The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 30-09-2022

1. BARBARIC (ADJECTIVE): (निर्दयी): cruel

Synonyms: brutal, barbarous

Antonyms: benevolent

Example Sentence:

He carried out barbaric acts in the name of war.

2.DISPENSE (VERB): (मुक्त होना): waive

Synonyms: omit, drop

Antonyms: include

Example Sentence:

Let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?"

3. URGE (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): encourage

Synonyms: enjoin, adjure

Antonyms: discourage

Example Sentence:

Drawing up outside the house, he urged her inside.

4. MORATORIUM (NOUN): (रोक): embargo

Synonyms: ban, prohibition

Antonyms: permission

Example Sentence:

A moratorium has been put on the use of drift nets.

5. CRITICAL (ADJECTIVE): (महत्वपूर्ण): crucial

Synonyms: vital, essential

Antonyms: unimportant

Example Sentence:

Temperature is a critical factor in successful fruit storage.

6.FLAWED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुटिपूर्ण): unsound

Synonyms: defective, faulty

Antonyms: sound

Example Sentence:

It was absolutely a fatally flawed strategy.

7. DASHING (ADJECTIVE): (ख़ुशमिज़ाज): debonair

Synonyms: jaunty, devil-may-care

Antonyms: boring

Example Sentence:

He is a dashing young pilot.

8.VEX (VERB): (खीझाना): annoy

Synonyms: irritate, infuriate

Antonyms: mollify

Example Sentence:

The memory of the conversation still vexed him.

9.SPARSE (ADJECTIVE): (अल्प): scanty

Synonyms: scant, scattered

Antonyms: abundant

Example Sentence:

Information on earnings is sparse.

10. OPTIMISTIC (ADJECTIVE): (आशावादी): cheerful

Synonyms: cheery, positive

Antonyms: pessimistic

Example Sentence:

The optimistic mood of the Sixties.

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