The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 07-04-2021

1. INDUCE (VERB): (कारण बनना): bring about

Synonyms: bring on, cause

Antonyms: prevent

Example Sentence:

None of these measures induced a change of policy.

2. DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (असमान): contrasting

Synonyms: different, differing

Antonyms: homogeneous

Example Sentence:

They inhabit disparate worlds of thought.

3. ABSTENTION (NOUN): (परहेज): temperance

Synonyms: sobriety, abstinence

Antonyms: promiscuity

Example Sentence:

Abstention from drinking and smoking is the only way to improve your poor health.

4. TACTICAL (ADJECTIVE): (सामरिक): calculated

Synonyms: planned, plotted

Antonyms: unwise

Example Sentence:

In a tactical retreat, she moved into a hotel with her daughters.

5. DISPASSIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (अभावुक): unemotional

Synonyms: non-emotional, unsentimental

Antonyms: emotional

Example Sentence:

She dealt with life's disasters in a calm, dispassionate way.

6. INTENSIFY (VERB): (बढ़ाना): escalate

Synonyms: step up, boost

Antonyms: lessen

Example Sentence:

The dispute began to intensify.

7. DENOUNCE (VERB): (निन्दा करना): condemn

Synonyms: criticize, attack

Antonyms: praise

Example Sentence:

The Assembly denounced the use of violence.

8. PROLIFERATE (VERB): (संख्या में बढ़ना): multiply

Synonyms: mushroom, snowball

Antonyms: decrease

Example Sentence:

The science fiction magazines which proliferated in the 1920 s.

9. SHIRK (VERB): (बचना): evade

Synonyms: dodge, avoid

Antonyms: confront, face

Example Sentence:

I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter.

10. CURB (VERB): (नियंत्रित करना): restrain

Synonyms: hold back, keep back

Antonyms: release

Example Sentence:

She promised she would curb her temper.

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