The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 13-12-19

1. KNOTTY (ADJECTIVE): troublesome (कठिन) 

Synonyms: mystifying, puzzling 

Antonyms: facile, uncomplicated 

Example Sentence: 

This was a knotty legal problem. 

2. FLEDGLING (ADJECTIVE): emerging (उभरती हुई)

Synonyms: emergent, beginning 

Antonyms: multiskillled, unfledged

Example Sentence: 

The P.M talked about fledgling industries in the developing world.

3. SECEDE (VERB): pull away (अलग हो जाना)

Synonyms: split from, retract 

Antonyms: remain, maintain

Example Sentence: 

The kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherland.

4. DISCOURSE (NOUN): dialogue (संभाषण)

Synonyms: conversation, discussion 

Antonyms: silence, reticence

Example Sentence: 

They better understand the language of political discourse. 

5. INTONATED (ADJECTIVE): spoken (आवाज से जोर देना) 

Synonyms: choral, verbal 

Antonyms: modest, introverted

Example Sentence: 

Her intonated please was filled with sheer remorse. 

6. DEFAULT (NOUN): failure (चूक)

Synonyms: delinquency, dereliction

Antonyms: perfection, strength

Example Sentence:

We have been able to track the default and will crackdown on the defaulters soon.

7. REGULATION (NOUN): management (नियंत्रण)

Synonyms: moderation, supervision 

Antonyms: deregulation, mismanagement

Example Sentence:

We need proper regulations in place to get the best out of the team.

8. RESHUFFLE (VERB): reorganize (अदला-बदली)

Synonyms: reorient, rejuvenate 

Antonyms: damage, raze

Example Sentence:

We are going to reshuffle the top management of the company.

9. ESCALATE (VERB): increase (तीव्र करना)

Synonyms: magnify, broaden

Antonyms: shrink, weaken

Example Sentence:

She mixed some wrong chemical which initially escalated the reaction.

10. STIR (NOUN): agitation (बेचैनी)

Synonyms: whirlwind, commotion 

Antonyms: peace, harmony

Example Sentence:

Their walkout from the assembly caused quite a stir.

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