The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 19-12-2021

1.RECONCILE (VERB): (समाधान करना): reunite

Synonyms: pacify, appease

Antonyms: estrange

Example Sentence:

He sought my advice on how to reconcile the conflict.

2.UNBRIDLED (ADJECTIVE): (निरंकुश): unrestrained

Synonyms: unconstrained uncontrolled

Antonyms: restrained

Example Sentence:

I felt a moment of unbridled ambition.

3.VAGUELY (ADVERB): (अनिश्चित रूप से): roughly

Synonyms: more or less, approximately

Antonyms: exactly

Example Sentence:

She vaguely remembered talking to him once.

4.DEFAMATION (NOUN): (अपयश): libel

Synonyms: slander, calumny

Antonyms: commendation

Example Sentence:

She sued him for defamation.

5.INVENTIVENESS (NOUN): (रचनात्मकता): creativity

Synonyms: originality, innovation

Antonyms: unimaginativeness

Example Sentence:

We all loved the inventiveness of the staging.

6.AGGRIEVED (ADJECTIVE): (क्रोधित): resentful

Synonyms: affronted, indignant

Antonyms: pleased

Example Sentence:

They were aggrieved at the outcome.

7.REPUGNANT (ADJECTIVE): (घृणित): abhorrent

Synonyms: revolting, repulsive

Antonyms: attractive

Example Sentence:

Cannibalism seems repugnant to us.

8.DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): harsh

Synonyms: severe, strict

Antonyms: mild

Example Sentence:

He criticized the draconian measures taken by the police to control the crowd.

9.SOUR (ADJECTIVE): (चिड़चिड़ा): nasty

Synonyms: resentful, embittered

Antonyms: pleasant

Example Sentence:

He gave her a sour look.

10.FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना): defy

Synonyms: go against, scorn

Antonyms: observe

Example Sentence:

The advertising code is being flouted.

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