The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 20-03-2021

1. BURGEON (VERB): (फैलाना): expand

Synonyms: shoot up, swell

Antonyms: shrink

Example Sentence:

The city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the center.

2. COMPATIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (संगत): consistent

Synonyms: reconcilable consonant

Antonyms: inconsistent

Example Sentence:

The symptoms were compatible with gastritis or a peptic ulcer.

3. DETRIMENT (NOUN): (हानि): harm

Synonyms: damage, injury

Antonyms: benefit

Example Sentence:

Hurried tests are a detriment to good education.

4. TRENCHANT (ADJECTIVE): (तीव्र): incisive

Synonyms: cutting, pointed

Antonyms: woolly, vague

Example Sentence:

The White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities.

5. REINFORCE (VERB): (सुदृढ बनाना): strengthen

Synonyms: fortify, buttress

Antonyms: weaken

Example Sentence:

The captain sent out another squad to reinforce the troops.

6. DREADFUL (ADJECTIVE): (भयानक): terrible

Synonyms: frightful, horrible

Antonyms: mild

Example Sentence:

He survived a dreadful accident.

7. PSYCHE (NOUN): (मानस): soul

Synonyms: spirit, life force

Antonyms: body

Example Sentence:

Her work touches something profound in the human psyche.

8. WHITTLE (VERB): (काटना): erode

Synonyms: wear away, eat away

Antonyms: increase

Example Sentence:

The list of five was whittled down to two.

9 IMPAIR (VERB): (क्षीण करना): damage

Synonyms: harm, diminish

Antonyms: improve

Example Sentence:

A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing.

10. FLURRY (NOUN): (लहर): spate

Synonyms: wave, flood

Antonyms: dearth

Example Sentence:

A flurry of editorials that were hostile to the government were published.

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