The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 15-04-2022

1.RETROGRADE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिगामी): regressive

Synonyms: negative, downhill

Antonyms: positive

Example Sentence:

To go back on the progress that has been made would be a retrograde step.

2.APPOSITE (ADJECTIVE): (उपयुक्त): appropriate

Synonyms: suitable, fitting

Antonyms: inappropriate

Example Sentence:

He made an apposite quotation for the project.

3.CENTRALIZE (VERB): (केंद्रीय करना): concentrate

Synonyms: consolidate, amalgamate

Antonyms: disperse

Example Sentence:

One of his first actions was to centralize control of the company's operations.

4.ANTIQUATED (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रचलित): outdated

Synonyms: out of date, outmoded

Antonyms: current

Example Sentence:

This building has an antiquated central heating system.

5.GUMPTION (NOUN) (साधन-संपन्नता): initiative

Synonyms: resourcefulness, enterprise

Antonyms: stupidity

Example Sentence:

I hope I'd have the gumption not to pretend believing what I did was right.

6.ACQUIT (VERB): (दोषमुक्त करना): absolve

Synonyms: clear, exonerate

Antonyms: convict

Example Sentence:

She was acquitted on all counts.

7.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.

8.EXQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्कृष्ट): beautiful

Synonyms: lovely, elegant

Antonyms: crude

Example Sentence:

My friend designs exquisite jewellery.

9.FORGO (VERB): (त्यागना): do without

Synonyms: go without, give up

Antonyms: keep

Example Sentence:

I wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.

10. AFFIRM (VERB): (समर्थन करना): declare

Synonyms: state, assert

Antonyms: deny

Example Sentence:

He affirmed the country's commitment to peace.

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