The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 26-06-2021

1. ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): repudiate

Synonyms: revoke, repeal

Antonyms: institute

Example Sentence:

The ministry proposed to abrogate the electoral law of 1850.

2. INSULAR (ADJECTIVE): (संकुचित विचार का): narrow-minded

Synonyms: limited, blinkered

Antonyms: broad-minded

Example Sentence:

They are a group of stubbornly insular farming people.

3. DISPENSATION (NOUN): (छूट): exemption

Synonyms: immunity, exception

Antonyms: restriction

Example Sentence:

Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to sing.

4. DE FACTO (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तव में): in practice

Synonyms: in effect, in fact

Antonyms: alleged

Example Sentence:

The country was de facto divided between two states.

5. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्यग्र): anxious

Synonyms: worried, upset

Antonyms: calm

Example Sentence:

There was a fraught silence.

6. DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (विवेकाधीन): optional

Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary

Antonyms: compulsory

Example Sentence:

There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses.

7. ALOOF (ADJECTIVE): (पृथक): distant

Synonyms: detached unresponsive

Antonyms: familiar

Example Sentence:

They were courteous but faintly aloof.

8. GRATIFICATION (NOUN): (संतुष्टि): satisfaction

Synonyms: fulfilment, indulgence

Antonyms: dissatisfaction

Example Sentence:

My son's success was a great gratification.

9. PRODIGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत बड़ा): enormous

Synonyms: huge colossal

Antonyms: small

Example Sentence:

The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.

10. STIGMATIZE (VERB): (गाली देना): condemn

Synonyms: denounce, brand

Antonyms: eulogize

Example Sentence:

He was stigmatized in fashion by the people.

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