The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 03-08-2021

1. EXTERMINATE (VERB): (विनाश करना): Destroy

Synonyms: Do away with put an end to

Antonyms: Build

Example Sentence:

After exterminating the entire population, the soldiers set fire to the buildings.

2. ISOLATION (NOUN): (अलगाव): Separation

Synonyms: Segregation, Setting apart

Antonyms: Contact

Example Sentence:

Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety.

3. DISMAL (ADJECTIVE): (विषादपूर्ण): Gloomy

Synonyms: Glum, Mournful

Antonyms: Cheerful

Example Sentence:

His dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.

4. TENACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): Firm

Synonyms: Tight, Strong

Antonyms: Loose

Example Sentence:

He had a tenacious grip on the rope so as to win.

5. EMBOLDEN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): Encourage

Synonyms: Hearten Strengthen

Antonyms: Discourage

Example Sentence:

Emboldened by the claret, he killed her.

6. DEJECTION (NOUN): (विषाद): Despondency

Synonyms: Depression,Disappointment

Antonyms: Happiness

Example Sentence:

He was slumped in deep dejection.

7. PRESUMPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रकल्पित): Conjectural

Synonyms: Speculative, Tentative

Antonyms: Definitive

Example Sentence:

His was a presumptive diagnosis.

8. PARAMOUNT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रमुख महत्त्व का): Uppermost

Synonyms: Supreme, Chief

Antonyms: Subordinate

Example Sentence:

The interests of the child are paramount.

9. PROVISIONAL (ADJECTIVE): (अनंतिम): Interim

Synonyms: Temporary, pro tem

Antonyms: Permanent

Example Sentence:

It was a provisional government.

10. ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): Repeal

Synonyms: Repudiate, Revoke

Antonyms: Institute

Example Sentence:

A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.

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