The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 06-08-2022

1. FISHY (ADJECTIVE): (संदेहजनक): dubious

Synonyms: doubtful, suspicious

Antonyms: truthful, above-board

Example Sentence:

I am convinced there is something fishy going on.

2. RECUMBENT (NOUN): (समतल): flat

Synonyms: lying, horizontal

Antonyms: erect, standing

Example Sentence:

They are not recumbent, and the hair falling from the head is curled.

3. KNAVE (NOUN): (दुष्ट): fraud

Synonyms: miscreant, rogue

Antonyms: hero, angel

Example Sentence:

He is known as a notorious knave of this area.

4. LUDICROUS (ADJECTIVE): (ऊटपटांग): absurd

Synonyms: bizarre, comical

Antonyms: normal, ordinary

Example Sentence:

It was a ludicrous statement made by her.

5. KUDOS (NOUN): (प्रशंसा): praise

Synonyms: esteem, applause

Antonyms: dishonour, denunciation

Example Sentence:

When the football team won the state championship, they were given kudos during a celebratory pep rally.

6. SCRAMBLE (VERB): (अव्यवस्थित करना): disarrange

Synonyms: muddle, confuse

Antonyms: organize, align

Example Sentence:

Maybe the alcohol scrambled his brains.

7. CULMINATION (NOUN): (परिणति): climax

Synonyms: peak, pinnacle

Antonyms: nadir

Example Sentence:

The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation.

8. KNOTTY (ADJECTIVE): (जटिल): troublesome

Synonyms: mystifying, perplexing

Antonyms: easy, facile

Example Sentence:

It was his knotty idea.

9.CODIFY (VERB): (संहिताबद्ध करना): organize

Synonyms: systematize, arrange

Antonyms: expunge, abrogate

Example Sentence:

The statutes have codified certain branches of common law.

10. SHUN (VERB): (टालना): avoid

Synonyms: evade, eshew

Antonyms: accept, welcome

Example Sentence:

He shunned fashionable society.

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