The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 08-04-2022

1. ACCOUNTABILITY (NOUN): (जवाबदेही): responsibility

Synonyms: liability, answerability

Antonyms: unaccountability

Example Sentence:

Lack of accountability damaged public respect for business and political leaders.

2.DEPRESS (VERB): (दबाना): slow down

Synonyms: reduce, lower

Antonyms: encourage

Example Sentence:

Fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets.

3. BLISTERING (ADJECTIVE): (बर्बर): savage

Synonyms: vicious, fierce

Antonyms: mild

Example Sentence:

There was a blistering attack on the government's transport policy.

4.ASSERTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (आत्म विश्वासी): confident

Synonyms: forceful, self-confident

Antonyms: retiring

Example Sentence:

The job of a salesman calls for assertive behaviour.

5.CRITICAL (ADJECTIVE): (जरूरी): crucial

Synonyms: vital, essential

Antonyms: unimportant

Example Sentence:

Temperature is a critical factor in fruit storage.

6.ADVERSARY (NOUN): (प्रतिद्वंद्वी): opponent

Synonyms: rival, enemy

Antonyms: ally

Example Sentence:

Rita beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals.

7.HALT (VERB): (ठहरना): stop

Synonyms: come to rest, pull up

Antonyms: start

Example Sentence:

The pressure is growing to halt the bloodshed.

8.INSTITUTE (VERB): (आरंभ करना): install

Synonyms: instate, induct

Antonyms: dismiss

Example Sentence:

His sons were instituted to the priesthood.

9.MISLEAD (VERB): (बहकाना): deceive

Synonyms: delude, lie to

Antonyms: be honest

Example Sentence:

The government misled the public about the road's environmental impact.

10.IDENTICAL (ADJECTIVE): (समान): one and the same

Synonyms: aforementioned, aforesaid

Antonyms: different

Example Sentence:

She stole from the identical station at which she had been arrested before.

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