The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 23-02-2023

1. Expunge (Verb) : मिटाना: to rub off or remove information from a piece ofwriting

Synonyms: erase, eradicate, abolish, destroy, obliterate

Antonyms: add, allow, construct, insert

Example Sentence: His name has been expunged from the list ofmembers.

2. Obfuscate (Noun) : अस्पष्ट: make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

Synonyms: confuse, complicate, blur, becloud, disrupt

Antonyms: clarify, simplify, illuminate, streamline

Example Sentence: She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.

3. Unremitting (Adjective): निरंतर: going on and on without any interruptions

Synonyms: continuous, relentless, incessant

Antonyms: recurrent, intermittent, discontinuous

Example Sentence: As long as continuous efforts, and unremitting struggle, there are no things that cannot be conquered.

4. Nay (Noun) : अस्वीकार: a negative answer or vote

Synonyms: denial, refusal, negation

Antonyms: yes, positive, approval

Example Sentence: Since only ten percent of the members voted nay, the was passed which was then sent to the president to be signed.

5. Corroborate (Verb): पुष्टि करना: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

Synonyms: confirm, verify, endorse

Antonyms: refute, disprove, rebut

Example Sentence: Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.

6. Unfurl (Verb) : खोलना: make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind

Synonyms: unfold, expand, extend, open, outspread

Antonyms: fold, close, reduce, compress

Example Sentence: During the spring, the sprouting leaves begin tounfurl, and each petal that opens will sprout a colorful bloom.

7. Inversion (Noun): उलटा: a situation in which something is changed so that it isthe opposite of what it was before, or in which something is turned upside down

Synonyms: reversal, turning about, turning upside down, Reverse, contrary, antithesis

Antonyms: verticality, erectness, stability

Example Sentence: Her account of the case was an inversion of the facts (= it said the opposite of what really happened)..

8. Cognoscente (Noun):  विशेषज्ञ: a connoisseur; a discerning expert (a person who has expert knowledge in a subject)

Synonyms: scholar, connoisseur, maestro

Antonyms: novice, amateur, neophyte

Example Sentence: Michael Meredith, a French cognoscente and librarian at E,aton College in England, is less supportive.

9. Authenticate (Verb): प्रमाणित करना : to prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is

Synonyms: certify, affirm, attest, guarantee, testify

Example Sentence: They used carbon dating tests to authenticate the claim that the skeleton was two million years old.

10. Cry foul (Idiom): to say that something that has happened is unfair orillegal

Synonyms: condemn, denounce, bash

Example Sentence: The opposition parties have cried foul at the president’s act, seeing it as a violation of democracy.

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