The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 27-01-2021

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

Synonyms: revoke, repeal 

Antonyms: institute 

Example Sentence: 

The ministry proposed to abrogate the dated electoral law. 

2. RESOUNDING (ADJECTIVE): (गुंजयमान): reverberant 

Synonyms: reverberating, resonant 

Antonyms: faint 

Example Sentence: 

I gave him a resounding smack across the face because of his. 

3. DEMOLITION (NOUN): (विध्वंस): destruction 

Synonyms: flattening, razing 

Antonyms: construction 

Example Sentence: 

The monument was thankfully saved from demolition. 

4. DISCERNIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रत्यक्ष): visible 

Synonyms: detectable, noticeable 

Antonyms: imperceptible 

Example Sentence: 

The scandal had no discernible effect on his career. 

5. GLOOM (NOUN): (उदासी): depression 

Synonyms: despondency, dejection 

Antonyms: happiness 

Example Sentence: 

Last year was of economic gloom for the car industry. 

6. SHUN (VERB): (किनारा करना): avoid 

Synonyms: evade, eschew 

Antonyms: accept 

Example Sentence: 

After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends. 

7. ARGUABLE (ADJECTIVE): (तर्क योग्‍य): debatable 

Synonyms: disputable, questionable 

Antonyms: certain 

Example Sentence: 

He made a highly arguable assumption. 

8. OBNOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रिय): unpleasant 

Synonyms: disagreeable, nasty 

Antonyms: delightful 

Example Sentence: 

We left to avoid the obnoxious music. 

9. MULTITUDE (ADJECTIVE): (भीड़): crowd 

Synonyms: gathering, assembly 

Antonyms: elite 

Example Sentence: 

Placing ultimate political power in the hands of the multitude is debatable. 

10. RENEGE (VERB): (वापस जाना): go back on 

Synonyms: break, back out of 

Antonyms: keep 

Example Sentence: 

They have reneged on their promises to us. 

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