The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 24-07-2022

1.SUBSTANTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस): substantial

Synonyms: significant, essential

Antonyms: inessential

Example Sentence:

There is no substantive evidence for the efficacy of these drugs.

2.DISPUTE (NOUN): (विवाद): debate

Synonyms: discussion, disputation

Antonyms: agreement

Example Sentence:

A territorial dispute was held between the two countries.

3.MORATORIUM (NOUN): (रोक): embargo

Synonyms: ban, prohibition

Antonyms: renewal

Example Sentence:

A moratorium was decided on the use of drift nets.

4.BOUNTY (NOUN): (उदारता): generosity

Synonyms: magnanimity, munificence

Antonyms: meanness

Example Sentence:

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

5.ISOLATION (NOUN): (अलगाव): separation

Synonyms: segregation, quarantine

Antonyms: contact

Example Sentence:

This was a vacation, not an isolation camp.

6.EMBARK (VERB): (शुरू करना): begin

Synonyms: start, commence

Antonyms: end

Example Sentence:

She embarked on a new career.

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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