation of draught has become dire. 

8. SURGE (NOUN): (वृद्धि) Growth 

Synonyms: deluge, upsurge 

Antonyms: decline, decrease 

Example Sentence: 

Sudden surge was seen in dollar in the stock exchange. 

9. FALLACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (ग़लत) incorrect 

Synonyms: invalid, erroneous 

Antonyms: correct, valid 

Example Sentence: 

Mayur proffered fallacious arguments. 

10. PLEBEIAN (NOUN): (सर्व साधारण) Not worthy of the upper classes. 

Synonyms: mediocre, ordinary 

Antonyms: extraordinary, aristocratic 

Example Sentence: 

My spoiled cousins called the restaurant a plebeian place.

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