The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 25-11-2020

1. TRAUMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (दर्दनाक) : disturbing

Synonyms: shocking, distressing

Antonyms: soothing

Example Sentence:

She was going through a traumatic divorce.

2. CONVICTION (NOUN): (दोषसिद्धि): sentence

Synonyms: judgement

Antonyms: acquittal

Example Sentence:

She had a previous conviction for a similar offence.

3. BOLSTER (VERB): (मजबूत बनाना): strengthen

Synonyms: support, reinforce

Antonyms: avoid

Example Sentence:

The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence.

4. DISORIENTED (ADJECTIVE): (गुमराह): confused

Synonyms: bewildered, perplexed

Antonyms: oriented

Example Sentence:

She was so disoriented that Joe had to walk her to her room.

5. AUGMENT (VERB): (बढ़ाना): increase

Synonyms: add to, supplement

Antonyms: decrease

Example Sentence:

He augmented his summer income by painting.

6. FLAWED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुटिपूर्ण): unsound

Synonyms: defective, faulty

Antonyms: sound

Example Sentence:

It was absolutely a fatally flawed strategy.

7. DEFY (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना): disobey

Synonyms: go against, flout

Antonyms: obey

Example Sentence:

She is a woman who defies convention.

8. DIRE (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यंत गंभीर): terrible

Synonyms: dreadful, appalling

Antonyms: excited

Example Sentence:

Misuse of drugs have dire consequences.

9. MORATORIUM (NOUN): (रोक): embargo

Synonyms: ban, prohibition

Antonyms: permission

Example Sentence:

A moratorium has been put on the use of drift nets.

10. INDISPENSABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): essential

Synonyms: crucial necessary

Antonyms: dispensable

Example Sentence:

He made himself indispensable to the parish priest.


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