The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 20-08-2022

1.CONVICTION (NOUN): (निश्चय): certainty

Synonyms: certitude, assurance

Antonyms: uncertainty

Example Sentence:

She had been speaking for some five minutes with force and conviction.

2.COMMIT (VERB): (समर्पित होना): devout

Synonyms: devoted, loyal

Antonyms: apathetic

Example Sentence:

We are committed to the fundamental principles of democracy.

3. COUNTER (VERB): (विरोध करना): parry

Synonyms: answer, contradict

Antonyms: support

Example Sentence:

The possibility of the enemy being able to counter with similar missiles was remote.

4. RESTORE (VERB): (पुनर्स्थापित करना): reinstate

Synonyms: put back, replace

Antonyms: abolish

Example Sentence:

The government restored confidence in the housing market.

5. DISTRESS (NOUN): (संकट): anguish

Synonyms: suffering, pain

Antonyms: happiness

Example Sentence:

To his distress he saw that she was trembling.

6.OVERWHELMING (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): immense

Synonyms: profuse, enormous

Antonyms: small

Example Sentence:

His party won overwhelming support.

7.CLAMOUR (NOUN): (कोलाहल): din

Synonyms: racket, uproar

Antonyms: silence

Example Sentence:

The questions rose to a clamour.

8. PERFUNCTORY (ADJECTIVE): (असावधान): cursory

Synonyms: desultory, quick

Antonyms: careful

Example Sentence:

He gave a perfunctory nod.

9.UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): continual

Synonyms: constant, continuous

Antonyms: intermittent

Example Sentence:

Everyone for him was an unrelenting opponent.

10. QUINTESSENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (सर्वोत्कृष्ट): typical

Synonyms: prototypical, stereotypical

Antonyms: average

Example Sentence:

He was the quintessential tough guy—strong, silent, and self-contained.



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