The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 21-02-2023

1. Altercation (Noun): विवाद: a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public

Synonyms: dispute, quarrel, brawl, fight, skirmish

Antonyms: agreement, calm, harmony, peace, accord, concord

Example Sentence:  According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant.

2. Faction (Noun): गुट: a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group

Synonyms: party, sect, wing, side, coalition, team, bloc

Example Sentence:  The candidate who wins the election will be the one who can get the most voters to join his faction.

3. Cede (Verb): सौंपना : give up (power or territory)

Synonyms: relinquish, surrender, render

Antonyms: retain, keep, withhold

Example Sentence:  Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.

4. Touchstone (Noun): कसौटी: an established standard or principle by which something is judged

Synonyms: criterion, standard, benchmark, metric, measure, yardstick

Example Sentence:  I used the essay that I received a perfect score on as a touchstone for the other essays I had to write later, so I could get a high score on them as well.

5. Fickle (Adjective): अस्थिर: changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection.

Synonyms: capricious, changeable, variable

Antonyms: constant, certain, unchanging

Example Sentence:  The weather is so fickle at this time of year.

6. Ruction (Noun): झगडा: a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

Synonyms: brawl, clash, ruckus

Antonyms: peace, hush, tranquillity

Example Sentence:  The ruction in the cafeteria started when one student threw a lunch tray at another student.

7. Peregrination (Noun): सफ़र : a journey, especially a long or meandering one.

Synonyms: travel, voyages, journey

Example Sentence:  He also did drawings of people he saw on his peregrinations.

8. Eleventh hour (Noun): अंतिम क्षण : the latest possible time

Synonyms: last minute, zero-hour, last moment

Example Sentence:  He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.

9. Guile (Noun): छल: the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery

Synonyms: deception, cunning, slyness

Antonyms: sincerity, guilelessness, ingenuousness

Example Sentence: : With a little guile he might get what he wanted.

10. Virtuosity (Noun): कलाप्रवीण: great skill in music or another artistic pursuit

Synonyms: mastery, expertise, proficiency

Antonyms: incompetency, unfamiliarity

Example Sentence:  At that time, his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz.

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