The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 31-03-2022

1. FUNDAMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (मूलभूत): basic

Synonyms: foundational, rudimentary

Antonyms: secondary

Example Sentence:

He worked hard for the protection of fundamental human rights.

2.PALTRY (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): worthless

Synonyms: petty, trivial

Antonyms: important

Example Sentence:

Naval glory struck him as paltry.

3.SUSTAIN (VERB): (आराम पहुंचाना): comfort

Synonyms: help, assist

Antonyms: torment

Example Sentence:

A particular thought had sustained him throughout the years.

4.DISASTROUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रलयंकर): catastrophic

Synonyms: calamitous, cataclysmic

Antonyms: fortunate

Example Sentence:

A disastrous fire swept through the museum.

5. BOLSTER (VERB): (मजबूत बनाना): strengthen

Synonyms: support, reinforce

Antonyms: undermine

Example Sentence:

The fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence.

6.COMPASSIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (करुणामय): pitying

Synonyms: sympathetic, empathetic

Antonyms: indifferent

Example Sentence:

I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds.

7.DETER (VERB): (रोकना): prevent

Synonyms: stop, put a stop to

Antonyms: encourage

Example Sentence:

Strategists think not only about how to deter war, but about how war might occur.

8.STERN (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): serious

Synonyms: unsmiling, frowning

Antonyms: genial

Example Sentence:

A smile transformed his stern face.

9.SHUN (VERB): (बचना): avoid

Synonyms: evade, eschew

Antonyms: accept

Example Sentence:

She shunned fashionable society.

10.HOSTILE (ADJECTIVE): (विपक्षी): opposed

Synonyms: averse, antagonistic

Antonyms: in favour of

Example Sentence:

People are very hostile to the idea.

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