The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 20-01-2020

1. INDIGENOUS (ADJECTIVE): (देशी) originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Synonyms: domestic, homegrown

Antonyms: alien, foreign

Example Sentence:

ISRO successfully test-fired an indigenous missile.

2.INKLING (NOUN): (आभास) a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint.

Synonyms: clue, hunch

Antonyms: knowledge, information

Example Sentence:

The records give us an inkling of how people saw the world.

3.ESPIONAGE (NOUN): (जासूसी) typically by governments to obtain political and military information.

Synonyms: reconnaissance, intelligence

Antonyms: candid, frank

Example Sentence:

He will be punished severely if he is found guilty of espionage.

4. BUYBACK (NOUN): (छूट) concession 

Synonyms: privilege, allowance

Antonyms: repudiation, refusal 

Example Sentence: 

There are many buyback offers in the market.

5. UNVEIL (VERB): (ख़ुलासा) show or announce publicly for the first time.

Synonyms: disclose, display

Antonyms: conceal, veil 

Example Sentence:

They will unveil a new car very soon.

6. CONTEMPORANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आधुनिक) existing at or occurring in the same period of time.

Synonyms: simultaneous, contemporary 

Antonyms: different, separate

Example Sentence:

The contemporaneous ringing of the multiple phone lines kept the new receptionist very busy.

7. CAULK (VERB): (गहनी करना) Secure

Synonyms: block, barricade 

Antonyms: free, loosen

Example Sentence:

Adeel caulked me from a broken reed.

8. PURGE (NOUN): (परिशोध) an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people.

Synonyms: expulsion, extermination 

Antonyms: keeping, holding

Example Sentence:

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

9.PRECINCT (NOUN): (प्रसीमा) the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place,department;

Synonyms: area, ward 

Antonyms: whole, full

Example Sentence:

I am working in this precinct. 

10. QUIETUDE (NOUN): (शांति/संतोष) a state of stillness, calmness, and quiet in a person or place.

Synonyms: doldrums, hush 

Antonyms: disturbance, agitation

Example Sentence:

Be quietude don’t escape your lips.

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