The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 04-12-2021

1.DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना): linger

Synonyms: dally, take one's time

Antonyms: hurry

Example Sentence:

She mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now.

2.WRETCHED (ADJECTIVE): (मनहूस): miserable

Synonyms: unhappy sad

Antonyms: cheerful

Example Sentence:

I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.

3.SHORTLY (ADVERB): (एकाएक): sharply

Synonyms: abruptly, bluntly

Antonyms: patiently

Example Sentence:

Do you like cricket?’ ‘I do not,’ she said shortly.

4. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निरावरण): bare

Synonyms: exposed, desolate

Antonyms: lush

Example Sentence:

It was nothing but a bleak moor.

5.SUCCUMB (VERB): (अधीन होना): yield

Synonyms: give in, give way

Antonyms: resist

Example Sentence:

We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.

6.SLAM (VERB): (आलोचना करना): criticize

Synonyms: find fault with, censure

Antonyms: praise

Example Sentence:

The new TV soap was slammed as being cynical and irresponsible.

7.STRINGENT (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): strict

Synonyms: firm, rigid

Antonyms: lenient

Example Sentence:

Stringent guidelines are necessary on air pollution.

8.TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (निहित): implicit

Synonyms: understood implied

Antonyms: explicit

Example Sentence:

Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.

9.LEISURE (NOUN): (फुर्सत): time off

Synonyms: free time, spare time

Antonyms: work

Example Sentence:

People have less leisure time these days.

10.CONSTRAINT (NOUN): (बाधा): inhibition

Synonyms: uneasiness, embarrassment

Antonyms: openness

Example Sentence:

They are able to talk without constraint.

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