The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 24-09-2022

1. REINSTATE (VERB): (बहाल करना): restore

Synonyms: put back, replace

Antonyms: abolish

Example Sentence:

The union threatened strike action if Owen was not reinstated.

2. VOLATILE (ADJECTIVE): (अस्थिर): tense

Synonyms: strained, fraught

Antonyms: stable

Example Sentence:

The political situation was becoming more volatile.

3. DEFAMATORY (ADJECTIVE): (अपवादक): libellous

Synonyms: slanderous, defaming

Antonyms: complimentary

Example Sentence:

He used a defamatory statement to mention her.

4. RELUCTANT (ADJECTIVE): (अनिच्छुक): unwilling

Synonyms: disinclined, unenthusiastic

Antonyms: willing

Example Sentence:

He is always reluctant in trying anything new.

5. EXAGGERATE (VERB): (अतिरंजना करना): overstate

Synonyms: overemphasize, overstress

Antonyms: play down

Example Sentence:

He was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains.

6. ABHORRENT (ADJECTIVE): (घिनौना): hateful

Synonyms: detestable, detested

Antonyms: admirable

Example Sentence:

Racism is abhorrent to us all.

7. ABOLISH (VERB): (समाप्त करना): put an end to

Synonyms: do away with, get rid of

Antonyms: retain

Example Sentence:

The tax was abolished in 1977.

8. ADULTERATE (VERB): (मिलावट करना): degrade

Synonyms: debase, spoil

Antonyms: refine

Example Sentence:

The brewer is said to adulterate his beer.

9. DISCARD (VERB): (अलग करना): throw away

Synonyms: throw out, get rid of

Antonyms: keep

Example Sentence:

She bundled up the clothes she had discarded.

10. RIDICULE (VERB): (उपहास करना): deride

Synonyms: mock, laugh at

Antonyms: praise

Example Sentence:

His theory was ridiculed and dismissed.

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