The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 06-12-2021

1.SEVER (VERB): (अलग करना): break off

Synonyms: discontinue suspend

Antonyms: maintain

Example Sentence:

The notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy.

2.GRIM (ADJECTIVE): (अरूचिकर): stern

Synonyms: forbidding, uninviting

Antonyms: amiable

Example Sentence:

He gave a grim expression to me.

3.ABROGATION (NOUN): (निराकरण): repudiation

Synonyms: revocation, repeal

Antonyms: institution

Example Sentence:

The abrogation of the bogus constitution was very necessary.

4.DEBILITATE (VERB): (दुर्बल करना): weaken

Synonyms: enfeeble, enervate

Antonyms: strengthen

Example Sentence:

Hard drugs destroy families and debilitate communities.

5.ADVERSARY (NOUN): (प्रतिद्वंद्वी): opponent

Synonyms: rival, enemy

Antonyms: ally

Example Sentence:

I beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals.

6.BURNISH (VERB): (चमकाना): polish (up)

Synonyms: shine, brighten

Antonyms: dull

Example Sentence:

To burnish copper, I would probably use a drill with a pad attached to the end.

7.RECALCITRANT (ADJECTIVE): (अक्खड़): uncooperative

Synonyms: intractable, unmanageable

Antonyms: amenable

Example Sentence:

It is a class of recalcitrant ten-year-olds.

8.DIPLOMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (राजनयिक): tactful

Synonyms: sensitive, subtle

Antonyms: indiscreet

Example Sentence:

He tried his best to be diplomatic.

9.DECEPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (भ्रामक): misleading

Synonyms: illusory, illusive

Antonyms: honest

Example Sentence:

He put the question with deceptive casualness.

10.BOHEMIAN (ADJECTIVE): (अपरंपरागत): unconventional

Synonyms: nonconformist, unorthodox

Antonyms: conventional

Example Sentence:

As an artist, you live a bohemian lifestyle.

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