The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 03-05-2020

1. TENACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): firm

Synonyms: tight, strong

Antonyms: loose

Example Sentence:

He had a tenacious grip on the rope so as to win.



2. THREATEN (VERB): (धमकाना): menace

Synonyms: intimidate, browbeat

Antonyms: assist

Example Sentence:

To threaten someone is something that should be avoided.


3. OFFENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अपमानजनक): insulting

Synonyms: rude, derogatory

Antonyms: complimentary

Example Sentence:

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us.


4. CUMULATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (संचयी): increasing

Synonyms: accumulative, growing

Antonyms: subtractive

Example Sentence:

The cumulative effect of two years of drought.


5. PRESUMPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रकल्पित): conjectural

Synonyms: speculative, tentative

Antonyms: definitive

Example Sentence:

His was a presumptive diagnosis.


6. PRESUMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अभिमानी): brazen

Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant

Antonyms: timid

Example Sentence:
If I offer some advice, I hope I won't be considered presumptuous.


7. VETERAN (NOUN): (अनुभवी): old-hand

Synonyms: old-timer, old stager

Antonyms: novice

Example Sentence:

He is a veteran sitar player.


8. STOKE (VERB): (ईधन झोंकना): fuel

Synonyms: mend, add fuel to

Antonyms: dimnish

Example Sentence:
He stoked up the barbecue.


9. INTROSPECTION (NOUN): (आत्मनिरीक्षण): brooding

Synonyms: self-analysis, soul-searching

Antonyms: extrospection

Example Sentence:
Quiet introspection can be very valuable.


10. ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना): build

Synonyms: construct, put up

Antonyms: spoil

Example Sentence:

The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.


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