The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 08-01-2023

1-Tight-lipped(Adjective) : बात करने के लिए अनिच्छुक: Refusing to comment on something

Synonyms: Reticent , Unresponsive

Antonyms : Outspoken , Talkative

Example Sentence: He was sitting at the other end of the table, tight-lipped and angry.

2-Perpetrators(Noun) : अपराधी : A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

Synonyms : Offender , Criminal

Antonyms : Victim , Sufferer

Example Sentence:The perpetrators of this heinous crime must be found and punished to the fullest extent of the law.

3-Barged(Verb) : जबरदस्ती घुसना: Interrupt by entering suddenly and noisily.

Synonyms : Jostle

Example Sentence: They barged through the crowds.

4-Indiscriminate : लापरवाह; विवेकहीन: Not showing careful thought or planning

Synonyms : Haphazard , Unplanned

Antonyms : Systematic , Definite

Example Sentence: Cancer is completely indiscriminate in whom it strikes.

5-Improvised(Adjective) : तात्कालिक : To compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation

Synonyms : Extemporize , Impromptu

Antonyms : Rehearsed , Planned

Example Sentence:He had to improvise his opening speech when he forgot his notes.

6-Portend(Verb) : पूर्वाभास या पूर्वसूचना देना: To be a sign that something bad is likely to happen in the future

Synonyms : Augur , Presage

Example Sentence:Having a black cat pass your path is said to portend bad luck.

7-Penetrable(Adjective) : समझना : Allowing things to pass through; permeable

Synonyms : Pervious

Example Sentence: The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.

8-Volatility(Noun) : अस्थिरता: Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly

Synonyms : Fickleness , Mutability

Antonyms : Certain , Constant

Example Sentence: The high volatility of gold in the presence of certain metals must also be considered.

9-Shunned(Verb) : दूर रखना : To avoid or refuse to accept someone or something

Synonyms: Evade , Adroitness

Antonyms : Accept , Adopted

Example Sentence: Historians of political thought have largely shunned the work.

10-Grim(Adjective) : विकट: (used about a situation, news, etc.) unpleasant or worrying

Synonyms: Stern , Aloof

Antonyms : Pleasant

Example Sentence: His face looked grim, and we knew his news wouldn't be good.

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