The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 01-09-2023

 

1. Enumeration (Noun) : गणना: the action of mentioning a number of things one by one

Synonyms: counting, listing, tabulation

Antonyms: generalization, estimation, approximation

Example Sentence: The survey involved the enumeration of all the species of birds found in the area.

2. Contention (Adjective): विवाद: the disagreement that results from opposing arguments

Synonyms: argument, dispute

Antonyms: agreement, harmony, peace, concord

Example Sentence: There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favour, there's someone fiercely against it.

3. 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.

4. Mitigate (Verb): कम करना: To make less severe, serious, or painful; to alleviate or reduce

Synonyms: Reduce, Alleviate, Lessen, Diminish, Ease

Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify, Exacerbate, Amplify

Example Sentence: The doctor prescribed painkillers to mitigate the patient's discomfort.

5. Fickle (Adjective): अस्थिर: changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection.

Synonyms: capricious, changeable, variable

Antonyms: constant, certain, unchanging

Example Sentence: The weather is so fickle at this time of year.

6. Prudence (Noun) : सावधानी: behaviour that is careful and avoids risks

Synonyms: caution, circumspection, care

Antonyms: recklessness, brashness, carelessness

Example Sentence: The captain said we ought to shorten sail anyway, out of common prudence.

7. Crux (Noun): जड़ / मूल बिंदु: the most important or serious part of a matter, problem, or argument

Synonyms: essence, core, root

Example Sentence: When Jake was asked about his failure to complete the project, he cited an illness as the crux of his problem.

8. Poltroonery (Noun): कायरता: a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger

Synonyms: fearfulness, cowardice, cravenness

Antonyms: bravery, courage, daring

Example Sentence: Decried the poltroonery of those politicians who caved into pressure from the special interests.

9-Acquitted(Verb): निर्दोष साबित होना: Persons who have been declared not guilty of a crime

Synonyms: Exonerated, Excused

Antonyms: Guilty, Accused

Example Sentence: None of the acquitted received any kind of compensation or redress.

10-Elapsed(Verb) : व्‍यतीत होना : Pass, go by

Synonyms: Ended, Finished

Antonyms: Alive, Existing

Example Sentence: Thirty minutes elapsed before the performance began.

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