The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 15-05-2022

1.CONSPICUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सुस्पष्ट): clear

Synonyms: visible, noticeable

Antonyms: inconspicuous

Example Sentence:

He was uncomfortable about his conspicuous weight gain.

2.INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण): attack on

Synonyms: assault on, raid on

Antonyms: retreat

Example Sentence:

Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.

3.HEGEMONY (NOUN): (नेतृत्व): leadership

Synonyms: dominance, dominion

Antonyms: self-government

Example Sentence:

Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.

4.AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve

Synonyms: better, enhance

Antonyms: worsen

Example Sentence:

The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.

5.DISTEND (VERB): (फूलना या फूलाना): swell

Synonyms: bloat, bulge

Antonyms: shrink

Example Sentence:

The abdomen distended rapidly.

6.HALT (NOUN): (विराम): stop

Synonyms: standstill, cessation

Antonyms: start

Example Sentence:

There was a halt in production.

7.PERVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): prevalent

Synonyms: penetrating, pervading

Antonyms: rare

Example Sentence:

Ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society.

8.REVULSION (NOUN): (घृणा): disgust

Synonyms: repulsion, abhorrence

Antonyms: delight

Example Sentence:

News of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion.

9.EBB (VERB): (उतार): recede

Synonyms: go out, retreat

Antonyms: come in

Example Sentence:

The trend began to ebb.

10.BOUNTY (NOUN): (उदारता): generosity

Synonyms: magnanimity, munificence

Antonyms: meanness

Example Sentence:

For millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty.

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