Daily Vocabulary June 20, 2021 at 07:26AM

The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams:20 June 2021


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
Synonyms: firm, wholehearted
Antonyms: hesitant
Example Sentence:
The children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience.


3. HEGEMONY (NOUN): (नेतृत्व): leadership
Synonyms: dominance, dominion
Antonyms: self-government
Example Sentence:
Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871.


4. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Example Sentence:
The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.


5. DISTEND (VERB): (फूलना या फूलाना): swell
Synonyms: bloat, bulge
Antonyms: shrink
Example Sentence:
The abdomen distended rapidly.


6. HALT (NOUN): (विराम): stop
Synonyms: standstill, cessation
Antonyms: start
Example Sentence:
There was a halt in production.


7. TREACHEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (बेवफ़ा): traitorous
Synonyms: disloyal, perfidious
Antonyms: loyal
Example Sentence:
He is a treacherous RAW agent.


8. REVULSION (NOUN): (घृणा): disgust
Synonyms: repulsion, abhorrence
Antonyms: delight
Example Sentence:
News of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion.


9. EBB (VERB): (उतार): recede
Synonyms: go out, retreat
Antonyms: come in
Example Sentence:
The trend began to ebb.


10. BOUNTY (NOUN): (उदारता): generosity
Synonyms: magnanimity, munificence
Antonyms: meanness
Example Sentence:
For millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty.