The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 11-05-2022

1.VAUNT (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): acclaim

Synonyms: esteem, revere

Antonyms: criticize

Example Sentence:

He was initially vaunted by the West for his leadership of the country.

2.UNSEEMLY (ADJECTIVE): (अनुचित): indecorous

Synonyms: improper, inappropriate

Antonyms: seemly

Example Sentence:

The discussion led to nothing but an unseemly squabble.

3.CATHARSIS (NOUN): (शुद्धिकरण): purging

Synonyms: purgation, purification

Antonyms: repression

Example Sentence:

Music is a means of catharsis for many of us.

4.INFANTILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish

Synonyms: babyish, immature

Antonyms: mature

Example Sentence:

The point about fairies etc. is so infantile in logic I can barely contain my disbelief.

5.CURTAILMENT (NOUN): (कटौती): reduction

Synonyms: cut, cutback

Antonyms: increase

Example Sentence:

The curtailment of human rights is the worst thing to do.

6.CELLAR (NOUN): (तहखाना): basement

Synonyms: vault, crypt

Antonyms: attic

Example Sentence:

The servants led us down into a cellar.

7. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अमंगल): threatening

Synonyms: menacing, baleful

Antonyms: promising

Example Sentence:

My ominous tone didn’t register with him.

8.UNWITTING (ADJECTIVE): (अनिच्छित): unintentional

Synonyms: unintended, inadvertent

Antonyms: deliberate

Example Sentence:

We are anxious to rectify the unwitting mistakes made in the past.

9.STRICKEN (ADJECTIVE): (तंग): troubled

Synonyms: affected, afflicted

Antonyms: unaffected

Example Sentence:

The pilot landed the stricken aircraft.

10.OSTENSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (ख़याली): apparent

Synonyms: seeming, outward

Antonyms: real

Example Sentence:

The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint.

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