The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 07-03-2023

1-Quagmire (Noun) : दलदल : A soft wet area of land that has a lot of mud

Synonyms: Swamp , Morass , Pocosin

Antonyms: Solution , Boon

Example Sentence:  His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confusion.

2-Lapse(Noun) : A short time when you cannot remembersomething or you are not thinking  about what you are doing

Synonyms: Failure , Oversight , Mistake , Gap

Example Sentence:  He forgot to renew his driver's license, so it lapsed

3-Writ (Noun) : याचिका : A legal order to do or not to do something, given by a court of law

Synonyms: Summons , Command , Decree

Example Sentence:  Her writ says disciplinary action against her is unlawful because she was not at serious fault.

4-Wrath (Noun): क्रोध: Extreme anger

Synonyms: Acrimony , Rage , Exasperation

Antonyms: Happiness , Kindness , calmness

Example Sentence:The man earned the wrath of an entire nation when he assassinated the president.

5-Abysmal (Adjective) : बहुत ही ख़राब : Very bad; of very poor quality.

Synonyms: Dreadful , Awful , Terrible

Antonyms: Superb , Superficial

Example Sentence:The standard of the students' work is abysmal.

6-Inexplicable (Adjective) : अकथनीय : That cannot be explained

Synonyms: Unfathomable , Perplexing , Baffling

Antonyms : Comprehensible , Explainable

Example Sentence:For some inexplicable reason, the investors decided to pull out.

7-Vindictive (Adjective) : प्रतिशोधी: Characterized by spite or rancor

Synonyms: Vengeful , Revenge , Vicious

Antonyms: Forgiving , Gentle , Merciful

Example Sentence: He accused her of being vindictive.

8-Envisage (Verb): परिकल्पना करना: To think of something as being possible in the future; to imagine

Synonyms: Foresee , Predict , Visualize

Antonyms: Actual

Example Sentence: I don't envisage working with him again.

9-Sparingly (Adverb): संयम से: In an economical or limited way

Synonyms: Intermittently , Rarely , Occasionally

Antonyms: Liberally , Richly , Extravagently

Example Sentence:Nutritionists recommend eating fats sparingly.

10-Philanthropic (Adjective): परोपकारी : Generous in assistance to the poor

Synonyms: Benevolent , Charitable , Humanitarian

Antonyms: Selfish , Miserly

Example Sentence: She's known for her philanthropic work in the

community.

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