The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 29-12-2020

1. ALIENATE (NOUN): (पृथक करना): estrange 

Synonyms: turn away, set apart 

Antonyms: unite 

Example Sentence: 

We live in an urban environment which alienates its own inhabitants. 

2. DASTARDLY (ADJECTIVE): (नीचतापूर्ण): wicked 

Synonyms: evil, iniquitous 

Antonyms: noble 

Example Sentence: 

While the town is sleeping, the mafia is out doing dastardly deeds. 

3. EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (भीषण): shocking 

Synonyms: appalling, horrific 

Antonyms: marvellous 

Example Sentence: 

Copyright faces egregious abuses. 

4. CALLOUS (ADJECTIVE): (निर्मम): heartless 

Synonyms: unfeeling uncaring 

Antonyms: kind 

Example Sentence: 

His callous comments about the murder made me shiver. 

5. AMBIGUITY (NOUN): (अस्पष्टता): ambivalence 

Synonyms: equivocation, obscurity 

Antonyms: transparency 

Example Sentence: 

We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act. 

6. CONSOLIDATE (VERB): (मजबूत करना): strengthen 

Synonyms: secure, stabilize 

Antonyms: weaken 

Example Sentence: 

The company consolidated its position in the international market. 

7. DESPISE (VERB): (घृणा करना): detest 

Synonyms: hate, loathe 

Antonyms: like 

Example Sentence: 

He despised himself for being selfish. 

8. UNRAVEL (VERB): (सुलझाना): solve 

Synonyms: resolve, work out 

Antonyms: complicate 

Example Sentence: 

They were attempting to unravel the cause of death. 

9. PATCHY (ADJECTIVE): (असम): uneven 

Synonyms: bitty, varying 

Antonyms: uniform 

Example Sentence: 

There was patchy fog in the sky. 

10. DISMANTLE (VERB): (विघटित करना): take apart 

Synonyms: pull apart, deconstruct 

Antonyms: assemble 

Example Sentence: 

The engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap. 

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