The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams |12-02-2023

1. Languid (Noun) : निरुत्साह: (of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way

Synonyms: sluggish, inactive, slow, torpid, lazy, exhausted

Antonyms: energetic, active, ambitious motivated, strong,tireless, vigorous

Example Sentence: After a stressful day of work, I am going to enjoy alanguid walk through the quiet park.

2. Euphemism (Noun):  प्रियोक्ति: a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word

Synonyms: metaphor, phrase, term, idiom, colloquialism

Antonyms: dysphemism, directness, straightforwardness,terseness

Example Sentence:  1. "Senior citizen" is a euphemism for "old person“. 

2. The article used euphemism so much that its meaning wasoften unclear.

3. Proximity (Noun): निकटता: nearness in space, time, or relationship

Synonyms: vicinity, closeness, nearness, immediacy, contiguity, adjacency, propinquity

Antonyms: distance, remoteness

Example Sentence:  The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.

4. Insurgency (Noun) : विद्रोह , उग्रवाद: an active revolt or uprising

Synonyms: uprising, revolt, rebellion, mutiny

Antonyms: counterinsurgency, counterrevolution

Example Sentence: Despite the enormity of the war's casualties, the Iraqi insurgency continues to grow stronger with every passing day.

5. Collude (Verb): साांठगाांठ: cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others

Synonyms: combine, conspire, collaborate

Antonyms: differ, disagree, split

Example Sentence:  He accused his opponents of colluding with one another.

6. Stature (Noun): ऊंचाई: the distance of something or someone from bottom to top; importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement

Synonyms: altitude, elevation, height, reputation, eminence,prestige

Example Sentence:  As a five-time Grammy winner, Aretha has a huge stature in the music community.

7. Trouncing (Verb): पूरी तरह से हार: defeat heavily in a contest.

Synonyms: defeat, beating, loss, drubbing, rout

Antonyms: success, triumph, victory

Example Sentence:  France trounced Germany by five goals to one in the qualifying match.

8. Ternary (Adjective): त्रिगुट: composed of three parts

Synonyms: trinary, triple, trio, triad

Example Sentence:  The code represents information with a ternary number.

9. Acclimatize (Verb): to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

Synonyms: acclimate, accommodate, adapt, adjustment,

Antonyms: disarrange

Example Sentence: Runners had to acclimatize to the humid tropical conditions

10. Suffuses (Verb): फैलाना: gradually spread through or over

Synonyms: permeate, spread over, spread throughout

Example Sentence:  The living room is suffused with warm sunlight.

11. Vexed (Adjective) : परेशान: difficult to deal with and causing a lot of disagreement and argument; annoyed, frustrated, or worried

Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, exasperated, bothered, upset, angry, displeased, aggravated

Antonyms: pleased, satisfied, happy, delighted, content

Example Sentence:  The inability to find a cure for the fatal disease has vexed the team of doctors for many years

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