Vocab For All Competitive Exams

1. Abeyance (Noun) : निलम्बन : A state of temporary disuse or suspension.

Synonyms: Suspension, Dormancy ,Hiatus

Antonyms: Continuation , Resumption

Sentence: The development of the new software was put in abeyance until the funding

was secured.

The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams

 1. OPTIMISTIC (ADJECTIVE): (आशावादी): Cheerful

Synonyms: Cheery, Positive

Antonyms: Pessimistic

Example Sentence:

The optimistic mood leads one to a definite direction.

2. EXPLOSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (उग्र): Fiery

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 Q1. Choose the synonym of ‘Backers’.

1. antagonist

2. sponsor

3. opponent

4. oppose

Q2. Choose the antonym of ‘Coalition’.

The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams

 1. CAJOLE (VERB): (चापलूसी करना): persuade

Synonyms: wheedle, coax

Antonyms: bully

Example Sentence:

He hoped to cajole her into selling the house.

2. EMPHATIC (ADJECTIVE): (ज़ोरदार): vehement

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Q1. Choose the synonym of ‘Bode’.

1. pretend

2. augur

3. bid

4. bide

Q2. Choose the antonym of ‘Decry’.

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Q1. Choose the synonym of ‘Tirade’.

1. Incentive

2. Rally

3. Tired

4. Diatribe

Q2. Choose the antonym of ‘Beguile’.

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 1 PROSCRIBE (VERB): (बहिष्कार करना): forbid

Synonyms: prohibit, ban

Antonyms: ban

Example Sentence:

Strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces.

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Q1. Choose the synonym of ‘Sadistic’.

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1. ABRIDGE (VERB): (संक्षेप करना): shorten

Synonyms: cut, curtail

Antonyms: lengthen

English Vocab

1. COMMERCIAL (ADJECTIVE): (लाभ के उदेश्यवाला): lucrative 

Synonyms: moneymaking, profitable 

Antonyms: loss-making 

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Q1. Choose the synonym of ‘Rigorous’.

1. lax

2. lenient

3. meticulous

4. mild

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Q1. Choose the synonym of ‘Acute’. 

1. dense 

2. severe 

3. imperceptive 

4. insensitive

English Vocab

1. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यवहार्य): practicable 

Synonyms: practical, workable 

Antonyms: impractical 

Example Sentence: 

It is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display. 

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Q1. Choose the synonym of ‘Exclusion’.

English Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams

1. COMPLEX (ADJECTIVE): (जटिल): complicated 

Synonyms: involved, intricate 

Antonyms: simple 

Example Sentence: 

It was a complex task of regenerating Docklands. 

English Vocab

1. EXTRAORDINARY (ADJECTIVE): (उल्लेखनीय): remarkable 

Synonyms: exceptional, amazing 

Antonyms: ordinary 

Example Sentence: 

English Vocab

1) Tottering (Verb) – डगमगानेवाला

Meaning: move in a feeble or unsteady way.

Synonyms:       teeter, walk unsteadily, stagger

Antonyms: stable, steady, strong

Usage: “a hunched figure tottering down the path”

English Vocab

1. Amassed(धावा बोला/संकलित
Synonyms: assemble, collect, compile, garner, hoard
Antonyms: disperse, divide, scatter, separate, disburse

English Vocab

1. Acquisitions(अधिग्रहण
Synonyms: addition, gain, procurement, purchase, recovery
Antonyms: loss, failure, forfeit, surrender, dearth

2. Critical(नाजुक/संकटमय)

English Vocab

1. Autonomy(स्वत्व अधिकार)
Synonyms: freedom, self-determination, self-government, self-rulel, sovereignty
Antonyms: dependence