The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 31-08-2020

1. AFLOAT (ADJECTIVE): (तैरता हुआ): buoyant 

Synonyms: floating, buoyed up 

Antonyms: sunk 

Example Sentence: 

Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift. 

2. ALLEGE (VERB): (आरोपित करना): claim 

Synonyms: assert, declare 

Antonyms: deny 

Example Sentence: 

He alleged that he had been assaulted by her. 

3. REVEL (VERB): (आनंद लेना): celebrate 

Synonyms: make merry, party 

Antonyms: mourn 

Example Sentence: 

They spent the evening revelling with their guests. 

4. SUSPENSION (NOUN): (निलंबन): adjournment 

Synonyms: interruption, postponement 

Antonyms: continuation 

Example Sentence: 

The suspension of military action needs to be done as soon as possible. 

5. INDUCE (VERB): (कारण होना): cause 

Synonyms: produce, effect 

Antonyms: prevent 

Example Sentence: 

None of these measures induced a change of policy. 

6. STIMULUS (NOUN): (प्रोत्साहन): spur 

Synonyms: stimulant, encouragement 

Antonyms: deterrent 

Example Sentence: 

If the tax were abolished, it would act as a stimulus to exports. 

7. MIGRANT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रवासी): travelling 

Synonyms: wandering, moving 

Antonyms: indigenous 

Example Sentence: 

Migrant birds seldom gather here. 

8. TRAVAIL (NOUN): (श्रमसाध्य प्रयास): ordeal 

Synonyms: trial, tribulation 

Antonyms: comfort 

Example Sentence: 

Advice is for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail. 

9. RELIANCE (NOUN): (भरोसा): dependence 

Synonyms: dependency 

Antonyms: unbelief 

Example Sentence: 

The farmer's reliance is on pesticides. 

10. SNOWBALL (VERB): (बढ़ाना): increase 

Synonyms: escalate, intensify 

Antonyms: decrease 

Example Sentence: 

The campaign was finally snowballing. 

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