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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 18-06-2023

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1. Asinine (Adjective) : बुद्धिहीन : extremely stupid or foolish.

Synonyms: absurd, silly, idiotic, crazy, insane, mad

Antonyms: sensible, wise, sound, sane, prudent

Example Sentence: It was asinine to run into the street like that.

2. Egalitarian (Adjective): समानाधिकारवादी : relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

Synonyms: democratic, modest, unpretentious

Antonyms: disparate, unequal, biased

Example Sentence:  The law was written to impose the egalitarian principle that men and women should be treated as equals.

3. Obfuscate (Verb): अस्पष्ट करना : to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally.

Synonyms: obscure, confuse, complicate

Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), simplify

Example Sentence:  She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main
issue.

4. Duress (Noun): दबाव : threats, violence, to force someone into doing something against their will

Synonyms: pressure, constraint, compulsion, intimidation, coercion

Antonyms: freedom, independence, liberation,

Example Sentence:  I think Claire was under duress when she signed the agreement; she never would have voluntarily accepted those conditions.

5. Cerebration (Noun): बुद्धिविवेक : the process of thinking, using the brain to consider something

Synonyms: contemplation, pondering, thinking

Antonyms: thoughtlessness, negligence, ignorance

Example Sentence:  His intense cerebration and focus made him a successful scientist.

6. Perfidious (Adjective): धोखेबाज़, बेईमान : deceitful and untrustworthy

Synonyms: Treacherous, deceptive

Antonyms: Loyal, honest, true, trustworthy

Example Sentence: Because the police were waiting for him to try and sell the diamond, the jewel thief had no idea his perfidious behavior had been discovered.

7. Contravene (Verb): उल्लंघन करना : to do something that a law or rule does not allow, or to break a law or rule

Synonyms: Breach, Violate, Infringe

Example Sentence:  Because your actions contravene the policy, you're being suspended for ten days.

8. Smear (Verb) : बदनाम करना : damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations

Synonyms: libel, slander, defame

Antonyms: honor, exalt, glorify

Example Sentence:  The politician's opponents launched a smear campaign to tarnish his reputation.

9. Throw Down The Gauntlet (Idiom)  : to challenge someone (to invite someone to fight or compete with you)

Synonyms: challenge, dare, defy

Example Sentence:  A price war looks likely now that a leading supermarket has thrown down the gauntlet to its competitors.

10. Put all your eggs in one basket (Idiom) : to depend for your success on a single person or plan of action; To risk everything on one plan or idea.

Synonyms: Take a gamble, go all-in

Antonyms: Play it safe, diversify

Example Sentence:  I wouldn't put all your eggs in one basket with that investment strategy;
it's too risky.



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