The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 02-06-2021

1. GARGANTUAN (ADJECTIVE): (विशाल): enormous

Synonyms: massive, huge

Antonyms: tiny

Example Sentence:

Tigers and lions have a gargantuan appetite.

2. COMPLACENT (ADJECTIVE): (आत्मसंतुष्ट): smug

Synonyms: self-satisfied, self-approving

Antonyms: dissatisfied

Example Sentence:

You can't afford to be complacent about security.

3. SLOPPY (ADJECTIVE): (लापरवाह): careless

Synonyms: slapdash, slipshod

Antonyms: careful

Example Sentence:

We gave away a goal through sloppy defending.

4. OFFENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (आपत्तिजनक): insulting

Synonyms: rude, derogatory

Antonyms: complimentary

Example Sentence:

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us.

5. FLAWED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुटिपूर्ण): unsound

Synonyms: defective, faulty

Antonyms: sound

Example Sentence:

It was absolutely a fatally flawed strategy.

6 .HUDDLE (VERB): (भीड़ लगाना): crowd

Synonyms: gather, throng

Antonyms: disperse

Example Sentence:

They huddled together for ensuring warmth.

7. AMBITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (महत्वाकांक्षी): aspiring

Synonyms: determined, forceful

Antonyms: unambitious

Example Sentence:

She is a typical ambitious workaholic.

8. INNATE (ADJECTIVE): (जन्मजात): inborn

Synonyms: natural, inbred

Antonyms: acquired

Example Sentence:

Her innate capacity for organization.

9. DISPENSE (VERB) (मुक्त होना): waive

Synonyms: omit, drop

Antonyms: include

Example Sentence:

Let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?"

10. BARBARIC (ADJECTIVE): (निर्दयी): cruel

Synonyms: brutal, barbarous

Antonyms: benevolent

Example Sentence:

He carried out barbaric acts in the name of war.

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