The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 10-09-2021

1. FISHY (ADJECTIVE): (संदेहजनक): Dubious

Synonyms: Doubtful, Suspicious

Antonyms: Truthful, Aboveboard

Example Sentence:

I am convinced there is something fishy going on.

2. SCRAMBLE (VERB): (अव्यवस्थित करना): Disarrange

Synonyms: Muddle, Confuse

Antonyms: Organize, Align

Example Sentence:

Maybe the alcohol scrambled his brains.

3. KNAVE (NOUN): (दुष्ट): Fraud

Synonyms: Miscreant, Rogue

Antonyms: Hero, Angel

Example Sentence:

He is known as a notorious knave of this area.

4. LUDICROUS (ADJECTIVE): (ऊटपटांग): Absurd

Synonyms: Bizarre, Comical

Antonyms: Normal, Ordinary

Example Sentence:

It was a ludicrous statement made by her.

5. KUDOS (NOUN): (प्रशंसा): Praise

Synonyms: Esteem, Applause

Antonyms: Dishonour, Denunciation

Example Sentence:

When the football team won the state championship, they were given kudos during a celebratory pep rally.

6. CONSENT (NOUN): (सहमति): Assent

Synonyms: Agreement, Permission

Antonyms: Dissent, Disagreement

Example Sentence:

Change was made without the consent.

7. CULMINATION (NOUN): (परिणति): Climax

Synonyms: Peak, Pinnacle

Antonyms: Nadir

Example Sentence:

The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation.

8. AIDE (NOUN): (सहयोगी): Assistant

Synonyms: Helper, Adviser

Antonyms: Boss

Example Sentence:

The presidential aide was just 23.

9. CODIFY (VERB): (संहिताबद्ध करना): Organize

Synonyms: Systematize, Arrange

Antonyms: Expunge, Abrogate

Example Sentence:

The statutes have codified certain branches of common law.

10. SHUN (VERB): (टालना): Avoid

Synonyms: Evade, Eshew

Antonyms: Accept, Welcome

Example Sentence:

He shunned fashionable society.

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