The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 31-05-2023

1. Divisive (Adjective): विभाजक : Tending to cause disagreement, hostility, or division among people or groups. 

Synonyms: discordant, disharmonious

Antonyms: unifying, accordant, inclusive, harmonious

Example Sentence:  The company's new policy proved to be highly divisive, leading to

conflicts among employees.

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) : आपसी सहमति : a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people or a general agreement

Synonyms: agreement, unanimity, accord, acceptance

Antonyms: disagreement, conflict, 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 to hide 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. To play second Fiddle (Idiom) : to play a secondary or minor role with regard to someone else; to be less important or in a weaker position than someone else

Synonyms: aid, assist, inferior

Example Sentence: I'm not prepared to play second fiddle to Christina any more - I'm

looking for another job!

10. To Make A Mountain Out Of A Molehill (Idiom): to exaggerate

Synonyms: hyperbolize, emphasize, overstate

Example Sentence: You were not supposed to believe Mack, he is always making

mountains out of a molehill.

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