The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 29-04-2023

1. Gruesome (Adjective) : भयानक: extremely unpleasant or causing horror and disgust

Synonyms: ghastly, macabre, horrifying

Antonyms: pleasant, delightful, enjoyable

Example Sentence:  The horror movie was so gruesome that many people walked out of the theatre.

2. Exacerbate (Verb) : बिगाड़ देना : to make something that is already bad even worse

Synonyms: aggravate, worsen, intensify, deepen, complicate, amplify

Antonyms: alleviate, mitigate, relieve, help, improve

Example Sentence:  Because I do not wish to exacerbate my mother’s worries, I am not going to tell her about my problems at work.

3. Encumbrance (Noun) : बाधा : something that makes movement or progress difficult

Synonyms: obstacle, hurdle, hindrance, impediment

Antonyms: impetus, push, aid

Example Sentence:  Maggie soon discovered that her broken foot was an encumbrance to everything from her work to her social life to her personal grooming.

4. Lucrative (Adjective) : लाभप्रद : producing much money or making a significant profit

Synonyms: profitable, worthwhile, remunerative, beneficial

Antonyms: unprofitable,poorly paid, loss-making, impotent

Example Sentence:  Mr. Chen makes a lucrative income by selling fresh tuna at the market.

5. Ire (Noun) : गुस्सा : anger

Synonyms: indignation, wrath, outrage, fury, rage

Antonyms: Pleasure, calmness, delight, happiness

Example Sentence:  The customer expressed his ire at the long waiting time to speak to a customer service representative.

6. Disseminate (Verb): प्रसारित करना : To spread or scatter (something, especially information) widely

Synonyms: Spread, circulate, propagate

Antonyms: Collect, gather, concentrate

Example Sentence: The aim of the conference was to disseminate information on the latest research in the field of renewable energy.

7. Cognizance (Noun): जानकारी : Knowledge or awareness of something

Synonyms: awareness, knowledge, understanding, perception

Antonyms: ignorance, unawareness, oblivion, unfamiliarity

Example Sentence: As a responsible citizen, it is important to have cognizance of the laws and regulations that govern our society.

8. Whistle in the dark (Idiom) : To try to remain brave or hopeful in a difficult or dangerous situation

Synonyms: Put on a brave face, act like everything is okay, maintain a positive outlook

Antonym: give up hope, lose heart, succumb to despair.

Example Sentence: Even though she was lost and alone in the dark forest, she tried to whistle in the dark and keep a positive attitude, hoping that someone would come to her rescue.

9-Testament (Noun) : प्रमाण : something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim

Synonyms: proof, testimony, evidence

Antonyms: rebuttal, refutation

Example Sentence: The old family photos are a testament to their shared history and memories.

10. Corpus (Noun) : समूह : a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject.

Synonyms: collection, compilation, entity

Antonym: individual, single

Example Sentence: The linguist used a corpus of texts to analyze patterns in the language

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