The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 19-08-2020

1. EXTRADITE (VERB): (प्रत्यर्पण करना): deport 

Synonyms: hand over, repatriate 

Antonyms: keep 

Example Sentence: 

India refused to extradite him to the Netherlands. 

2. QUASH (VERB): (खत्म करना): suppress 

Synonyms: put an end to, finish 

Antonyms: prompt 

Example Sentence: 

A hospital executive quashed rumours that nursing staff will lose jobs. 

3. VICE (NOUN): (अनैतिकता): immorality 

Synonyms: wrongdoing, wickedness 

Antonyms: virtue 

Example Sentence: 

Th center was often referred as an open sewer of vice and crime. 

4. MOURN (VERB): (शोक करना): deplore 

Synonyms: bewail, bemoan 

Antonyms: rejoice 

Example Sentence: 

Publishers mourned declining sales of hardback fiction. 

5. PROLIFIC (ADJECTIVE): (उर्वर): productive 

Synonyms: fertile, inventive 

Antonyms: non-productive 

Example Sentence: 

In captivity tigers are prolific breeders. 

6. GRACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विनीत): courteous 

Synonyms: polite, civil 

Antonyms: ungracious 

Example Sentence: 

The hostess of the party was gracious. 

7. INDELIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (अमिट): ineradicable 

Synonyms: ineffaceable, indestructible 

Antonyms: erasable 

Example Sentence: 

He has an indelible impression on me. 

8. INCREDIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (अविश्वसनीय): unbelievable 

Synonyms: beyond-belief, unconvincing 

Antonyms: believable 

Example Sentence: 

Hers is an incredible tale of triumph. 

9. DESPICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (घृणित): contemptible 

Synonyms: loathsome, hateful 

Antonyms: admirable 

Example Sentence: 

What he did was a despicable crime. 

10. ENRICH (VERB): (संपन्न बनाना): enhance 

Synonyms: improve, augment 

Antonyms: spoil 

Example Sentence: 

Her exposure to museums enriched her life in France. 

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