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The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 22-11-2025

Mahendra Guru

 



1. 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.



2. Apartheid (Noun): रंग-भेद : a system under which people of different races were kept separate by law, and white people were given more political rights and educational and other advantages



Synonyms: segregation, discrimination, racism,



Antonyms: integration, union, equality



Example Sentence: Nelson Mandela helped to end Apartheid, which was racial discrimination in South Africa.

 

3. Pertinent (Adjective): उचित : relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite



Synonyms: relevant, applicable, important, appropriate



Antonyms: irrelevant, impertinent, inapplicable, inappropriate



Example Sentence: To ensure a prompt reply, please include all pertinent details in your email.

 

4. Pandemonium (Noun): हंगामाwild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. 



Synonyms: disturbance, turmoil, stir



Antonyms: calm, rest, tranquility, peace



Example Sentence: There was pandemonium in court as the judge gave his summing up.



5. Flimsy (Adjective) : कमजोरcomparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged



Synonyms: fragile, insubstantial, gauzy, feeble



Antonyms: sturdy, substantial, durable



Example Sentence: The storm flattened the flimsy wooden huts that the villagers lived in.



6. Scrawled (Verb) : write (something) in a hurried, careless way



Synonyms: scribble, write hurriedly, write untidily



 Example Sentence: Someone had scrawled all over my notes.



7. Mushy (Adjective): excessively sentimental; soft and pulpy



Synonyms: sentimental, mawkish, emotional, soft, squashy



Antonyms: unsentimental, hard-edged



 Example Sentence: 1. I hate those mushy love stories.



2. After cooking the peas for too long in a crockpot, the  mushy vegetable was too soft to be delicious.

 

8. Propitiate (Verb) : शांत करनाto lessen the anger or agitation of



Synonyms: appease, placate, conciliate



Antonyms: anger, antagonize, infuriate



 Example Sentence: After Bill forgot his wife’s birthday, he tried to propitiate the situation by purchasing her the pearl necklace she always wanted.

 

9. Dunce (Noun) : मूर्ख : a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.



Synonyms: fool, idiot, simpleton



Antonyms: brainy, genius, intellectual



Example Sentence: Because it takes me a long time to solve problems, I am a dunce at mathematics.

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