The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 29-01-2023

1. Adherence (Noun) : निष्ठा / पालन: the fact of someone behaving exactly according

to rules, beliefs, etc

Synonyms: compliance, obedience, accordance

Antonyms: breach, infringement, violation,

Example Sentence: The teacher demanded the students’ adherenceto the rules while in her classroom.

2. Emblematic (Adjective): serving as a symbol of a particular quality orconcept; symbolic.

Synonyms: symbolic, representative, metaphoric, figurative,

Antonyms: realistic, actual, literal

Example Sentence: The killing in Pensacola is emblematic of a lot of the violence that is happening around the world.

3. Pluralism (Noun): the existence of different types of people, whohave different beliefs and opinions, within the same society

Synonyms: diversity, heterogeneity, multiplicity, variety

Antonyms: uniformity, similarity, consistency, sameness

Example Sentence: We know it's not easy to maintain the pluralism.

4. Etch (Adjective) :नक़्क़ाशी: engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating itwith a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle,

Synonyms: engrave, carve, inscribe, sculpt, trace

Antonyms: erase, obliterate, expunge

Example Sentence: He etched his name on a piece of glass.

5. Amalgamation (Noun) : एकीकरण: the action, process, or result of combining or uniting

Synonyms: combination, union, fusion

Antonyms: division, separation, split, partition,

Example Sentence: I think it's this amalgamation of fact, fiction, and potential which made it such a great story.

6. Imperialism (Noun) : साम्राज्यवाद: a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means

Synonyms: colonialism, domination, expansionism

Example Sentence:It has been said that the deepest impulse of British imperialism has been to extend English ways of thought throughout the world.

7. Vigil (Noun) : निगरानी: a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray

Synonyms: watch, surveillance, lookout, observation, inspection

Antonyms: ignorance, indifference, neglect

Example Sentence: Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside

8. Prudence (Noun) : सावधान: behavior that is careful and avoids risks

Synonyms: caution, circumspection, care

Antonyms: recklessness, brashness, carelessness

Example Sentence: The captain said we ought to shorten sail anyway, out of common prudence.

9. Flounder (Verb): to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next

Synonyms: struggle, stumble, limp, lurch

Example Sentence: After it hit the iceberg, the Titanic was left to flounder in the Atlantic Ocean before it finally sank.

10. Vociferous (Adjective) : शोरगुलपूर्ण: expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful

Synonyms: outspoken, vocal, blatant

Antonyms: silent, quiet, still

Example Sentence:  The protestors were vociferous as they screamed outside of the government building.

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