The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 29-11-2020

1. BLIGHT (NOUN): (यातना): affliction 

Synonyms: scourge, bane 

Antonyms: blessing 

Example Sentence: 

The vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood. 

2. COMPLACENT (ADJECTIVE): (आत्मसंतुष्ट): smug 

Synonyms: self-satisfied, self-approving 

Antonyms: dissatisfied 

Example Sentence: 

You can't afford to be complacent about security. 

3. WRANGLE (NOUN): (तकरार): argument 

Synonyms: dispute, disagreement 

Antonyms: agreement 

Example Sentence: 

An insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments. 

4. INCLUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (समावेशी): all-in 

Synonyms: all-inclusive comprehensive 

Antonyms: exclusive 

Example Sentence: 

They have menus stating fully inclusive prices. 

5. IMPLICIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित): implied 

Synonyms: indirect, inferred 

Antonyms: explicit 

Example Sentence: 

Comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies. 

6. COLLISION (NOUN): (टकराव): clash 

Synonyms: conflict, opposition 

Antonyms: coalescence 

Example Sentence: 

When she married an NRI, collision of two diverse cultures took place. 

7. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective 

Synonyms: successful, effectual 

Antonyms: inefficacious 

Example Sentence: 

The treatment was efficacious in some cases. 

8. OFFENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (आपत्तिजनक): insulting 

Synonyms: rude, derogatory 

Antonyms: complimentary 

Example Sentence: 

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us. 

9. ABRIDGE (VERB): (संक्षेप करना): shorten 

Synonyms: cut, curtail 

Antonyms: lengthen 

Example Sentence: 

It was abridged from the original work. 

10. TANGIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तविक): real 

Synonyms: actual, solid 

Antonyms: abstract 

Example Sentence: 

The emphasis is now on tangible results. 

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