The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 02-05-2021

1. OPAQUE (ADJECTIVE): (गैर पारदर्शी): non-transparent

Synonyms: cloudy, filmy

Antonyms: transparent

Example Sentence:

All the bottles were filled with a pale opaque liquid.

2. TORTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (मोड़ से भरा): twisting

Synonyms: winding, curving

Antonyms: straight

Example Sentence:

The route is remote and tortuous.

3. CONTEMPT (NOUN): (अनादर): disrespect

Synonyms: disregard, slighting

Antonyms: respect

Example Sentence:

This action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority.

4. UNLIKELY (ADJECTIVE): (असंभाव्य): improbable

Synonyms: not likely, doubtful

Antonyms: likely

Example Sentence:

He gave an unlikely explanation for his deed.

5. REPRESSION (NOUN): (दमन): suppression

Synonyms: quelling, quashing

Antonyms: freedom

Example Sentence:

Students sparked off events that ended in brutal repression.

6. THRIFTY (ADJECTIVE): (विवेकी): provident

Synonyms: prudent, canny

Antonyms: profligate

Example Sentence:

He had been brought up to be thrifty.

7. UPHOLD (VERB): (पुष्टि करना): confirm

Synonyms: endorse, sustain

Antonyms: overturn

Example Sentence:

The court upheld his claim for damages.

8. SALUTARY (ADJECTIVE): (फायदेमंद): beneficial

Synonyms: good, advantageous

Antonyms: unwelcome

Example Sentence:

It failed to draw salutary lessons from Britain's loss of its colonies.

9. CRITICAL (ADJECTIVE): (निंदात्मक): censorious

Synonyms: condemnatory, condemning

Antonyms: complimentary

Example Sentence:

I was very critical of the previous regime.

10. ABOMINATION (NOUN): (घृणा): detestation

Synonyms: loathing, hatred

Antonyms: liking

Example Sentence:

The law faces abomination if it runs against the public interest.

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