The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 11-01-2022

1. DEVOUT (ADJECTIVE): (समर्पित): dedicated

Synonyms: devoted, committed

Antonyms: apathetic

Example Sentence:

He is the most devout environmentalist.

2. AMENABLE (ADJECTIVE): (आज्ञाकारी): compliant

Synonyms: acquiescent, biddable

Antonyms: uncooperative

Example Sentence:

Parents who have amenable children are blessed.

3. ONSET (NOUN): (शुरुआत): start

Synonyms: beginning, arrival

Antonyms: end

Example Sentence:

The onset of the flu was abrupt with fever followed by vomiting.

4. OBLIGING (ADJECTIVE): (सहायक): helpful

Synonyms: accommodating, willing

Antonyms: disobliging

Example Sentence:

He is one of the most obliging students I’ve ever seem.

5. UNTOWARD (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रत्याशित): unexpected

Synonyms: unanticipated, unforeseen

Antonyms: expected

Example Sentence:

Both tried to behave as if nothing untoward had happened.

6. DISENGAGE (VERB): (अलग करना): remove

Synonyms: detach, disentangle

Antonyms: attach

Example Sentence:

I disengaged his hand from mine.

7. SLY (ADJECTIVE): (धूर्त): cunning

Synonyms: crafty, clever

Antonyms: honest, artless

Example Sentence:

She asked me out with a sly smile.

8. REPUDIATION (NOUN): (अस्वीकृति): rejection

Synonyms: renunciation, abandonment

Antonyms: confirmation

Example Sentence:

The breach is not so serious as to amount to a repudiation of the whole contract.

9. NEGATE (VERB): (अमान्य करना): invalidate

Synonyms: nullify, neutralize

Antonyms: confirm

Example Sentence:

Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.

10. UNPREMEDITATED (ADJECTIVE): (अनियोजित): unplanned

Synonyms: spontaneous, unprepared

Antonyms: premeditated

Example Sentence:

It was a totally unpremeditated attack.

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