The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 13-09-2022

1. PREVALENT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रचलित): widespread

Synonyms: prevailing, frequent

Antonyms: uncommon

Example Sentence:

The ill practices are more prevalent in society today.

2. REVIEW (VERB): (पुनर्विचार करना): reconsider

Synonyms: re-examine, reassess

Antonyms: stick by

Example Sentence:

All slides were then reviewed by one pathologist.

3. CONTEMPLATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विचारशील): thoughtful

Synonyms: pensive, reflective

Antonyms: active

Example Sentence:

She regarded me with a contemplative eye.

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

Synonyms: rival, enemy

Antonyms: ally

Example Sentence:

Rita beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals.

5. SUCCUMB (VERB): (दबना): yield

Synonyms: give in, give way

Antonyms: resist

Example Sentence:

We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.

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

Synonyms: vital, essential

Antonyms: unimportant

Example Sentence:

Temperature is a critical factor in fruit storage.

7. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (भोला): impressionable

Synonyms: credulous, gullible

Antonyms: sceptical

Example Sentence:

They only do it to tease him as he's too susceptible.

8. DISCHARGE (VERB): (उतार देना): unload

Synonyms: offload, empty

Antonyms: load

Example Sentence:

The ferry was discharging passengers.

9. STREAM (NOUN): (श्रृंखला): succession

Synonyms: series, string

Antonyms: trickle

Example Sentence:

A woman screamed a stream of abuse.

10. LIGHT-HEARTED (ADJECTIVE): (प्रसन्नचित): carefree

Synonyms: cheerful, cheery

Antonyms: miserable

Example Sentence:

We had an excited, light-hearted chatter.

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