The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 08-12-2021

1. EMBOLDEN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): encourage

Synonyms: hearten, strengthen

Antonyms: dishearten

Example Sentence:

Emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee against hers.

2. BREAKTHROUGH (ADJECTIVE): (उन्नत): advance

Synonyms: development, step forward

Antonyms: setback

Example Sentence:

It was a major breakthrough in DNA research.

3. ABATEMENT (NOUN): (न्यूनीकरन): subsiding

Synonyms: lessening, decrease

Antonyms: intensification, increase

Example Sentence:

The new trend showed no signs of abatement.

4. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve

Synonyms: better, enhance

Antonyms: worsen

Example Sentence:

Steps have been taken to ameliorate his situation.

5. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (सर्द): cold

Synonyms: keen, raw

Antonyms: warm

Example Sentence:

It was a bleak midwinter's day.

6. ENDURE (NOUN): (टिकना): last

Synonyms: live, live on

Antonyms: fade

Example Sentence:

These cities have endured through time.

7 BENIGN (ADJECTIVE) (सौम्य): kindly

Synonyms: kind, warm-hearted

Antonyms: unfriendly

Example Sentence:

His mannerisms are firm yet benign.

8. SLAM (VERB): (टकरा जाना): hit

Synonyms: strike, ram

Antonyms: miss

Example Sentence:

The car mounted the pavement, slamming into a lamp post.

9. FORMIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (डराना): intimidating

Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable

Antonyms: comforting

Example Sentence:

His opponent was certainly a formidable one.

10. UNLEASH (VERB): (खोलना): release

Synonyms: free, loose

Antonyms: restrain

Example Sentence:

They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them.

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