The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 17-06-2022

1.TRANSGRESSION (NOUN): (उल्लंघन): offence

Synonyms: crime, sin

Antonyms: obedience

Example Sentence:

I'll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions.

2.VETERAN (NOUN): (अनुभवी): old hand

Synonyms: old-timer, old stager

Antonyms: novice

Example Sentence:

He is a veteran theatre artist.

3.ABSTEMIOUS (ADJECTIVE):(संयमी): temperate

Synonyms: abstinent, austere

Antonyms: self-indulgent

Example Sentence:

We only had a bottle Very abstemious of you.

4.EMBARGO (VERB): (निषेध करना): ban

Synonyms: bar, prohibit

Antonyms: allow

Example Sentence:

Document of national security importance is routinely embargoed.

5.ASSERT (VERB): (द्दढ़तापूर्वक करना): declare

Synonyms: maintain, contend

Antonyms: deny

Example Sentence:

The company asserts that the cuts will not affect development.

6.SLASH (VERB): (कम करना): reduce

Synonyms: cut, drop

Antonyms: raise

Example Sentence:

The workforce has been slashed by 2,000.

7.STASH (VERB): (छिपाना): store

Synonyms: stow, pack

Antonyms: show

Example Sentence:

Their wealth had been stashed away in Swiss banks.

8.REPEAL (NOUN): (निरसन): revocation

Synonyms: rescinding, cancellation

Antonyms: introduction

Example Sentence:

The House voted in favour of repeal.

9.SLUMP (VERB): (गिरावट आना): decline

Synonyms: deteriorate, degenerate

Antonyms: improve

Example Sentence:

United slumped to another one–nil defeat.

10.LETHAL (ADJECTIVE): (घातक): fatal

Synonyms: deadly, mortal

Antonyms: harmless

Example Sentence:

The Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record.

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