The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 08-12-19

1. RECALCITRANT (ADJECTIVE): disobedient (उद्दण्ड)

Synonyms: fractious, obstinate

Antonyms: agreeable, compliant

Example Sentence:

A class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds.

2. SAP (VERB): blunt (खत्म कर देना)

Synonyms: cripple, deplete

Antonyms: create, build

Example Sentence:

Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians.

3. MERCANTILE (ADJECTIVE): regarding business (व्यापारिक)

Synonyms: trade, monetary

Antonyms: noncommercial, not-for-profit

Example Sentence:

They were talking about mercantile investments.

4. SWAMP (VERB): engulf (आप्लावित करना)

Synonyms: inundate, overload

Antonyms: underwhelm, lower

Example Sentence:

A huge wave swamped the canoes.

5. PANTHEIST (NOUN): a person who doesn’t believe in orthodox religion (सर्वेश्‍वरवादी)

Synonyms: agnostic, freethinker 

Antonyms: believer, pious

Example Sentence:

Manish is a pantheist person.

6. PREPONDERATE (VERB): dominate (प्रबल होना) 

Synonyms: dictate, outshine 

Antonyms: fall behind, follow

Example Sentence: 

The advantages preponderate over this apparent disadvantage. 

7. CANNY (ADJECTIVE): clever (चतुर)

Synonyms: shrewd, prudent 

Antonyms: imprudent, foolish

Example Sentence: 

Canny customers will switch banks. 

8. EXPLOIT (NOUN): accomplishment (अद्भुत कर्म)

Synonyms: attainment, achievement 

Antonyms: inaction, inactivity

Example Sentence: 

Many big companies sprang up to exploit this new technology. 

9. RANCOROUS (ADJECTIVE): caustic (द्वेषी)

Synonyms: acrimonious, petulant 

Antonyms: nice, kind

Example Sentence: 

He saw miserable months of rancorous disputes. 

10. DON (VERB): enrobe (पहन लेना) 

Synonyms: dress, clothe 

Antonyms: undress, disrobe 

Example Sentence: 

The little girl donned her doll.

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