The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 24-04-2023

1-UNANIMOUS (ADJECTIVE): (एकमत): united

Synonyms: like-minded, at one

Antonyms: divided

Example Sentence:The doctors were unanimous in their diagnoses.

2--Catastrophic(Adjective) : आपत्तिजनक : Disastrous event

Synonyms: Calamitous , Cataclysmic

Antonyms: Fortunate , Blessed

Example Sentence: His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.

3--Deteriorating(Verb) : ख़राब होना : To become worse

Synonyms: Collapse , Degenerate

Antonyms: Improvement , Heighten

Example Sentence: The weather conditions are deteriorating.

4--Annexation(Noun) : राज्य-हरण : To take what originally belonged to someone else.

Synonyms: Seizure , Invasion

Antonyms: Detachment , Loss

Example Sentence: Annexations of suburban territory in 1888 and 1890 greatly increased the area of the city.

5-Amicably(Adverb) : मित्रभाव से : Friendly in attitude

Synonyms: Assenting , Pleasantly

Antonyms: Unfriendly , Hostile

Example Sentence: We chatted amicably around the oak table, laughing at each other's stories.

6-. Flagrant (Adjective): shocking because of being so bad and so obvious

Synonyms: blatant, obvious, gross, egregious

Antonyms: underground, concealed, furtive

Example Sentence: After the basketball player committed a flagrant foul, he was kicked out of the game.

7. Sordid (Noun): नीच: involving immoral or dishonorable actions and motives; morally wrong and shocking

Synonyms: filthy, dirty, dusty, muddy, stained, blackened, nasty

Antonyms: noble, upright, honorable, lofty, pure, respectable

Example Sentence: The movie described the sordid history of the mafia since 1950.

8. Bizarre (Adjective):विचित्र : very strange and unusual

Synonyms: absurd, insane, odd, crazy

Antonyms: reasonable, realistic, normal, usual

Example Sentence: Everyone stared at the student who wore the bizarre outfit to school.

9. Trafficking (Verb) : तस्करी: deal or trade in something illegal

Synonyms: trading, smuggling, selling

Antonyms: boycotting, blacking

Example Sentence: The abduction and trafficking of babies has been a problem in China for decades.

10. Testimony (Noun): गवाही / प्रमाण: a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law

Synonyms: evidence, proof, witness, confirmation

Antonyms: rebuttal, refutation

Example Sentence: The defendant in court had to give a testimony about where they were the day before so they could prove they did not commit the crime.

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