The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 26-12-2020

1. OBLITERATE (VERB): (नष्ट करना): destroy 

Synonyms: wipe out, annihilate 

Antonyms: create 

Example Sentence: 

The memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind. 

2. ARTICULATE (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्ट): eloquent 

Synonyms: fluent, communicative 

Antonyms: inarticulate 

Example Sentence: 

He made an articulate account of his and her experiences. 

3. IMPETUS (NOUN): (प्रोत्साहन): motivation 

Synonyms: stimulus incitement 

Antonyms: discouragement 

Example Sentence: 

The ending of the Cold War gave new impetus to idealism. 

4. EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (चौंका देने वाला): shocking 

Synonyms: appalling, horrific 

Antonyms: marvellous 

Example Sentence: 

Egregious abuses of copyright take place. 

5. SPLENDOUR (NOUN): (भव्यता): magnificence 

Synonyms: grandeur, opulence 

Antonyms: modesty 

Example Sentence: 

The tiles of these roofs are of deep-blue colour adding an element of splendour. 

6. EMBLEMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतीकात्मक): symbolic 

Synonyms: representative, demonstrative 

Antonyms: representational 

Example Sentence: 

My case is emblematic of a larger issue. 

7. PAROCHIAL (ADJECTIVE): (संकीर्ण): narrow-minded 

Synonyms: small-minded, provincial 

Antonyms: cosmopolitan 

Example Sentence: 

Parochial attitudes seldom lead to distress. 

8. ENTANGLE (VERB): (जाल में फंसना/ फंसाना): involve 

Synonyms: implicate, embroil 

Antonyms: steer clear of 

Example Sentence: 

They were suspicious of becoming entangled in a civil war. 

9. EXQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (अति सुंदर): beautiful 

Synonyms: lovely, elegant 

Antonyms: crude 

Example Sentence: 

She makes exquisite, jewel-like portraits. 

10. EXTRAVAGANT (ADJECTIVE): (फ़िजूल ख़र्च): spendthrift 

Synonyms: profligate, unthrifty 

Antonyms: thrifty 

Example Sentence: 

It was rather extravagant to buy both.

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