The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 01-02-2020

1. INSISTENCE (NOUN): (ज़ोर) the fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done.

Synonyms: urging, emphasis 

Antonyms: satisfaction, satiation 

Example Sentence: 

Our insistence for luxuries should not cause a misery to anyone. 

2. NEGATE (VERB): (प्रतिवाद करना) make ineffective; nullify.

Synonyms: annihilate, disallow 

Antonyms: allow, assist 

Example Sentence: 

The criminal will negate all charges if you failed to prove him guilty. 

3. QUEER (ADJECTIVE): (विचित्र) abnormal 

Synonyms: erratic, weird 

Antonyms: sensible, sound 

Example Sentence: 

They are queer in behavior and extremely uncultured in their lifestyle. 

4. STIMULATE (VERB): (उत्तेजित करना) provoke 

Synonyms: elate, arouse 

Antonyms: neglect, dishearten 

Example Sentence: 

The teacher has to stimulate the students in order to create a hunger in them. 

5. BARB (NOUN): (काँटा) point 

Synonyms: prickle, prong 

Antonyms: kindness, praise 

Example Sentence: 

Watch out for barbs as they can hurt you badly. 

6. RECEDE (VERB): (पीछे हटना) : go or move back or further away from a previous position.

Synonyms: abate, regress 

Antonyms: increase, extend 

Example Sentence: 

The Cabinet will recede more and more from our principles, our party. 

7.WANTON (ADJECTIVE):(आवारा) : extravagant

Synonyms: lustful, outrageous 

Antonyms: good, moral 

Example Sentence: 

Between 1868 and 1872 they added ten millions by wanton extravagance to the State debt. 

8. NULLIFY (VERB): (प्रभावहीन करना) make legally null and void; invalidate.

Synonyms: revoke, abolish 

Antonyms: approve, allow 

Example Sentence: 

Fortunately, the attempt to nullify its benefits proved ineffectual. 

9. ALIGN (VERB): (पंक्तिबद्ध करना) place or arrange (things) in a straight line.

Synonyms: array, adjust 

Antonyms: disorder, mess up 

Example Sentence: 

Similar instruction is given the troopers in aligning themselves to the left. 

10. GRAPPLE (VERB): (भिड़ जाना) engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.

Synonyms: confront, cope 

Antonyms: release, let go 

Example Sentence: 

Every blood-vessel was striving to grapple with the present.

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