The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 07-12-2021

1. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): continual

Synonyms: constant, continuous

Antonyms: intermittent

Example Sentence:

He continued to pursue acting with unrelenting hostility.

2. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निराशात्मक): unpromising

Synonyms: unfavourable , unpropitious

Antonyms: promising

Example Sentence:

He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way.

3. SLACKEN (VERB): (मंद करना): slow

Synonyms: slow down, decelerate

Antonyms: speed up

Example Sentence:

The pace of trade never slackens.

4. BENEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दयालू): kind

Synonyms: kindly, kind-hearted

Antonyms: unkind

Example Sentence:

He was something of a benevolent despot.

5. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित): implicit

Synonyms: understood, implied

Antonyms: explicit

Example Sentence:

Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.

6. AGILE (ADJECTIVE): (चुस्त): nimble

Synonyms: lithe, spry

Antonyms: clumsy

Example Sentence:

I am as agile as a monkey.

7. PERIL (NOUN): (विपत्ति): danger

Synonyms: jeopardy, risk

Antonyms: safety

Example Sentence:

The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck.

8. AMASS (VERB): (एकत्र करना): gather

Synonyms: collect, assemble

Antonyms: dissipate

Example Sentence:

He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.

9. BRINK (NOUN): (कगार): edge

Synonyms: verge, margin

Antonyms: middle

Example Sentence:

This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity.

10. SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरणा): stimulus

Synonyms: incentive, encouragement

Antonyms: disincentive

Example Sentence:

Wars act as a spur to practical invention.

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