The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 23-03-2022

1. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (ज़ोर देना): emphasize

Synonyms: highlight, underline

Antonyms: understate

Example Sentence:

His company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.

2. CONVOLUTED (ADJECTIVE): (जटिल): complicated

Synonyms: complex, involved

Antonyms: simple

Example Sentence:

The film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens.

3. DEBILITATE (VERB): (दुर्बल करना): weakening

Synonyms: enfeebling, enervating

Antonyms: restorative

Example Sentence:

He was severely debilitated by a stomach upset.

4. TREACHEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (खतरनाक): dangerous

Synonyms: hazardous, perilous

Antonyms: safe

Example Sentence:

A holidaymaker was swept away by treacherous currents.

5. AUGMENT (VERB): (बढ़ाना): increase

Synonyms: add to, supplement

Antonyms: decrease

Example Sentence:

The goal is to augment social interactions during collaborative learning.

6. ABDICATE (VERB): (सत्ता त्यागना): resign

Synonyms: retire, quit

Antonyms: accept

Example Sentence:

In 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor.

7. EXPEL (VERB): (निष्कासित करना): bar

Synonyms: throw out, ban

Antonyms: admit

Example Sentence:

She was expelled from school.

8.REMARKABLE (ADJECTIVE): (असाधारण): extraordinary

Synonyms: exceptional amazing

Antonyms: ordinary

Example Sentence:

Meeting him again was a remarkable coincidence.

9. UNDOUBTEDLY (ADVERB): (निस्संदेह): doubtless

Synonyms: doubtlessly, no doubt

Antonyms: possibly

Example Sentence:

They are undoubtedly guilty.

10.DORMANT (ADJECTIVE): (निष्क्रिय): asleep

Synonyms: sleeping, slumbering

Antonyms: awake, inactive

Example Sentence:

That dormant urge to write fiction has re-emerged.

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