Daily Vocabulary December 8, 2020 at 07:48AM

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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive exams:8 December 2020

1. RETRACT (VERB): (वापस लेना): take back 
Synonyms: withdraw, unsay 
Antonyms: assert 
Example Sentence: 
He was forced to retract an opinion too liberal for the time. 

2. GHASTLY (ADJECTIVE): (भयंकर): terrible 
Synonyms: frightful, horrible 
Antonyms: pleasant 
Example Sentence: 
It was one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed. 

3. SCARCELY (ADVERB): (कठिनता से): rarely 
Synonyms: seldom, infrequently 
Antonyms: often 
Example Sentence: 
Scarcely a day goes by when they don't see or talk to each other. 

4. CONTINGENT (ADJECTIVE): (आकस्मिक): chance 
Synonyms: accidental, fortuitous 
Antonyms: predictable 
Example Sentence: 
The nature of the job that I do is contingent. 

5. SUPERFLUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अति अधिक): surplus 
Synonyms: redundant, unneeded 
Antonyms: necessary 
Example Sentence: 
The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information. 

6. COMPETENCE (NOUN): (योग्यता): capability 
Synonyms: ability, competency 
Antonyms: incompetence 
Example Sentence: 
Courses were launched to improve the competence of staff. 

7. UBIQUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सर्वव्यापक): omnipresent 
Synonyms: ever-present, everywhere 
Antonyms: rare 
Example Sentence: 
His ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family. 

8. FUSS (NOUN): (गड़बड़): bother 
Synonyms: trouble, inconvenience 
Antonyms: convenience 
Example Sentence: 
They settled in with very little fuss. 

9. CONVOLUTED (ADJECTIVE) (जटिल): complicated 
Synonyms: complex, involved 
Antonyms: simple 
Example Sentence: 
The film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens. 

10. AFFINITY (NOUN): (सहानुभूति): empathy 
Synonyms: rapport, sympathy 
Antonyms: dislike 
Example Sentence: 
He had a special affinity with horses. 
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