The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 09-08-2022

1. PROSPECT (NOUN): (संभावना): hope

Synonyms: likelihood, expectation

Antonyms: viewlessness, dimness

Example Sentence:

There was no prospect of a better day.

2.EXTRANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रासंगिक): immaterial

Synonyms: irrelevant, beside the point

Antonyms: material

Example Sentence:

One is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material.

3.RHETORIC (NOUN): (भाषण कला): oratory

Synonyms: eloquence, power of speech

Antonyms: quiet, conciseness

Example Sentence:

He is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole.

4.MALEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दुर्भावनापूर्ण): malicious

Synonyms: spiteful, evil-minded

Antonyms: benevolent, charitable

Example Sentence:

He smiled and looked at me with his malevolent eyes.

5.UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): never done or known before.

Synonyms: unmatched, unequalled

Antonyms: normal, common

Example Sentence:

The government took the unprecedented step of releasing the correspondence.

6. ARROGATE (VERB): (हथियाना): seize

Synonyms: assume, take over

Antonyms: renounce

Example Sentence:

She arrogated the leadership role to herself.

7.DEFILE (VERB): (अपवित्र करना): corrupt

Synonyms: degrade, desecrate

Antonyms: honour, praise

Example Sentence:

He tried to defile the system.

8. INDISCREET (ADJECTIVE): (असावधानीपूर्ण): unwise

Synonyms: imprudent, irresponsible

Antonyms: careful, prudent

Example Sentence:

We made no indiscreet inquiries.

9. PERTURB (VERB): (घबड़ा देना): worry

Synonyms: upset, unsettle

Antonyms: reassure, calm

Example Sentence:

They were perturbed by her bold behaviour.

10. FOLLY (NOUN): (मूर्खता): foolishness

Synonyms: stupidity, idiocy

Antonyms: wisdom, intelligence

Example Sentence:

Talking unnecessarily is an act of folly.

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