The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 29-08-2021

1. COMMEND (VERB): (सराहना करना): Praise

Synonyms: Compliment, Congratulate

Antonyms: Criticise

Example Sentence:

He was commended by the judge for his courageous actions.

2. DISPUTE (NOUN): (विवाद): Debate

Synonyms: Discussion, Disputation

Antonyms: Agreement

Example Sentence:

A territorial dispute was held between the two countries.

3. MORATORIUM (NOUN): (रोक): Embargo

Synonyms: Ban, Prohibition

Antonyms: Renewal

Example Sentence:

A moratorium was decided on the use of drift nets.

4. BOUNTY (NOUN): (उदारता): Generosity

Synonyms: Magnanimity, Munificence

Antonyms: Meanness

Example Sentence:

For millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty.

5. DIVERSE (ADJECTIVE): (विविध): Various

Synonyms: Many, Sundry

Antonyms: Similar

Example Sentence:

India has a huge culturally diverse population.

6. EMBARK (VERB): (शुरू करना): Begin

Synonyms: Start, Commence

Antonyms: End

Example Sentence:

She embarked on a new career.

7. MASSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विशाल): Huge

Synonyms: Enormous, Gigantic

Antonyms: Tiny

Example Sentence:

I saw a massive rampart of stone.

8. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (बल देना): Highlight

Synonyms: Underline, Play up

Antonyms: Play down

Example Sentence:

The report underscored the issues.

9. SUCCUMB (VERB): (झुक जाना): Yield

Synonyms: Give in, Give way

Antonyms: Resist

Example Sentence:

We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.

10. HIKE (VERB): (वृद्धि होना): Increase

Synonyms: Raise up, Put up

Antonyms: Lower

Example Sentence:

The government hiked up the price of milk by 40 per cent.

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