The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 14-02-2022

1.CONFRONT (VERB): (मुक़ाबला करना): tackle

Synonyms: get to grips with, address

Antonyms: avoid

Example Sentence:

The best thing you can do in an embarrassing situation is to confront it.

2. RENEGE (VERB): (छोड़ना): go back on

Synonyms: break, back out of

Antonyms: keep

Example Sentence:

If you renege on the deal now, I'll fight you in the courts.

3.PROTRACT (VERB): (लम्बा करना): prolong

Synonyms: extend, draw out

Antonyms: curtail

Example Sentence:

He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process.

4.UNDERLIE (VERB): (नींव रखना): fundamental

Synonyms: basic, basal

Antonyms: subordinate

Example Sentence:

We discussed the principles that underlay their methods.

5.BLATANT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रबल): flagrant

Synonyms: glaring, obvious

Antonyms: inconspicuous

Example Sentence:

The blatant defiance was so sweetly uttered, he didn't know how to respond.

6.BLUNT (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्टवादी): frank

Synonyms: straightforward, plain-spoken

Antonyms: subtle

Example Sentence:

What he said was a blunt statement of fact.

7.PRESUMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अक्खड़): brazen

Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant

Antonyms: timid

Example Sentence:

The man seemed too presumptuous to be a humble leader for the nation.

8.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.

9.RETREAT (VERB): (पीछे हटना): retire

Synonyms: withdraw, draw back

Antonyms: advance

Example Sentence:

The French retreated in disarray.

10. MOUNT (VERB): (चढ़ना): go up

Synonyms: ascend, climb

Antonyms: descend

Example Sentence:

He mounted the steps.

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