The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 22-01-2023

1. Blip (Noun): an unexpected, minor, and typically temporary deviation from a general trend

Synonyms: blot out, efface, eradicate

Example Sentence: We usually ride to school with our mom, but there was a blip in the routine the day we had to take the bus instead

2. Fanfare (Noun): धूमधाम: media attention or elaborate ceremony; a short and lively sounding of trumpets

Synonyms: pomp, pageantry, glitz, spectacle

Antonyms: restraint, understatement

Example Sentence:There is usually a great deal of fanfare involvedwhen it comes to graduation for both high schoolers and college students..

3. Falter (Verb) : हिचक: lose strength or momentum; speak hesitantly

Synonyms: waver, vacillate, halt, stagger

Antonyms: decide, budge, plunge

Example Sentence: His voice began to falter at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.

4. Recession (Noun) : मंदी: a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced

Synonyms: slump, stagnation, downswing

Antonyms: growth, boom, recovery

Example Sentence: At periods the country as a whole seemed fairly prosperous, but the broad agricultural recession remained constant.

5. Trajectory (Noun) : पथ: the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces

Synonyms: path, route, way, track

Antonyms: deviation

Example Sentence: The one thing we are incapable of learning by imitating our friends and peers and playmates is the life trajectory that has been prepared for us.

6. Gauge : नापना: an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something; estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of

Synonyms: calculate, figure, estimate

Example Sentence: The poll is used to gauge the public’s opinion on the president.

7. Slack (Noun/Verb) : सुस्त, ननर्बल: having or showing laziness or negligence, decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed

Synonyms: careless, lax, negligent, derelict

Antonyms: careful, cautious, punctilious

Example Sentence: Those about him said that he became extraordinarily slack and physically feeble during his stay in that town.

8. Chug (Noun): a short dull sound, esp one that is rapidly repeated,such as that made by an engine.

Example Sentence: They ran without lights, the only noise was the chug of the boat’s motor.

9. Quotidian (Adjective) : दैनिक: of or occurring every day; daily

Synonyms: usual, ubiquitous, ordinary, frequent

Antonyms: extraordinary, unusual, infrequent

Example Sentence: Television has become part of our quotidian existence.

10. Precarious (Adjective) : खतरनाक: not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse; dependent on chance; uncertain

Synonyms: treacherous, hazardous, perilous,

Antonyms: advantageous, safe, beneficial

Example Sentence: Choosing between closing my business or laying off employees puts me in a precarious position.

 

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