The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams |17-02-2023

1. Delimitation (Noun): परिसीमन:the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something

Synonyms: demarcation, delineation, delimiting, outlining, circumscribing

Example Sentence: Set the delimitation or boundaries of your proposed research in order to provide a clear focus.

2.Imprimatur (Noun): आज्ञा:official permission to do something that is given by a person or group in a position of power

Synonyms: approval, assent, approbation, endorsement

Antonyms: disapproval, refusal, disapprobation

Example Sentence: When he suspended the assembly and dissolved Congress, he had the imprimatur of the armed forces.

3.Contention (Adjective):विवाद: the disagreement that results from opposing arguments

Synonyms: argument, dispute

Antonyms: agreement, harmony, peace, concord

Example Sentence: There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favor, there's someone fiercely against it.

4. Fait accompli (Noun): a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept it

Example Sentence: The policy change was presented to us as a fait accompli, without consultation or discussion.

5. Libel (Noun): निंदलेख: a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation.

Synonyms: defamation, misrepresentation, vilification

Antonyms: praise, respect, commendation

Example Sentence: The governor’s office issued a statement accusing the state’s largest newspaper of libel.

6. Pursuance (Noun): अनुसरण: the carrying out of a plan or action

Synonyms: implementation, carrying out, fulfilment

Antonyms: non-performance, nonfulfillment

Example Sentence: They may need to borrow money in pursuance of their legal action.

7. Redundant (Adjective): बेकार: the state of being not or no longer needed or useful.

Synonyms: futile, purposeless, useless

Example Sentence:The programmer deleted the redundant line of code that added no value to the software program.

8. Frazzled (Adjective): थका हुआ : completely exhausted

Synonyms: exhausted, fatigue

Antonyms: refreshed, energized

Example Sentence: The meeting left me feeling completely frazzled.

9. Teed off (Verb ): गुस्सा होना: feeling or showing anger

Synonyms: ballistic, angry, infuriated

Antonyms: pleased, accepting, delighted

Example Sentence: There's no use getting teed off about something that's out of your control.

10. Intuitive (Adjective): स्वाभाविक: using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.

Synonyms: instinctive, intuitional, instinctual

Example Sentence:The intuitive police officer could tell the woman was trying to hide something from him.

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