The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 03-11-2021

 

1. TRAUMATIC (ADJECTIVE) (दर्दनाक): disturbing

Synonyms: shocking, distressing

Antonyms: soothing

Example Sentence:

She was going through a traumatic divorce.

2. INDISPENSABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): essential

Synonyms: crucial necessary

Antonyms: dispensable

Example Sentence:

He made himself indispensable to the parish priest.

3. URGE (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): encourage

Synonyms: enjoin, adjure

Antonyms: discourage

Example Sentence:

Drawing up outside the house, he urged her inside.

4. MORATORIUM (NOUN): (रोक): embargo

Synonyms: ban, prohibition

Antonyms: permission

Example Sentence:

A moratorium has been put on the use of drift nets.

5. INVIGORATE (VERB): (पुन: जीवित करना): revitalize

Synonyms: energize, refresh

Antonyms: tire

Example Sentence:

The shower had invigorated her.

6. FLAWED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुटिपूर्ण): unsound

Synonyms: defective, faulty

Antonyms: sound

Example Sentence:

It was absolutely a fatally flawed strategy.

7. DASHING (ADJECTIVE): (ख़ुशमिज़ाज): debonair

Synonyms: jaunty, devil-may-care

Antonyms: boring

Example Sentence:

He is a dashing young pilot.

8. CRYPTIC (ADJECTIVE): (रहस्यपूर्ण): enigmatic

Synonyms: mysterious, confusing

Antonyms: straightforward

Example Sentence:

He found his boss's utterances too cryptic.

9. SPARSE (ADJECTIVE): (अल्प): scanty

Synonyms: scant, scattered

Antonyms: abundant

Example Sentence:

Information on earnings is sparse.

10. OPTIMISTIC (ADJECTIVE): (आशावादी): cheerful

Synonyms: cheery, positive

Antonyms: pessimistic

Example Sentence:

The optimistic mood of the Sixties.

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