The Hindu Vocabulary ( IBPS PO Based) | 02 - 10 - 17

1. AUSTERITY (NOUN): severity  

Synonyms: acerbity, gravity          

Antonyms: calmness, mildness

Example Sentence: 

The austerity of the politician was well renowned.

2. ENDEARMENT (NOUN): attachment  

Synonyms: affection, fondness         

Antonyms: dislike, hatred

Example Sentence:

The child’s endearment towards the puppy was immense.

3. EXUDE (VERB): emit

Synonyms: leak, discharge               

Antonyms: conceal, keep

Example Sentence:

There was a factory nearby which exuded a pungent smell.

4. EXTRADITE (VERB): send to another place by force

Synonyms: release, deliver         

Antonyms: hold, keep

Example Sentence:

He was extradited to India.

5. SANGUINE (ADJECTIVE): happy

Synonyms: buoyant, cheerful                 

Antonyms: depressed, gloomy  

Example Sentence:

He is a sanguine person in every adverse situation.

6. FEROCIOUS (ADJECTIVE): brutal

Synonyms: cruel, harsh                 

Antonyms: gentle, kind

Example Sentence: 

It was a ferocious sight of doom.

7. BRACE (VERB): support

Synonyms: steel, secure                     

 Antonyms: loosen, weaken

Example Sentence: 

He braced his back against the wall.

8. ARTIFICE (NOUN): clever act

Synonyms: gimmick, ruse           

Antonyms: sincerity, simplicity  

Example Sentence:

Mine photographs were full of artifice.

9. RESTORATIVE (ADJECTIVE): medicinal

Synonyms: remedial, curative                 

Antonyms: harmful, injurious

Example Sentence:

My grandmother credits restorative yoga as the key to her good health.

10. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): harsh

Synonyms: cruel, oppressive           

Antonyms: easy, gentle

Example Sentence:

Aurangzeb is known as a draconian leader.

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