The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 30-01-2022

1.CONCEDE (VERB): (स्वीकार करना): admit

Synonyms: acknowledge accept

Antonyms: deny

Example Sentence:

I had to concede that I'd overreacted.

2.UPBEAT (ADJECTIVE): (आशावादी): optimistic

Synonyms: cheerful, cheery

Antonyms: pessimistic

Example Sentence:

He was upbeat about the company's future.

3.HAPHAZARD (ADJECTIVE): (अनियमित): random

Synonyms: unplanned, unsystematic

Antonyms: systematic

Example Sentence:

The music business works in a haphazard fashion.

4.PAINSTAKING (ADJECTIVE): (सावधान): careful

Synonyms: meticulous, thorough

Antonyms: careless

Example Sentence:

Painstaking attention to detail has been given.

5.PARTLY (ADVERB): (आंशिक रूप में): in part

Synonyms: partially, somewhat

Antonyms: completely

Example Sentence:

He had been at least partly responsible for dashing her hopes.

6.STEM (VERB): (से उत्पन्न होना): arise from

Synonyms: originate from, spring from

Antonyms: cause

Example Sentence:

Many of the universities' problems stem from rapid expansion.

7.PALPABLE (ADJECTIVE): (स्पर्शनीय): perceptible

Synonyms: visible, noticeable

Antonyms: intangible

Example Sentence:

There was palpable tension in the room.

8.CHASTISE (VERB): (सज़ा देना): scold

Synonyms: upbraid, berate

Antonyms: praise

Example Sentence:

He chastised his colleague for his laziness.

9.MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (थोड़ा): slight

Synonyms: small, tiny

Antonyms: vast

Example Sentence:

It seems likely to make only a marginal difference.

10.EXCISE (VERB): (काटना): delete

Synonyms: strike out, cancel

Antonyms: add

Example Sentence:

The clauses were excised from the treaty.

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