The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 07-02-2022

1. MACABRE (ADJECTIVE): (भयंकर): gruesome

Synonyms: grisly grim

Antonyms: pleasant

Example Sentence:

A macabre series of murders shocked us.

2.CREDIBILITY (NOUN) (विश्वसनीयता): plausibility

Synonyms: believability, acceptability

Antonyms: implausibility

Example Sentence:

The book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility.

3.PURSUE (VERB): (संचालित करना): conduct

Synonyms: undertake, follow

Antonyms: give up

Example Sentence:

We shall not pursue the matter any further.

4.VIRTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (न्याय परायण): righteous

Synonyms: good, moral

Antonyms: bad

Example Sentence:

He considered himself very virtuous because he neither drank nor smoked.

5.DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना): diminish

Synonyms: decrease, reduce

Antonyms: increase

Example Sentence:

The majorities behind the government dwindled and grew.

6. NEUTRALITY (NOUN): (निष्पक्षता): impartiality

Synonyms: objectivity, fairness

Antonyms: partiality

Example Sentence:

During the war, Switzerland maintained its neutrality.

7.IMPLICATION (NOUN): (निहितार्थ): suggestion

Synonyms: inference, insinuation

Antonyms: explicit statement

Example Sentence:

The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.

8.INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अंतरिम): provisional

Synonyms: temporary, pro tem

Antonyms: permanent

Example Sentence:

An interim arrangement was made.

9. FLICKER (VERB): (टिमटिमाना): glimmer

Synonyms: glint, gleam

Antonyms: burn steadily

Example Sentence:

The interior lights flickered, and came on.

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

Synonyms: charm, enchant

Antonyms: repel

Example Sentence:

He was captivated by her beauty.

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