The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 04-06-2023

1. Stoical (Adjective) : सहनशील, धीर: enduring pain and hardship without showing one’s feelings or complaining.

Synonyms: Resolute, Unemotional, Impassive, Unflinching, Calm

Antonyms: Emotional, Sensitive, Reactive, Impulsive

Example Sentence: Despite facing numerous setbacks, he remained stoical and persevered.

2. Pore over (Phrasal verb) : अद्धय्यन करना : to look at and study something, usually a book or document, carefully

Synonyms: contemplate, ponder, consider, study,

Antonyms: ignore, disregard, overlook

Example Sentence:The judges will have to pore over the 22 volumes of evidence already

accumulated and hear the 66 witnesses for the prosecution.

3. Neoteric (Adjective) : नवीन: new or modern; recent

Synonyms: latest, modern, recent

Antonyms: old, oldfangled

Example Sentence: The neoteric design of the building stood out among the surrounding traditional structures.

4. Smidgen (Noun) : थोडा : a small amount of something.

Synonyms: bit, driblet, little

Antonyms: abundance, barrel, a boatload

Example Sentence: The amount of sand I can hold in my hand is a smidgen compared to

all the sand on the beach.

5. Snazzy (Adjective): अत्यधिक आकर्षक : modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention

Synonyms: stylish, flashy, cool, fashionable, custom, jazzy

Antonyms: simple, modest, plain, unadorned

Example Sentence:  Innovation is about more than designing snazzy products. It's also

about improving customer experiences and services.

6. Acclimatize (Verb): आदाप्त होना: To adjust or adapt to a new environment or conditions.

Synonyms: acclimate, accommodate, adapt, adjustment,

Example Sentence:  Runners had to acclimatize to the humid tropical conditions.

7. Vexed (Adjective) : परेशान : difficult to deal with and causing a lot of disagreement and argument; annoyed, frustrated, or worried

Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, exasperated, bothered, upset, angry, displeased, aggravated

Antonyms: pleased, satisfied, happy, delighted, content

Example Sentence:  The inability to find a cure for the fatal disease has vexed the team of doctors for many years.

8. Anomalous (Adjective): नियमविरूद्ध : deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, nontypical

Antonyms: natural, normal, regular

Example Sentence: An anomalous storm was hanging over the city that no one could

explain, as it had seemingly appeared out of nowhere on a sunny day.

9. Perspicacious (Adjective) : कुशाग्र बुद्धि: having a ready insight into and understanding of things

Synonyms: Insightful, Discerning, Perceptive, Sharp

Antonyms: Dull, Stupid, Ignorant, Naïve

Example Sentence:  He was perspicacious enough to realize that things were soon going to

change.

10. Gall And Wormwood (Idiom) : strong feelings of bitterness and resentment.

Synonyms: bitterness, harsh, hatred

Example Sentence:  Ever since he lost thee lection for school president, he onlyfeels gall and wormwood, thinking of my unworthy opponent.

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