The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 14-11-2020

1. DEFALCATION (NOUN): (गबन): default

Synonyms: disaster, failure 

Antonyms: accomplishment, achievement 

Example Sentence: 

Ravi made defalcation in funds. 

2. CANDOR (NOUN): (निष्कपटता): frankness 

Synonyms: directness, fairness 

Antonyms: dishonesty, unfairness 

Example Sentence: 

She has done her task with complete candor. 

3. CESSATION (NOUN): (ठहराव): abeyance 

Synonyms: breather, discontinuance 

Antonyms: activity, continuity 

Example Sentence: 

Since the bad weather has caused a temporary building cessation, the office building will not be completed on time. 

4. DEVIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कपटी): deceitful 

Synonyms: duplicitous, insidious 

Antonyms: honest, forthright 

Example Sentence: 

He plays a devious character. 

5. DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (भिन्न): contrasting 

Synonyms: discordant, diverse 

Antonyms: agreeing, alike 

Example Sentence: 

Anamika made disparate arguments. 

6. DISTRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्याकुल): very upset 

Synonyms: agitated, anxious 

Antonyms: balanced, calm 

Example Sentence: 

She burst into a little peal of laughter as she looked into his distraught face. 

7. EXTRICATE (VERB): (अलग करना): get out of a situation 

Synonyms: detach, extract 

Antonyms: attach, connect 

Example Sentence: 

Amay was trying to extricate himself from official duties. 

8. RIG (VERB): (वस्र पहनना): dress 

Synonyms: equip, furnish 

Antonyms: disrobe, uncover 

Example Sentence: 

The children return from Box Hill, and are rigged out for church. 

9. ENTANGLE (VERB): (उलझाना): involve 

Synonyms: confuse, complicate 

Antonyms: clarify, exclude 

Example Sentence: 

Don’t entangle those people in your project as they are not trustworthy. 

10. PREMEDITATED (ADJECTIVE): (पूर्वचिन्तित): planned 

Synonyms: calculated, deliberate 

Antonyms: accidental, casual 

Example Sentence: 

Had it really been premeditated that he should fall into that camp? 

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