Daily Vocabulary March 28, 2021 at 09:03AM

The Hindu Vocabulary for all competitive exams:28 March 2021

1. TRANQUILLIZE (VERB) (शांत करना): sedate
Synonyms: soothe, pacify
Antonyms: agitate
Example Sentence:The dogs had to be tranquillized before their owner's body could be brought out.


2. EXPEDIENT (ADJECTIVE): (फ़ायदेमंद) :convenient
Synonyms: advantageous, useful
Antonyms: inexpedient
Example Sentence:Either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so.


3. CUSTOMARILY (ADVERB): (प्रायः): usually
Synonyms: traditionally, normally
Antonyms: occasionally
Example Sentence:The leaves are customarily used for animal fodder.


4. UNDERSCORE (VERB): (उभारना): highlight
Synonyms: underline, point up
Antonyms: understate
Example Sentence:They underlined the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child.


5. LAMENT (VERB): (विलाप करना): mourn
Synonyms: sorrow, wail
Antonyms: celebrate
Example Sentence:I may lament and weep, but truly I have had admirable sport.


6.RESCIND (VERB): (रद्द करना): revoke
Synonyms: repeal, cancel
Antonyms: enforce
Example Sentence:The government was required to rescind all the unpleasant measures.


7. DESICCATE (VERB): (सुखा देना): dried
Synonyms: dry, dehydrated
Antonyms: moist
Example Sentence:Both the old and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun.


8. IRREFUTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अखंडनीय): indisputable
Synonyms: undeniable, unquestionable
Antonyms: unreliable
Example Sentence:It is a profound thought and, I believe, an irrefutable one.


9. INVENTIVENESS (NOUN): (रचनात्मकता): creativity
Synonyms: originality, innovation
Antonyms: unimaginativeness
Example Sentence:We all loved the inventiveness of the staging.


10. EXTOL (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): acclaim
Synonyms: sing the praises of, eulogize
Antonyms: criticise
Example Sentence:He extolled the virtues of the Indians.
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