The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 11-03-2021

1. SWEEPING (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): extensive

Synonyms: wide-ranging, global

Antonyms: narrow

Example Sentence:

We cannot recommend any sweeping alterations.

2. PRUDENCE (NOUN): (बुद्धिमानी): wisdom

Synonyms: judgement, sagacity

Antonyms: folly

Example Sentence:

We need to exercise prudence in such important matters.

3. SHRUG (VERB): (उपेक्षा): disregard

Synonyms: dismiss, take no notice of

Antonyms: heed

Example Sentence:

The managing director shrugged off the criticism.

4. MEAGRE (ADJECTIVE): (अल्प): meagre

Synonyms: scanty, sparse

Antonyms: abundant

Example Sentence:

His parents were poor and he received a meagre education.

5. RIVETED (VERB): (मोहित करना): fascinate

Synonyms: engross, grip

Antonyms: bore

Example Sentence:

He was riveted by the newsreels shown on television.

6. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अन्तरिम): provisional

Synonyms: temporary, pro tem

Antonyms: permanent

Example Sentence:

An interim arrangement was made.

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

Synonyms: equivocation, obscurity

Antonyms: unambiguousness transparency

Example Sentence:

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

8. BAR (VERB): (निषेध करना): prohibit

Synonyms: debar, preclude

Antonyms: admit

Example Sentence:

She is barred from leaving the country.

9. EXHILARATION (NOUN): (आनंद): elation

Synonyms: euphoria, exultation

Antonyms: dejection

Example Sentence:

They felt the exhilaration of victory.

10. GREGARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सुसामाजिक): sociable

Synonyms: social, companionable

Antonyms: unsociable

Example Sentence:

He was a popular and gregarious man.

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