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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 18-01-2020

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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 18-01-2020

1. OVERWHELMING (ADJECTIVE): (जो रोक न सके) very large in amount, profuse 

Synonyms: overpowering, amazing 

Antonyms: ordinary, unamazing 

Example Sentence: 

She felt an overwhelming desire to giggle. 

2. CONSENSUS (NOUN): (आम सहमति) a general agreement, harmony 

Synonyms: concord, accord 

Antonyms: disagreement, dissent 

Example Sentence: 

There is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed. 

3. DEFIED (VERB): (विरोध करना) openly deny, refuse to obey. 

Synonyms: confront, resist 

Antonyms: flatter, regard 

Example Sentence: 

It is rare to see to see children openly defying their teachers. 

4. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व) never done or known before 

Synonyms: exceptional, bizarre, miraculous 

Antonyms: ordinary, regular 

Example Sentence: 

The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence. 

5. DRIBS AND DRABS (NOUN): (किश्ते) in small scattered or sporadic amounts. 

Synonyms: gradually, progressively 

Antonyms: fastly, suddenly 

Example Sentence: 

The guest began arriving in dribs and drabs. 

6. CULMINATED (VERB): (समापन हुआ) reach a climax or point of highest development. 

Synonyms: climax, conclude 

Antonyms: advance, development commence, begin 

Example Sentence: 

The star culminates at midnight on about the 30th April. 

7. INCURSION (NOUN): (चढाई) an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one. 

Synonyms: aggression, intrusion 

Antonyms: retreat, retirement 

Example Sentence: 

The bandits made brief incursions on the village. 

8. COVETED (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिष्ठित) greatly desired, envied. 

Synonyms: envy, crave, begrudge 

Antonyms: dislike, abjure 

Example Sentence: 

I gave up a coveted job, that of editor-in-chief. 

9. HEFT (NOUN/VERB): (वजन) lift or carry something heavy 

Synonyms: boost, soar 

Antonyms: decrease, fall 

Example Sentence: 

I watched him heft the heavy sack onto his shoulders. 

10. SANS (PREPOSITION): (बिना) lacking, without 

Synonyms: missing, deprived of 

Antonyms: abundant, enough 

Example Sentence: 

It is great to have a grownup meal in a restaurant, sans kids.

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