The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 01-09-2022

1.SUBSIDE (VERB): (कम होना): abate

Synonyms: let up, moderate

Antonyms: intensify

Example Sentence:

I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides.

2. IMMEDIATE (ADJECTIVE): (वर्तमान-संबंधी): current

Synonyms: present, existing

Antonyms: past

Example Sentence:

The immediate concern was how to avoid taxes.

3. NURTURE (NOUN): (लालन-पालन): upbringing

Synonyms: care, fostering

Antonyms: nature

Example Sentence:

We are all what nature and nurture have made us.

4. CONCERNED (ADJECTIVE): (चिंतित): worried

Synonyms: anxious, disturbed

Antonyms: composed

Example Sentence:

The school's decision is being questioned by a group of concerned parents.

5. FEDERAL (ADJECTIVE): (संयुक्त): confederate

Synonyms: federated, combined

Antonyms: unitary

Example Sentence:

The health ministry has sole federal responsibility for healthcare.

6. DISMISS (VERB): (निर्वासित करना): banish

Synonyms: set aside, abandon

Antonyms: entertain

Example Sentence:

It would be easy to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain.

7. INTENSIFY (VERB): (बढ़ाना): escalate

Synonyms: boost, increase

Antonyms: lessen

Example Sentence:

Eventually, the dispute began to intensify.

8. DISQUIET (NOUN): (बेचैनी): unease

Synonyms: uneasiness, worry

Antonyms: calm

Example Sentence:

There is disquiet about animal testing among general public.

9. RETRIBUTION (NOUN): (प्रतिदण्ड): punishment

Synonyms: penalty, nemesis

Antonyms: forgiveness

Example Sentence:

Employees asked not to be named, saying they feared retribution.

10. BAR (VERB): (रोकना): prohibit

Synonyms: debar, preclude

Antonyms: admit

Example Sentence:

Journalists had been barred from covering the elections.

11. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यवहार्य): practicable

Synonyms: practical, workable

Antonyms: impractical

Example Sentence:

It is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display.

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