The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 03-01-2020

1. DEPLETE (VERB): (व्यय करना) use up the supply or resources of. 

Synonyms: exhaust, consume 

Antonyms: augment, increase 

Example Sentence: 

Reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought.

2. DETENTION (NOUN): (नज़रबंदी) the state of being detained in official custody. 

Synonyms: custody, incarceration 

Antonyms: liberation, assistance 

Example Sentence: 

The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention. 

3. APPETITE (VERB): (चाव) a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food. 

Synonyms: craving, proclivity 

Antonyms: apathy, hate 

Example Sentence: 

"He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence"

4. SUSTAINABLE (ADJECTIVE): (धारणीय) able to be upheld or defended. 

Synonyms: feasible, imperishable 

Antonyms: untenable, fleeting 

Example Sentence: 

However, to be sustainable, agriculture must provide the farmer with a living. 

5. SPORADIC (ADJECTIVE): (विकीर्ण) occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated. 

Synonyms: occasional, desultory 

Antonyms: frequent, dependable 

Example Sentence: 

He has made sporadic appearances in my life. 

6. HINDRANCE (NOUN): (बाधा) a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone. 

Synonyms: impediment, obstacle 

Antonyms: advantage, aid, push 

Example Sentence: 

A hindrance to the development process. 

7. CONTEMPLATE (VERB): (विचार) look thoughtfully for a long time at. 

Synonyms: regard, examine 

Antonyms: neglect, discard 

Example Sentence: 

He contemplated his image in the mirrors. 

8. PERVERSITY (NOUN): (प्रतिकूलता) a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness. 

Synonyms: obstinance, purpose 

Antonyms: irresolution, qualm 

Example Sentence: 

She could whip a crowd into hysteria. 

9. HEINOUS (ADJECTIVE): (नृशंस) horrifying, monstrous

Synonyms: abhorrent, infamous 

Antonyms: delightful, lovable

Example Sentence: 

If you give the bully of your class a heinous moniker, he may eventually stop harassing you all.

 10. FLAGRANT (ADJECTIVE): (खुला) flaunting, blatant; without shame 

Synonyms: blatant, obvious 

Antonyms: concealed, obscure, mild. 

Example Sentence: 

This is a flagrant violation of the law.

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