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

1. REPRIEVE (VERB): (दंड निलंबित करना): pardon

Synonyms: spare, acquit

Antonyms: charge

Example Sentence:

He was sentenced to death but then reprieved.

2. DESECRATE (VERB): (अपवित्र करना): violate

Synonyms: profane, pollute

Antonyms: venerate

Example Sentence:

Not more than 300 graves were desecrated.

3. PROVOCATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तेजक): annoying

Synonyms: irritating, exasperating

Antonyms: soothing

Example Sentence:

The newspaper had allowed to publish a provocative article.

4. TRAVAIL (NOUN): (कष्टपूर्ण परिश्रम): ordeal

Synonyms: trial, tribulation

Antonyms: comfort

Example Sentence:

Advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail.

5. SCINTILLATING (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत चमकीला): brilliant

Synonyms: dazzling, exciting

Antonyms: boring

Example Sentence:

His scintillating wit was loved by the audience.

6. GRIM (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): stern

Synonyms: forbidding, uninviting

Antonyms: amiable

Example Sentence:

Hikers made a grim discovery when they came across a dead body in the woods.

7. CRIPPLE (VERB): (विकलांग बनाना): disable

Synonyms: paralyze, immobilize

Antonyms: able-bodied

Example Sentence:

A young student was crippled for life.

8. NEEDLESS (ADJECTIVE): (बेकार): unnecessary

Synonyms: inessential, non-essential

Antonyms: necessary

Example Sentence:

I deplore needless waste.

9. LAX (ADJECTIVE): (लापरवाह): slack

Synonyms: slipshod, negligent

Antonyms: stern

Example Sentence:

We must ever be lax with our security.

10 FORGO (VERB): (त्यागना): do without

Synonyms: go without, give up

Antonyms: keep

Example Sentence:

She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.

11.THRIFT :(NOUN): (मितव्यय): providence

Synonyms: prudence, parsimony

Antonyms: profligacy

Example Sentence:

We have been raised with the values of thrift and self-reliance.

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