The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 21-03-2020

1. APPEASE (VERB): (तुष्ट करना): pacify 

Synonyms: conciliate, placate 

Antonyms: provoke, inflame 

Example Sentence: 

Amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups. 

2. FURNISH (VERB): (प्रदान करना): provide 

Synonyms: supply, equip 

Antonyms: divest 

Example Sentence: 

Fish furnish an important source of protein. 

3. TRANSIT (NOUN): (पारवहन): movement 

Synonyms: transport, transportation 

Antonyms: hold, stagnation 

Example Sentence: 

A painting was damaged in transit. 

4. REFRAIN (VERB): (बचना): abstain 

Synonyms: desist, hold back 

Antonyms: indulge, venture 

Example Sentence: 

She refrained from comment. 

5. COMPREHENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): inclusive 

Synonyms: complete, thorough 

Antonyms: partial, selective 

Example Sentence: 

He showed me a comprehensive collection of photographs. 

6. SPURT (VERB): (उछलना): shoot 

Synonyms: squirt, spray 

Antonyms: contain 

Example Sentence: 

He cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes. 

7. BRUNT (ADJECTIVE): (आघात): impact 

Synonyms: force, shock 

Antonyms: resistance, endurance 

Example Sentence: 

Education will bear the brunt of the cuts.

8. STULTIFY (VERB): (उबा देना): bore 

Synonyms: stupefy weary 

Antonyms: interest, entertain 

Example Sentence: 

She is too polite to bore us with anecdotes. 

9. HOARD (VERB): (संचय करना): store 

Synonyms: cache, stockpile 

Antonyms: squander 

Example Sentence: 

He came back to rescue his little hoard of gold. 

10. CONJECTURE (NOUN): (अनुमान): speculation 

Synonyms: guess surmise 

Antonyms: fact 

Example Sentence: 

Conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied. 

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