The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 20-03-2022

1. DORMANT (ADJECTIVE): (निष्क्रिय): asleep

Synonyms: sleeping, slumbering

Antonyms: awake

Example Sentence:

During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.

2. ABLAZE (ADJECTIVE) (प्रदीप्त करना): alight

Synonyms: aflame, on fire

Antonyms: extinguished

Example Sentence:

Suddenly, the room was ablaze with light.

3. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना): destroy

Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate

Antonyms: create

Example Sentence:

A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.

4. COMPLIANCE (NOUN): (अनुपालन): acquiescence

Synonyms: agreement, assent

Antonyms: defiance

Example Sentence:

The compliance with government views shown by the commission.

5. ACCREDIT (VERB): (मान्य करना): recognize

Synonyms: license, authorize

Antonyms: ban

Example Sentence:

The council refuses to accredit academic programs that don't meet its standards.

6. ACCESSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (सुलभ): approachable

Synonyms: available easy-going

Antonyms: unapproachable

Example Sentence:

He is more accessible than most tycoons.

7. COGNIZANCE (NOUN): (संज्ञान): awareness

Synonyms: notice, knowledge

Antonyms: disregard, ignorance

Example Sentence:

The Renaissance cognizance of Greece was limited.

8. ACCOUNTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तरदायी): responsible

Synonyms: liable, answerable

Antonyms: unanswerable

Example Sentence:

Ministers are accountable to Parliament.

9. ACCUMULATION (NOUN): (संग्रह): amassing

Synonyms: build-up, collection

Antonyms: dissipation

Example Sentence:

The accumulation of paperwork on her desk.

10. DAWN (VERB): (प्रारंभ करना): begin

Synonyms: start, appear

Antonyms: end

Example Sentence:

A new age was dawning in the Tory party.

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