The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 04-01-2023

1-Sparse(Adjective) : कम घना : Small in number or amount and spread out over an area.

Synonyms: Meagre , Scanty

Antonyms : Abundant , Plentiful

Example Sentence: Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.

2-Afoot : Being planned or prepared

Synonyms : Forthcoming

Example Sentence: In a quiet country backwater, something evil is afoot.

3-Convergence(Noun) : अभिसरण : The fact that two or more things, ideas, etc. become similar or come together

Synonyms : Assemble , Confluence

Antonyms : Divergent

Example Sentence: Economic forces converged to bring the country out of a recession.

4-Vanguards(Noun) : अग्र-दल : The forefront of an action or movement

Synonyms: Avant-garde

Example Sentence: The company is proud to be in the vanguard of scientific progress.

5-Buoyancy(Noun) : अधिक उछाल : Power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness

Synonyms : Ebullience , Vivacity

Antonyms : Inadequacy , Helplessness

Example Sentence:She was in a buoyant mood and they were looking forward to their new life.

6-Fervor(Noun) : उत्साह : Very strong feeling or belief

Synonyms : Ardor , Passion

Antonyms : Apathy , Dullness

Example Sentence: They were concerned only with their own religious fervor.

7-Fatigue(Noun) : थकान : Extreme tiredness

Synonyms : Drowsiness , Weariness

Antonyms : Vigorous

Example Sentence:She continued to have severe stomach cramps, aches, fatigue, and depression.

8-Bolstered(Verb) : सहारा देना : To support or encourage somebody/something

Synonyms : Strengthened , Boost

Antonyms : Opposed , Discourage

Example Sentence:The IAF said that there was a need for India to bolster its "technological asymmetry."

9-Tenable(Adjective) : मान्य : Reasonable and could be successfully defended against criticism

Synonyms: Justifiable , Plausible

Antonyms : Irrational

Example Sentence: His theory is no longer tenable in the light of the recent discoveries.

10-Complacency(Noun) : शालीनता , आत्‍मसंतोष : Self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

Synonyms: Comfort , Ease

Antonyms : Humility , Diffidence

Example Sentence:This boundless complacency was due to policy, not weakness.

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