The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 25-01-2020

1. CONDEMNED (ADJECTIVE): (निंदा की) sentenced to a particular punishment, especially death.

Synonyms: convicted, damned

Antonyms: praise, compliment

Example Sentence:

Terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.

2.GALLOWS (NOUN): (फाँसी) execution by hanging.

Synonyms: hanging, potency

Antonyms: leaving, neglect

Example Sentence:

He was saved from the gallows by a last minute reprieve.

3.CURATIVE (ADJ/NOUN): (रोग निवारक) able to cure disease, healing, remedial.

Synonyms: corrective, healthful

Antonyms: damaging, harmful

Example Sentence:

Herbs have a lot of curative properties, and must be included in diet.

4. CLEMENCY (NOUN): (दया) mercy, lenience

Synonyms: indulgence, charity

Antonyms: cruelty, meanness

Example Sentence:

The family members of the accused asked for clemency.

5. EXPEDITE (VERB): (शीघ्र) make a process faster, speed up, accelerate

Synonyms: accelerate, quicken

Antonyms: delay, retard

Example Sentence:

The government has promised to expedite state reforms to generate employment.

6. CURB (NOUN/VERB): (नियंत्रण) restrain or keep in check.

Synonyms: constrain, hinder

Antonyms: advance, indulge

Example Sentence:

She promised she would curb her temper.

7. UNEQUIVOCAL (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्ट) leaving no doubt, unambiguous

Synonyms: absolute, straight forward

Antonyms: doubtful, disputable

Example Sentence:

The church has been unequivocal in its condemnation of violence.

8. QUARANTINE (NOUN): (संगरोध): a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere

Synonyms: detention, seclusion

Antonyms: liberation, release

Example Sentence: 

The horse had to spend several months in quarantine when it reached Britain.

9. INCUBATED (NOUN): (अंडा सेना) keeping it warm to develop 

Synonyms: support, hatch

Antonyms: arrest, repress 

Example Sentence: 

The female bird incubates the eggs for about 16 days.

10. CONGREGATED (VERB): (एकत्र): gather into a crowd or mass

Synonyms: muster, converge

Antonyms: disperse, scatter

Example Sentence: 

Some 4,000 demonstrators had congregated at a border point.

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