The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 16-04-2022

1.INVOKE (VERB): (तलब करना): cite

Synonyms: adduce instance

Antonyms: waive

Example Sentence:

The outdated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England.

2.COMMUNICATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (संवादशील): forthcoming

Synonyms: expansive, informative

Antonyms: uncommunicative

Example Sentence:

Lew was a very communicative chap.

3.CAPRICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (मौजी): fickle

Synonyms: inconstant, changeable

Antonyms: stable

Example Sentence:

It's terrible to feel our livelihood hinges on a capricious boss.

4.DETRACT (VERB): (कम करना): belittle

Synonyms: take away from, diminish

Antonyms: enhance

Example Sentence:

These quibbles in no way detract from her achievement.

5.ACRIMONY (NOUN): (अप्रसन्नता): bitterness

Synonyms: rancour resentment

Antonyms: goodwill

Example Sentence:

The assistant manager dissolved into acrimony.

6.GRIM (ADJECTIVE): (अरूचिकर): stern

Synonyms: forbidding, uninviting

Antonyms: amiable

Example Sentence:

His grim expression keeps people away from him.

7.ARTLESS (ADJECTIVE): (अकृत्रिम): natural

Synonyms: naïve, simple

Antonyms: scheming

Example Sentence:

It was an artless literary masterpiece.

8.PERTURB (VERB): (घबड़ा देना): worry

Synonyms: upset, unsettle

Antonyms: reassure

Example Sentence:

News of the arrest perturbed her greatly.

9.SEVER (VERB): (तोड़ना): break off

Synonyms: discontinue, suspend

Antonyms: maintain

Example Sentence:

The notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy.

10.DENT (VERB): (घटाना): diminish

Synonyms: reduce, lessen

Antonyms: increase

Example Sentence:

The disease dented his height.

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