The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 18-03-2023

1. Nuance (Noun) : बारीकी : a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound, etc; a quality of something that is not easy to notice but may be important

Synonyms: fine distinction, minute difference

Example Sentence: The painter has managed to capture every nuance of the woman's expression.

2. Exuberant (Adjective) : full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness

Synonyms: joyful, effervescent, vivacious, lively

Antonyms: low-spirited, sullen, apathetic, dull

Example Sentence: I heard a noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters.

3. Glum (Adjective) : उदास : looking or feeling dejected; sad

Synonyms: bleak, sad, depressed

Antonyms: cheerful, cheery, bright

Example Sentence: You look glum. What’s up?

4. Nevermore (Adverb) : कदापि नहीं : at no future time; never again.

Synonyms: seldom, never

Antonyms: forever, always, ever

Example Sentence:  Nevermore will Germans draw the sword against one another.

5. Helter-Skelter (Adjective) : अस्त व्यस्त : acting or done with excessive or careless speed

Synonyms: hurried, rushed, hasty

Antonyms: unhurried, deliberate, unrushed

Example Sentence: They ran away helter-skelter, but the police gained ground upon them

6. Chattel (Noun) :  संपत्ति : transportable items that one owns

Synonyms: possession, belongings, stuff

Example Sentence: She packed up all her chattels and moved to a new state.

7. Comply (Verb) : पालन करना : act in accordance with a wish or command

Synonyms: consent, defer, accede

Antonyms: disagree, differ, dissent, conflict

Example Sentence:  The man was arrested for refusing to comply with the airline’s no-smoking policy.

8. Indict (Verb) : दोष लगाना : formally accuse of or charge with a crime

Synonyms: accuse, prosecute, incriminate, blame

Antonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate

Example Sentence: The district attorney decided to indict the suspect for the murder, charging him only after his bloody fingerprints were found at the crime scene.

9. Fruition (Noun) : सफलता : the realization or fulfillment of a plan or project

Synonyms: accomplishment, fulfillment, attainment

Antonyms: nought, failure, inception

Example Sentence:After much delay, the plan to build the new hospital finally came to fruition.

10. Bailout (Noun) : an act of giving financial assistance to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse

Synonyms: underwrite, give a helping hand

Antonyms: disagreement, infringement

Example Sentence: The government crafted the bailout scheme with little public discussion and without determining who was responsible for the losses.

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