The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 25-09-2022

1. UNDERPIN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): promote

Synonyms: nurture, encourage

Antonyms: hinder

Example Sentence:

The theme of honour underpinning the two books.

 2 APPEALING (ADJECTIVE): (आकर्षक): attractive

Synonyms: engaging, alluring

Antonyms: off-putting

Example Sentence:

Village life is somehow more appealing than city's.

 3. PRECISION (NOUN): (शुद्धता): exactness

Synonyms: accuracy, correctness

Antonyms: inaccuracy

Example Sentence:

The deal was planned and executed with military precision.

 4. RELATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (तुलनात्मक): comparative

Synonyms: respective, comparable

Antonyms: absolute

Example Sentence:

The relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known.

 5. AGITATE (VERB): (उत्तेजित करना): upset

Synonyms: perturb, fluster

Antonyms: calm

Example Sentence:

The thought of questioning Tony agitated him extremely.

 6. MOUNT (VERB): (बढ़ना): increase

Synonyms: grow, rise

Antonyms: decrease

Example Sentence:

The costs mount up when you buy a home.

 7. BANISH (VERB): (निर्वासित करना): dispel

Synonyms: dismiss, disperse

Antonyms: engender

Example Sentence:

All thoughts of romance were banished from her head.

 8. WHITTLE (VERB): (काटना): erode

Synonyms: wear away, eat away

Antonyms: increase

Example Sentence:

The shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five.

 9. FLEETING (ADJECTIVE): (क्षणभंगुर): brief

Synonyms: transient, short-lived

Antonyms: lasting

Example Sentence:

For a very fleeting moment I saw his face.

 10.  ALLIANCE (NOUN): (नाता): affinity

Synonyms: relationship, association

Antonyms: distance

Example Sentence:

An alliance between medicine and morality is to be established.

 

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