The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 05-01-2022

1. TRENCHANT (ADJECTIVE): (तीव्र): incisive

Synonyms: cutting, pointed

Antonyms: woolly, vague

Example Sentence:

The White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities.

2. WARY (ADJECTIVE): (सावधान): cautious

Synonyms: careful, circumspect

Antonyms: unwary

Example Sentence:

His expression was wary, but he said nothing.

3. MAGNITUDE (NOUN): (अहमियत): importance

Synonyms: import, significance

Antonyms: triviality

Example Sentence:

History has a lot of events of tragic magnitude.

4. COMPATIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (संगत): consistent

Synonyms: reconcilable consonant

Antonyms: inconsistent

Example Sentence:

The symptoms were compatible with gastritis or a peptic ulcer.

5. CONSTRAINT (NOUN): (बाध्यता): inhibition

Synonyms: uneasiness embarrassment

Antonyms: openness

Example Sentence:

They would be able to talk without constraint.

6. DETER (VERB): (रोकना): prevent

Synonyms: stop, put a stop to

Antonyms: encourage

Example Sentence:

Strategists think about how to deter war, and also how war might occur.

7. SUPPRESS (VERB): (छिपाना): censor

Synonyms: redact, conceal

Antonyms: publicize

Example Sentence:

The report had been suppressed.

8. TURMOIL (NOUN): (अशांति): confusion

Synonyms: turbulence, tumult

Antonyms: calm

Example Sentence:

There was turmoil in her pale blue eyes.

9.BOAST (VERB): (डींग मारना): brag

Synonyms: crow, swagger

Antonyms: deprecate

Example Sentence:

She boasted about her many conquests.

10. CAPTIVATE (VERB): (मोह लेना): enthrall

Synonyms: charm, enchant

Antonyms: repel

Example Sentence:

He was captivated by her beauty.

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