The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 08-01-2020

1. ANARCHY (NOUN): (अराजकता) a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority 

Synonyms: lawlessness, rebellion 

Antonyms: government, order 

Example Sentence: 

He must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy. 

2. DEPRIVE (VERB):(वंचित) prevent (a person or place) from having or using something. 

Synonyms: divest, strip, bereave 

Antonyms: appropriate, indulge, confer 

Example Sentence: 

The city was deprived of its water supplies. 

3. CONNIVANCE (NOUN): (मिलीभगत) be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act. 

Synonyms: collusion, collaboration 

Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness 

Example Sentence: 

This infringement of the law had taken place with the connivance of officials. 

4. RAMPAGE (NOUN): (क्रोध में इधर उधर दौड़ना) a period of violent and uncontrollable behaviour by a group of people. 

Synonyms: turmoil, disturbance, berserk 

Antonyms: calm, harmony 

Example Sentence: 

Thugs went on the rampage and wrecked a classroom.

5. RANSACK (VERB): (लूटना) Search thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm. 

Synonyms: pillage, plunder, raid 

Antonyms: protect, organize 

Example Sentence: 

Man has ransacked the planet for fuel. 

6. AGITATION (NOUN): (व्याकुलता) a state of anxiety or nervous excitement. 

Synonyms: anxiety, turbulence, unrest 

Antonyms: lightness, happiness, tranquility 

Example Sentence: 

She was wringing her hands in agitation.

7. RETALIATION (NOUN): (प्रतिशोध) the action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself; revenge. 

Synonyms: punishment, reprisal, revenge 

Antonyms: pardon, sympathy 

Example Sentence: 

She rejected as preposterous any suggestion that she had acted in retaliation. 

8. CAVALCADE (NOUN): (घुड़सवार दल) a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles. 

Synonyms: procession, parade, march 

Antonyms: halt, disorder 

Example Sentence: 

The royal cavalcade proceeded through the city. 

9. DOCILE (ADJECTIVE): (विनम्र) ready to accept control or instruction; submissive. 

Synonyms: gentle, obedient, pliant 

Antonyms: inflexible, obstinate, determined 

Example Sentence: 

The women he remembered were docile and silent. 

10. PROVINCE (NOUN): (प्रांत) country, realm 

Synonyms: shire, region, territory, domain 

Antonyms: avocation, recreation, 

Example Sentence: 

Anu is too provincial to buy foreign products.

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