The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 11-06-2022 | English Warriors By Komal Mam

The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 11-06-2022

1. SUBDUED (ADJECTIVE): (विषादपूर्ण): sombre
Synonyms: low-spirited, downcast
Antonyms: lively
Example Sentence:
I felt strangely subdued as I drove home.

2. COMPETITIVE (ADJECTIVE): (वाजिब): reasonable
Synonyms: moderate, economical
Antonyms: exorbitant
Example Sentence:
We offer prompt service at competitive rates.

3. CONCILIATION (NOUN): (शांति): appeasement
Synonyms: peacemaking, peacebuilding
Antonyms: provocation
Example Sentence:
He held his hands up in a gesture of conciliation.

4. ALARMING (ADJECTIVE): (डरावना): worrying
Synonyms: disturbing, frightening
Antonyms: reassuring
Example Sentence:
Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.

5. DEFIANCE (NOUN): (प्रतिरोध): resistance
Synonyms: opposition, confrontation
Antonyms: submission
Example Sentence:
There was challenge and defiance in her gaze.

6. MISLAY (VERB): (गंवाना): lose
Synonyms: misplace, lose track of
Antonyms: find
Example Sentence:
I seem to have mislaid my car keys.

7. WHIP (VERB): (भागना): dash
Synonyms: rush, race
Antonyms: dawdle
Example Sentence:
He whipped round to face them.

8. STALL (VERB): (बाधा डालना): obstruct
Synonyms: impede, hinder
Antonyms: facilitate
Example Sentence:
His career had stalled, hers taken off.

9. SHUN (VERB): (बचना): avoid
Synonyms: evade, eschew
Antonyms: accept
Example Sentence:
He shunned fashionable society.

10. (DEFER (VERB): (झुक जाना): yield
Synonyms: submit, give way
Antonyms: stand up to, disobey
Example Sentence:
He deferred to Tim's superior knowledge.