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The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 30-12-2025

Mahendra Guru

 



1. Advent (Noun): आगमन: the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving



Synonyms: arrival, appearance, beginning, onset



Antonyms: departure, disappearance, exit



Example Sentence: Life was transformed by the advent of the steam engine.



2. Grotesque (Adjective): विकृत / भद्दा / विचित्र: strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way; wrong or unfair to a shocking degree

 

Synonyms: ugly, harsh, disgusting, unpleasant



Antonyms: normal, aesthetic, attractive, beautiful



Example Sentence: When the psychologist heard some of the grotesque details of the murder, he realised that it had to have been the work of a psychopath.

 

3. Herald (Verb): संकेत देना / उद्घोषणा करना: to announce or signal that something is going to happen

 

Synonyms: signal, indicate, announce



Antonyms: hide, keep secret



Example Sentence: The speech heralded a change in policy.



4. Debacle (Noun) : पूरी तरह की विफलता : a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization



Synonyms: fiasco, failure, catastrophe



Antonyms: success, triumph, accomplishment



Example Sentence: The company’s new product launch was a complete debacle.

 

5. Foment (Verb): भड़काना : instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)

 

Synonyms: provoke, incite, instigate



Antonyms: calm, pacify, restrain



Example Sentence: Despite popular beliefs, the police are here to keep people calm, not to foment violence.



 

6. Perturb (Verb) : make (someone) anxious or unsettled



Synonyms: disturb, unsettle, agitate



Antonyms: calm, compose, quiet



Example Sentence: News of the arrest perturbed her greatly.



7. Skating On Thin Ice (Idiom) : जोखिम भरा काम करना: doing something that is dangerous or involves risk



Example Sentence: He's skating on thin ice by lying to the police.



8. Supersede (Verb) : प्रतिस्थापित करना / स्थान लेना: take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); to replace something, especially something older or more old-fashioned



Synonyms: replace, supplant, take the place of

 

Antonyms: retain, continue

Example Sentence: The theory has been superseded by more recent research.



9. Strife (Noun): विवाद : angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict



Synonyms: discord, conflict, disagreement, dispute



Antonyms: peace, harmony, agreement, cooperation, concord



Example Sentence: If the two countries do not put their strife to rest, they will cause the deaths of thousands of citizens

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