The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 10-08-2020

1. PLAUSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वसनीय): credible 

Synonyms: reasonable, believable 

Antonyms: unlikely 

Example Sentence: 

He gave a plausible explanation of how he got into acting. 

2. TRANSGRESSION (NOUN):(उल्लंघन) : offence 

Synonyms: crime, sin 

Antonyms: obedience 

Example Sentence: 

I'll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions. 

3. THRILL (VERB): (रोमांचित करना): excite 

Synonyms: stimulate, arouse 

Antonyms: bore 

Example Sentence: 

Frankly, jumping off a cliff doesn't thrill me at all. 

4. CONFISCATE (VERB): (ज़ब्त करना): impound 

Synonyms: seize, commandeer 

Antonyms: return 

Example Sentence: 

The guards immediately confiscated his camera. 

5. NEGLIGENCE (NOUN): (लापरवाही): carelessness 

Synonyms: dereliction of duty, neglect 

Antonyms: conscientiousness 

Example Sentence: 

She got injured due to the negligence of his employers. 

6. SLASH (VERB): (कम करना): reduce 

Synonyms: cut, drop 

Antonyms: raise 

Example Sentence: 

The workforce has been slashed by 2,000. 

7. REPEAL (NOUN): (निरसन): revocation 

Synonyms: rescinding, cancellation 

Antonyms: introduction 

Example Sentence: 

The House voted in favour of repeal. 

8. DEPRIVED (ADJECTIVE): (वंचित): disadvantaged 

Synonyms: underprivileged, poverty 

Antonyms: fortunate 

Example Sentence: 

The charity cares for destitute and deprived children. 

9. SLUMP (VERB): (गिरावट आना): decline 

Synonyms: deteriorate, degenerate 

Antonyms: improve 

Example Sentence: 

United slumped to another one–nil defeat. 

10. LETHAL (ADJECTIVE): (घातक): fatal 

Synonyms: deadly, mortal 

Antonyms: harmless 

Example Sentence: 

The Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record. 

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