The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 01-07-2021

1. RIGHTEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (न्याय परायण): good

Synonyms: virtuous, upright

Antonyms: improper

Example Sentence:

Feelings of righteous indignation about pay and conditions.

2 SUBSEQUENT (ADJECTIVE): (आगामी): following

Synonyms: ensuing, succeeding

Antonyms: previous

Example Sentence:

The theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906.

3. DISCERN (VERB): (समझना): perceive

Synonyms: make out, pick out

Antonyms: overlook

Example Sentence:

She could faintly discern the shape of a skull.

4. REPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (दमनकारी): oppressive

Synonyms: authoritarian, despotic

Antonyms: democratic

Example Sentence:

The people are held down by a repressive regime.

5. EXPEDIENT (ADJECTIVE): (लाभकारक): convenient

Synonyms: advantageous, useful

Antonyms: expedient

Example Sentence:

Either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so.

6. DASH (VERB): (जल्दी करना): rush

Synonyms: race, run

Antonyms: dawdle

Example Sentence:

I dashed into the garden.

7. SUBDUED (ADJECTIVE): (निराश): somber

Synonyms: low-spirited, downcast

Antonyms: lively

Example Sentence:

I felt strangely subdued as I drove home.

8. STIFLE (VERB): (दबाना): suppress

Synonyms: smother, restrain

Antonyms: let out

Example Sentence:

She stifled her giggles.

9. DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (भिन्न): contrasting

Synonyms: different, differing

Antonyms: homogeneous

Example Sentence:

They inhabit disparate worlds of thought.

10. BELIE (VERB): (खंडन करना): contradict

Synonyms: give the lie to, disprove

Antonyms: reveal

Example Sentence:

His lively, alert manner belied his years.

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