The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 17-07-2022

1. CLAMPDOWN (NOUN): (शिकंजा कसना): suppression

Synonyms: prevention, stopping

Antonyms: let go

Example Sentence:

A clampdown on crime is essential.

2.REMARKABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उल्लेखनीय): extraordinary

Synonyms: exceptional, amazing

Antonyms: ordinary

Example Sentence:

Both of us reaching at a place at the same time was a remarkable coincidence.

3.MORATORIUM (NOUN): (रोक): embargo

Synonyms: ban, prohibition

Antonyms: renewal

Example Sentence:

A moratorium was decided on the use of drift nets.

4.PROMULGATE (VERB): (घोषणा करना): publicize

Synonyms: spread, communicate

Antonyms: conceal

Example Sentence:

These objectives have to be promulgated within the organization.

5.INSIGHT (NOUN): (अंतर्ज्ञान): intuition

Synonyms: perception, awareness

Antonyms: obtuseness

Example Sentence:

His mind rose to previously unattainable heights of insight.

6.HARBOUR (VERB): (शरण देना): shelter

Synonyms: conceal, hide

Antonyms: hand over

Example Sentence:

He was suspected of harbouring an escaped prisoner.

7.MASSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विशाल): huge

Synonyms: enormous, gigantic

Antonyms: tiny

Example Sentence:

I saw a massive rampart of stone.

8.UNDERSCORE (VERB): (बल देना): highlight

Synonyms: underline, play up

Antonyms: play down

Example Sentence:

The report underscored the issues.

9.SUCCUMB (VERB): (झुक जाना): yield

Synonyms: give in, give way

Antonyms: resist

Example Sentence:

We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.

10. HIKE (VERB): (वृद्धि होना): increase

Synonyms: raise up, put up

Antonyms: lower

Example Sentence:

The government hiked up the price of milk by 40 per cent.

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