The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 29-11-2021

1.COROLLARY (NOUN): (परिणाम): consequence

Synonyms: result, upshot

Antonyms: cause

Example Sentence:

The huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts.

2.REFUTE (VERB): (खंडन करना): disprove

Synonyms: rebut, confute

Antonyms: confirm

Example Sentence:

These claims have not been refuted at all.

3.INCENDIARY (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तेजक): inflammatory

Synonyms: provocative, agitational

Antonyms: conciliatory

Example Sentence:

The principal's incendiary remarks were not appropriate for the students to hear.

4.STIFLE (VERB): (गला घोंटना): choke

Synonyms: suffocate, asphyxiate

Antonyms: cold

Example Sentence:

Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.

5.SAGACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बुद्धिमान): wise

Synonyms: clever, intelligent

Antonyms: stupid

Example Sentence:

Step by step, with sagacious attitude, he advanced to the great discovery.

6.ONEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (कष्टदायक): burdensome

Synonyms: heavy, inconvenient

Antonyms: easy

Example Sentence:

She found his duties increasingly onerous.

7.VENOMOUS (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषपूर्ण): vicious

Synonyms: spiteful, rancorous

Antonyms: friendly

Example Sentence:

She replied with a venomous glance.

8.LEGITIMATE (ADJECTIVE): (वैध): valid

Synonyms: sound, admissible

Antonyms: invalid

Example Sentence:

His excuse for being late was legitimate.

9.INADVERTENTLY (ADVERB): (अनजाने में): accidentally

Synonyms: by accident, unintentionally

Antonyms: deliberately

Example Sentence:

His name had been inadvertently omitted from the list.

10.SLASH (VERB): (कम करना): reduce

Synonyms: cut drop

Antonyms: raise

Example Sentence:

The workforce has been slashed by 3,000.

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