The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 17-12-2020

1. ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): repudiate 

Synonyms: revoke, repeal 

Antonyms: institute 

Example Sentence: 

The ministry proposed to abrogate the electoral law of 1850. 

2. INSULAR (ADJECTIVE): (संकुचित विचार का): narrow-minded 

Synonyms: limited, blinkered 

Antonyms: broad-minded 

Example Sentence: 

They are a group of stubbornly insular farming people. 

3. DISPENSATION (NOUN): (छूट): exemption 

Synonyms: immunity, exception 

Antonyms: restriction 

Example Sentence: 

Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to sing. 

4. DE FACTO (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तव में): in practice 

Synonyms: in effect, in fact 

Antonyms: alleged

Example Sentence: 

The country was de facto divided between two states. 

5. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्यग्र): anxious 

Synonyms: worried, upset 

Antonyms: calm 

Example Sentence: 

There was a fraught silence. 

6. DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (विवेकाधीन): optional 

Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary 

Antonyms: compulsory 

Example Sentence: 

There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses. 

7. ALOOF (ADJECTIVE): (पृथक): distant 

Synonyms: detached unresponsive 

Antonyms: familiar 

Example Sentence: 

They were courteous but faintly aloof. 

8. GRATIFICATION (NOUN): (संतुष्टि): satisfaction 

Synonyms: fulfilment, indulgence 

Antonyms: dissatisfaction 

Example Sentence: 

My son's success was a great gratification. 

9. PRODIGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत बड़ा): enormous 

Synonyms: huge colossal 

Antonyms: small 

Example Sentence: 

The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel. 

10. STIGMATIZE (VERB): (गाली देना): condemn 

Synonyms: denounce, brand 

Antonyms: eulogize 

Example Sentence: 

He was stigmatized in fashion by the people. 

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