The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 25-08-2020

1. TRITE (ADJECTIVE): (घिसे-पिटे): hackneyed 

Synonyms: banal, clichéd 

Antonyms: original 

Example Sentence: 

This point may now seem obvious and trite. 

2. EXPLOIT (VERB): (अनुचित लाभ उठाना): take advantage of 

Synonyms: make use of, abuse 

Antonyms: treat fairly 

Example Sentence: 

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

3. OUTBREAK (NOUN): (प्रकोप): eruption 

Synonyms: flare-up, upsurge 

Antonyms: pacification 

Example Sentence: 

The outbreak of World War II proved to be massive. 

4. APPEASE (VERB): (शांत करना): conciliate 

Synonyms: placate, pacify 

Antonyms: provoke 

Example Sentence: 

Amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups. 

5. DISSIPATE (VERB): (ग़ायब हो जाना): disappear 

Synonyms: vanish evaporate 

Antonyms: grow 

Example Sentence: 

The concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated. 

6. EXTRADITE (VERB): (प्रत्यर्पित करना): deport 

Synonyms: hand over, repatriate 

Antonyms: hold 

Example Sentence: 

He will be extradited from the U.S. to Canada to face criminal charges there. 

7. BIZARRE (ADJECTIVE): (विचित्र): strange 

Synonyms: peculiar, odd 

Antonyms: ordinary 

Example Sentence: 

We had to face a bizarre situation. 

8. CAMARADERIE (NOUN): (सौहार्द): friendship 

Synonyms: comradeship fellowship, 

Antonyms: solitude 

Example Sentence: 

Our camaraderie is evident to everyone. 

9. CERTAINTY (NOUN): (निश्चय): confidence 

Synonyms: conviction, certitude 

Antonyms: uncertainty 

Example Sentence: 

She knew with certainty that he is dead. 

10. MAR (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): spoil 

Synonyms: ruin, impair 

Antonyms: improve 

Example Sentence: 

Violence marred all the New Year celebrations.

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