The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 06-12-2020

1. VAUNT (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): acclaim

Synonyms: esteem, revere 

Antonyms: criticize 

Example Sentence: 

He was initially vaunted by the West for his leadership of the country. 

2. UNSEEMLY (ADJECTIVE): (अनुचित): indecorous 

Synonyms: improper, inappropriate 

Antonyms: seemly 

Example Sentence: 

The discussion led to nothing but an unseemly squabble. 

3. CATHARSIS (NOUN): (शुद्धिकरण): purging 

Synonyms: purgation, purification 

Antonyms: repression 

Example Sentence: 

Music is a means of catharsis for many of us. 

4. INFANTILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish 

Synonyms: babyish, immature 

Antonyms: mature 

Example Sentence: 

The point about fairies etc. is so infantile in logic I can barely contain my disbelief. 

5. INGRAINED (ADJECTIVE): (दीर्घस्थायी): entrenched 

Synonyms: established, fixed 

Antonyms: transient 

Example Sentence: 

She wanted to wake up with his scent ingrained in her skin. 

6. CELLAR (NOUN): (तहखाना): basement 

Synonyms: vault, crypt 

Antonyms: attic 

Example Sentence: 

The servants led us down into a cellar. 

7. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अमंगल): threatening 

Synonyms: menacing, baleful 

Antonyms: promising 

Example Sentence: 

My ominous tone didn’t register with him. 

8. MALAISE (NOUN): (अप्रसन्नता): unhappiness 

Synonyms: restlessness, uneasiness 

Antonyms: comfort 

Example Sentence: 

An infected person will feel a general malaise. 

9. STRICKEN (ADJECTIVE): (तंग): troubled 

Synonyms: affected, afflicted 

Antonyms: unaffected 

Example Sentence: 

The pilot landed the stricken aircraft. 

10. OSTENSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (ख़याली): apparent 

Synonyms: seeming, outward 

Antonyms: real 

Example Sentence: 

The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint.

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