The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 30-03-2023

1. Divisive (Adjective): विभाजक : tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people

Synonyms: discordant, disharmonious

Antonyms: unifying, accordant

Example Sentence: The divisive proposal split the committee into two opposing sides.

2. Abrogate (Verb) : रद्द करना : the act of formally ending a law, agreement, or custom

Synonyms: abolish, cancel, nullify, overturn

Antonyms: enact, establish, legislate

Example Sentence: He filed for bankruptcy, which permitted the abrogation of all contracts.

3. Out of the blocks (Idiom) : At the very beginning

Synonyms: start, commencement, onset

Example Sentence:Out of the blocks, the company's latest video game console has proven wildly popular.

4. Consensus(Noun) : आम सहम : a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people or a general agreement

Synonyms: agreement, unanimity, accord, acceptance

Antonyms: disagreement, conflict, dissensus, denial

Example Sentence:I want to get a new bike but I am not getting consensus from my family members.

5. Evanescent (Adjective) : क्षणभंगुर : soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.

Synonyms: vanishing, fading, fleeting

Antonyms: endless, eternal, everlasting

Example Sentence:Talk is evanescent but writing leaves footprints.

6. Unambiguous (Adjective) : स्पष्ट: expressed in a way that makes it completely clear what is meant; not open to more than one interpretation.

Synonyms: obvious, plain, apparent

Antonyms: ambiguous, indefinite, vague, unclear

Example Sentence: Reading the unambiguous article, the editor was glad to have found an author that is clear and concise.

7. Bizarre (Adjective): विचित्र : very strange and unusual

Synonyms: absurd, insane, odd, crazy

Antonyms: reasonable, realistic, normal, usual

Example Sentence: Everyone stared at the student who wore the bizarre outfit to school.

8.Belie (Verb): झुठलाना : to show something to be false, or tohide something such as an emotion

Synonyms: misrepresent, obscure, conceal, contradict, hide

Antonyms: confirm, validate, prove

Example Sentence:The latest information belies the old theory.

9. Lenity (Noun) : सज्जनता : kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially toward someone

Synonyms: mercy, clemency, empathy

Antonyms: vengeance, revenge, ruthlessness

Example Sentence: Michael was admired for his lenity and tolerance.

10. Veneer (Noun) : दिखावा : a deceptively attractive external appearance

Synonyms: facade, gloss

Example Sentence: Marcia wears a veneer of friendliness while trying to backstab everyone in the office.

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