The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 19-06-2021

1. INCARCERATE (VERB): (बंदी बनाना): imprison

Synonyms: jail, lock up

Antonyms: free

Example Sentence:

Many are incarcerated for property offences.

2. INEXPLICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अकथनीय): unaccountable

Synonyms: unexplainable, incomprehensible

Antonyms: understandable

Example Sentence:

For some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank.

3. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कड़ा): harsh

Synonyms: strict, extreme

Antonyms: mild

Example Sentence:

Draconian measures have been taken to control population growth.

4 EXACERBATE (VERB): (बदतर करना): aggravate

Synonyms: worsen, inflame

Antonyms: calm

Example Sentence:

Excessive or hard exercise can exacerbate pain.

5. EXUBERANCE (NOUN): (उत्साह): ebullience

Synonyms: buoyancy, cheerfulness

Antonyms: gloom

Example Sentence:

He has a sense of youthful exuberance.

6. SUCCUMB (NOUN): (राज़ी होना): yield

Synonyms: give in give way

Antonyms: resist

Example Sentence:

We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.

7. EPISODIC (ADJECTIVE): (अनिरंतर): intermittent

Synonyms: irregular, sporadic

Antonyms: continuous

Example Sentence:

Volcanic activity is too episodic in nature.

8. CULMINATE (VERB): (समापन): peak

Synonyms: come to a head, climax

Antonyms: end

Example Sentence:

The day will culminate with a presentation to members of Parliament.

9. CONSTANTLY (ADVERB): (निरंतर): always

Synonyms: all the time, continually

Antonyms: occasionally

Example Sentence:

The world is constantly changing.

10. WHIM (NOUN): (आवेग): impulse

Synonyms: urge, notion

Antonyms: stability

Example Sentence:

She bought it on a whim.

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