The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 16-05-2023

1. Traduce (Verb) : बदनाम करना : speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.

Synonyms: defame, slander, speak ill of

Antonyms: honor, exalt, applaud

Example Sentence: The crooked politician paid a newspaper editor to traduce his rivals.

2. Engender (Verb) : उत्पन्न होना: cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

Synonyms: create, generate, cause

Antonyms: impede, restrict, quash

Example Sentence: It helps engender a sense of common humanity.

3. Electrocution (Noun) : बिजली से मृत्यु  : injury or killing of someone by electric shock

Synonyms: execute, put-to-death

Example Sentence: The hairdryer poses an electrocution hazard if it is dropped in water.

4. Mercenary (Adjective) : लालच : having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions

Synonyms: greedy, avaricious, acquisitive

Antonyms: altruistic, charitable

Example Sentence: She’s interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.

5. Resounding (Adjective) : शानदार : experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight

Synonyms: delight, joyful

Antonyms: sad, unhappy, joyless

Example Sentence:The astronaut was welcomed with joyous, resounding acclaim.

6. Endorse (Verb): समर्थन करना: declare one's public approval or support of

Synonyms: advocate, support, embrace, back

Antonyms: oppose, interfere, thwart

Example Sentence:  The singer is being paid to endorse the soft drink in a series of commercials.

7. Tweak (Verb) : to change something slightly, especially in order to make it more correct, effective, or suitable

Synonyms: adjustment, correction, revise, modification,

Example Sentence:  You just need to tweak the last paragraph and then it's done.

8. Read the tea leaves (Idiom) :  Predict the future from small signs

Example Sentence:  Everyone says things are going great for our company, but if you read the tea leaves you’ll see trouble ahead.

9. Dilemma (Noun) : दुविधा: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.

Synonyms: problem, quandary, difficulty

Example Sentence:  Marty’s dilemma was that he couldn’t decide what college to attend.

10. Taciturn (Adjective) : अल्पभाषी : reserved or uncommunicative in speech; tending not to speak much

Synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent

Antonyms: blabby, chatty, talkative

Example Sentence: My shy brother is taciturn and rarely speaks in public.

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