The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 25-07-2021

1. COMMERCIAL (ADJECTIVE): (लाभ के उदेश्यवाला): Lucrative

Synonyms: Moneymaking, Profitable

Antonyms:Loss-making

Example Sentence:

Their work is way too commercial.

2. SUBVERT (VERB): (व्‍यवस्‍था भंग करना): Destabilize

Synonyms: Unsettle, Overthrow

Antonyms: Keep

Example Sentence:

An attempt was made to subvert democratic government.

3. PRECAUTIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (निवारक): Preventative

Synonyms: Preventive, safety

Antonyms: Indifferent

Example Sentence:

We took her to hospital as a precautionary measure.

4. URGE (VERB): (अनुरोध करना): Encourage

Synonyms: Enjoin, adjure

Antonyms: Discourage

Example Sentence:

Drawing up outside, he urged her inside.

5 GROUNDBREAKING (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): Innovative

Synonyms: Pioneering, Advanced

Antonyms: Conservative

Example Sentence:

Groundbreaking research has been done to look into fertility problems

6. INTENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (गहन): Thorough

Synonyms: In-depth, Concentrated

Antonyms: Superficial

Example Sentence:

She undertook an intensive Arabic course.

7. WANE (VERB): (कम होना): Decrease

Synonyms: Decline, Diminish

Antonyms: Increase

Example Sentence:

Confidence in the dollar has waned.

8. GHASTLY (ADJECTIVE): (भयंकर): Terrible

Synonyms: Frightful, Horrible

Antonyms: Pleasant

Example Sentence:

It was one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed.

9. UNCERTAINTY (NOUN): (अनिश्चितता): Unpredictability

Synonyms: Unreliability, Precariousness

Antonyms: Certainty

Example Sentence:

These are times of uncertainty and danger.

10 LAPSE (VERB): (बिगड़ना): Deteriorate

Synonyms: Decline, Fall

Antonyms: Improve

Example Sentence:

The country has now lapsed into chaos.

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