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The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 21-04-2025

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1. Asinine (Adjective) : बुद्धिहीन : extremely stupid or foolish.

Synonyms: absurd, silly, idiotic, crazy, insane, mad

Antonyms: sensible, wise, sound, sane, prudent

Example Sentence: It was asinine to run into the street like that.

2. Egalitarian (Adjective): समानाधिकारवादी : relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

Synonyms: democratic, modest, unpretentious

Antonyms: disparate, unequal, biased

Example Sentence:The law was written to impose the egalitarian principle that men and women should be treated as equals.

3. Obfuscate (Verb): अस्पष्ट करना : to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally.

Synonyms: obscure, confuse, complicate

Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), simplify

Example Sentence:She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.

4. Duress (Noun): दबाव : threats, violence, to force someone into doing something against their will

Synonyms: pressure, constraint, compulsion, intimidation, coercion

Antonyms: freedom, independence, liberation

Example Sentence: I think Claire was under duress when she signed the agreement; she never would have voluntarily accepted those conditions.

5. Apprehension (Noun) : भय : anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Synonyms: dread, fearfulness, anxiety, worry

Antonyms: confidence, calmness, certainty

Example Sentence:I am feeling a great deal of apprehension after learning that we have a test tomorrow in my worst subject.

6. Impetus (Noun) : प्रोत्साहन : something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or effective

Synonyms: encouragement, stimulus, momentum, catalyst

Antonyms: disincentive, discouragement, hindrance, deterrent, impediment

Example Sentence: The high crime rate was the impetus for the hiring of one hundred new police officers in our city.

7. Stringent (Adjective): कठोर : strict, precise, and exacting (of regulations, requirements, or conditions)

Synonyms: strict, rigorous, rigid

Antonyms: lenient, flexible

Example Sentence: The quantity of exports has declined since the early 80s due to the stringent procedures by the government.

8. Throw Down The Gauntlet (Idiom) to challenge someone (to invite someone to fight or compete with you)

Synonyms: challenge, dare, defy

Example Sentence: A price war looks likely now that a leading supermarket has thrown down the gauntlet to its competitors.

9. Defy (Verb) : अवहेलना करना : openly resist or refuse to obey.

Synonyms: resist, withstand, confront, oppose

Antonyms: obey, follow, comply (with)

Example Sentence: I wouldn’t have dared to defy my teachers.

10. Frenzy (Noun) : a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour

Synonyms: hysteria, madness, mania

Antonyms: calm, peace, composure

Example Sentence: The mental patient was known to go into a frenzy if he didn’t get his snack on time.

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