The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 16-03-2022

1. MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दुर्भावनापूर्ण): spiteful

Synonyms: malevolent, hostile

Antonyms: benevolent

Example Sentence:

He was found guilty of malicious damage.

2. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (सक्षम): capable of

Synonyms: allowing, permitting

Antonyms: incapable of

Example Sentence:

The problem is not susceptible of a simple solution.

3. DESPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक): despairing

Synonyms: hopeless, anguished

Antonyms: cheerful

Example Sentence:

The collapse of her business had made her desperate.

4. PROMPT (ADJECTIVE): (शीघ्र): quick

Synonyms: swift, rapid

Antonyms: slow, late

Example Sentence:

She would have died but for the prompt action of two ambulance-men.

5.TYRANNY (NOUN): (अत्याचार): despotism

Synonyms: absolutism, autocracy

Antonyms: democracy

Example Sentence:

Refugees go through tyranny and oppression.

6.SPARK (VERB): (कारण होना): give rise to

Synonyms: cause, set in motion

Antonyms: bring to an end

Example Sentence:

So many things concurred to spark the problem.

7.SIZEABLE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस): substantial

Synonyms: considerable, respectable

Antonyms: small

Example Sentence:

A sizeable proportion of the population doesn't like late-night parties.

8. FUGITIVE (ADJECTIVE): (क्षणभंगुर): fleeting

Synonyms: transient, transitory

Antonyms: permanent

Example Sentence:

The light has fugitive effects.

9.DEFER (VERB): (मान जाना): yield

Synonyms: submit, give way

Antonyms: claim

Example Sentence:

He deferred to Raj’s superior knowledge.

10.WAIVE (VERB): (छोड़ देना): relinquish

Synonyms: renounce, give up

Antonyms: claim

Example Sentence:

He will waive all rights to the money.

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