The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 07-05-2020

1. EVACUATE (VERB): (ख़ाली करना): remove

Synonyms: clear, move out

Antonyms: hold

Example Sentence:

Several families were evacuated from their home.



2. DEFER (VERB): (योग्यता स्वीकार करना): yield

Synonyms: submit, give way

Antonyms: stand up to

Example Sentence:

He deferred to Teresa's superior knowledge.


3. CONUNDRUM (NOUN): (समस्या): problem

Synonyms: difficult, quandary

Antonyms: solution

Example Sentence:

One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts.


4. CONSUMMATE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तम): perfect

Synonyms: exemplary, supreme

Antonyms: imperfect

Example Sentence:

She dressed with consummate elegance.


5. HURL (VERB): (वेग से फेंकना): throw

Synonyms: toss, fling

Antonyms: catch

Example Sentence:

Rioters hurled a brick through the windscreen.


6. MAVERICK (NOUN): (व्यक्तिवादी): individualist

Synonyms: nonconformist, free spirit

Antonyms: conformist

Example Sentence:

He's the maverick of the senate.


7. APPOSITE (ADJECTIVE): (उचित): appropriate

Synonyms: pertinent, applicable

Antonyms: inappropriate

Example Sentence:

He stated an apposite quotation.


8. REBUT (VERB): (खंडन करना): refute

Synonyms: deny, disprove

Antonyms: confirm

Example Sentence:

He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends.


9. CITE (NOUN): (उद्धरण देना): quote

Synonyms: reproduce, mention

Antonyms: conceal

Example Sentence:

Authors who are highly regarded by their peers tend to be cited.


10. FLAK (NOUN): (आलोचना): criticism

Synonyms: censure, disapproval

Antonyms: approval

Example Sentence:

You must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong.


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