The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 26-02-2021

1. VACILLATE (VERB): (डगमगाना/ लहरना): dither

Synonyms: waver, teeter

Antonyms: resolute

Example Sentence:

I had been vacillating between teaching and journalism for a while now.

2. SUBSERVIENT (ADJECTIVE): (विनीत): submissive

Synonyms: deferential, acquiescent

Antonyms: domineering

Example Sentence:

She was subservient to her parents.

3. EGRESS (NOUN): (निकास): departure

Synonyms: leaving, exit

Antonyms: entry

Example Sentence:

There is only one route of egress in the case of an emergency.

4. PIVOTAL (ADJECTIVE): (केंद्रीय): central

Synonyms: crucial, vital

Antonyms: trivial

Example Sentence:

Japan's role is pivotal in the world economy.

5. REGRESS (VERB): (लौट आना): revert

Synonyms: retrogress, relapse

Antonyms: progress

Example Sentence:

They would not regress to pre-technological tribalism.

6. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना): destroy

Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate

Antonyms: create

Example Sentence:

A simple bomb could annihilated them all.

7. GROSS (ADJECTIVE): (भद्दा): coarse

Synonyms: vulgar, crude

Antonyms: pure

Example Sentence:

He is a man of gross speech.

8. APPREHENSION (NOUN): (व्यग्रता): anxiety

Synonyms: angst, alarm

Antonyms: confidence

Example Sentence:

He felt sick with apprehension.

9. ALACRITY (NOUN): (तत्परता): eagerness

Synonyms: willingness, readiness

Antonyms: apathy

Example Sentence:

She accepted the invitation with alacrity.

10. DUBIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अस्पष्ट): doubtful

Synonyms: uncertain, unsure

Antonyms: certain

Example Sentence:

I was rather dubious about the whole idea.


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