The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 25-04-2020

1. PALLIATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (पीड़ा हटानेवाला): soothing

Synonyms: alleviating, calmative

Antonyms: intensifying

Example Sentence:

Orthodox medicines generally tend to be palliative.


2. NURTURE (VERB): (परिपोषण करना): bring up

Synonyms: take care of, look after

Antonyms: neglect

Example Sentence:

Rakesh was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family.


3. CURATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (रोगनिवारक): healing

Synonyms: therapeutic, medicinal

Antonyms: injurious

Example Sentence:

The herbs grown across India possess many curative properties.



4. EXPLOIT (VERB): (लाभ उठाना): abuse

Synonyms: take advantage of, make use of

Antonyms: treat fairly

Example Sentence: 

These workers are at particular risk of being exploited in the workplace.


5. PRECAUTIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (निवारक): preventive

Synonyms: safety, protective

Antonyms: careless

Example Sentence:

She was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.


6. PARTIALLY (ADVERB): (आंशिक रूप से): partly

Synonyms: in part, relatively

Antonyms: wholly

Example Sentence:

The work partially fulfills the function of a historical memoir.


7. SUBTERFUGE (NOUN): (छल): deceit

Synonyms: trickery, deception

Antonyms: honesty

Example Sentence:

He had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions.


8. VICTIMIZE (VERB): (ठगना): swindle

Synonyms: take advantage of, exploit

Antonyms: be honest

Example Sentence:

They are victimized by racism or unjust barriers.


9. DISCRIMINATORY (ADJECTIVE): (भेदभावपूर्ण): prejudicial

Synonyms: biased, unfair

Antonyms: impartial, fair

Example Sentence:

Race, and other discriminatory factors do not play a role in the decision process.


10. SHUN (VERB): (टाल जाना): avoid

Synonyms: evade, eschew

Antonyms: seek, accept

Example Sentence:

He shunned fashionable society.