The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 22-07-2021

1. PRONOUNCED (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्ट): Noticeable

Synonyms: Marked, Strong

Antonyms: Faint

Example Sentence:

She had a pronounced squint.

2. ELUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (पकड़ में न आने वाला): Evasive

Synonyms: slippery, shifty

Antonyms: accessible

Example Sentence:

Success has become even more elusive now.

3. ABSTEMIOUS (ADJECTIVE):(संयमी): Temperate

Synonyms: Abstinent, Austere

Antonyms: Self-indulgent

Example Sentence:

We only had a bottle Very abstemious of you.

4. EMBARGO (VERB): (निषेध करना): ban

Synonyms: bar, prohibit

Antonyms: allow

Example Sentence:

Document of national security importance is routinely embargoed.

5. ASSERT (VERB): (द्दढ़तापूर्वक करना): declare

Synonyms: maintain, contend

Antonyms: deny

Example Sentence:

The company asserts that the cuts will not affect development.

6. SLASH (VERB): (कम करना): reduce

Synonyms: cut, drop

Antonyms: raise

Example Sentence:

The workforce has been slashed by 2,000.

7. REPEAL (NOUN): (निरसन): revocation

Synonyms: rescinding, cancellation

Antonyms: introduction

Example Sentence:

The House voted in favour of repeal.

8. DEPRIVED (ADJECTIVE): (वंचित): disadvantaged

Synonyms: underprivileged, poverty

Antonyms: fortunate

Example Sentence:

The charity cares for destitute and deprived children.

9. SLUMP (VERB): (गिरावट आना): decline

Synonyms: deteriorate, degenerate

Antonyms: improve

Example Sentence:

United slumped to another one–nil defeat.

10. LETHAL (ADJECTIVE): (घातक): fatal

Synonyms: deadly, mortal

Antonyms: harmless

Example Sentence:

The Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record.

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