The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 16-11-2023

 

1. RETRACT (VERB): (वापस लेना): take back

Synonyms: withdraw, unsay

Antonyms: assert

Example Sentence:

He was forced to retract an opinion too liberal for the time.

2. UNSEEMLY (ADJECTIVE): (अनुचित): indecorous

Synonyms: improper, inappropriate

Antonyms: seemly

Example Sentence:

The discussion led to nothing but an unseemly squabble.

3. CATHARSIS (NOUN): (शुद्धिकरण): purging

Synonyms: purgation, purification

Antonyms: repression

Example Sentence:

Music is a means of catharsis for many of us.

4. INFANTILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish

Synonyms: babyish, immature

Antonyms: mature

Example Sentence:

The point about fairies etc. is so infantile in logic I can barely contain my disbelief.

5. INGRAINED (ADJECTIVE): (दीर्घस्थायी): entrenched

Synonyms: established, fixed

Antonyms: transient

Example Sentence:

She wanted to wake up with his scent ingrained in her skin.

6. COMPETENCE (NOUN): (योग्यता): capability

Synonyms: ability, competency

Antonyms: incompetence

Example Sentence:

Courses were launched to improve the competence of staff.

7. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अमंगल): threatening

Synonyms: menacing, baleful

Antonyms: promising

Example Sentence:

My ominous tone didn’t register with him.

8. DISTEND (VERB): (फूलना या फूलाना): swell

Synonyms: bloat, bulge

Antonyms: shrink

Example Sentence:

The abdomen distended rapidly.

9. STRICKEN (ADJECTIVE): (तंग): troubled

Synonyms: affected, afflicted

Antonyms: unaffected

Example Sentence:

The pilot landed the stricken aircraft.

10. CAJOLE (VERB): (चापलूसी करना): persuade

Synonyms: wheedle, coax

Antonyms: bully

Example Sentence:

He hoped to cajole her into selling the house.

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