The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 22-05-2023

1. Chronic (Adjective): चिरकालिक: persisting for a long time or constantly recurring; long-lasting

Synonyms: persistent, serial, inveterate

Antonyms: occasional, intermittent, unaccustomed

Example Sentence:Because my aunt has untreatable cancer, she has been dealing with chronic pain for several months.

2. Exhortation (Noun): the act of strongly encouraging or trying to persuade someone to do something

Synonyms: recommendation, suggestion, warning, urging, instruction, cautioning, lesson

Antonyms: discouragement, restrain

Example Sentence:In the 3rd quatrain there is a change of tone, with the speaker making a direct exhortation to his beloved.

3. Blow the lid off (Idiom): पर्दाफाश करना: To expose something to the public, often something

scandalous or deceptive

Synonyms: reveal, disclose, divulge

Antonyms: hide, conceal

Example Sentence: In 1989 they started an investigation that was to blow the lid off corruption in the police force.

4. Sanctuary (Noun): protection or a safe place, especially for someone or something being chased or hunted

Synonyms: shrine, refuge, shelter

Antonyms: Pitfall, trap, snare

Example Sentence:When the convict escaped from prison, he used one of his safe houses as a sanctuary.

5. Quibble (Noun): आपत्ति: the action of raising objections about a trivial matter

Synonyms: criticism, niggle

Antonyms: approval, support

Example Sentence: The only quibble about this book is the price.

6. Befuddled (Adjective) : उलझना: unable to think clearly; confused or perplexed

Synonyms: bewildered, confused, dazed

Antonyms: clearheaded, conscious

Example Sentence:Even with my professor’s help, I was still befuddled by the complicated chemistry formula.

 

7. Alms (Noun): दान: a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution

Synonyms: donation, contribution, benefaction

Example Sentence: If not for the alms given to him by charitable groups, the man would have died of hunger.

8.Abrogate (Verb): अभिनिषेध करना: to put an end to by formal action

Synonyms: abolish, repeal, cancel

Antonyms: enact, establish, legislate

Example Sentence:The Supreme Court can abrogate laws deemed unconstitutional.

9.Imputation(Noun):इलज़ाम:a charge or claim that someone has done something undesirable; an accusation

Synonyms: allegation, accusation, indictment

Example Sentence: It turned out that the child’s imputation that his brother had hidden his toys was incorrect when the toy was found in the child’s bedroom.

10.Reel under(Idiom): To struggle to walk or remain upright due to the weight of something.

Example Sentence:Tony reeled under the weight of the books.

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