Daily Vocabulary July 1, 2021 at 07:31AM

The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams:1 July 2021

1. RIGHTEOUS (ADJECTIVE): (न्याय परायण): good
Synonyms: virtuous, upright
Antonyms: improper
Example Sentence:
Feelings of righteous indignation about pay and conditions.


2 SUBSEQUENT (ADJECTIVE): (आगामी): following
Synonyms: ensuing, succeeding
Antonyms: previous
Example Sentence:
The theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906.


3. DISCERN (VERB): (समझना): perceive
Synonyms: make out, pick out
Antonyms: overlook
Example Sentence:
could faintly discern the shape of a skull.


4. REPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (दमनकारी): oppressive
Synonyms: authoritarian, despotic


Antonyms: democratic
Example Sentence:
The people are held down by a repressive regime.


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


6. DASH (VERB): (जल्दी करना): rush
Synonyms: race, run
Antonyms: dawdle
Example Sentence:
I dashed into the garden.


7. SUBDUED (ADJECTIVE): (निराश): somber
Synonyms: low-spirited, downcast
Antonyms: lively
Example Sentence:
I felt strangely subdued as I drove home.


8. STIFLE (VERB): (दबाना): suppress
Synonyms: smother, restrain
Antonyms: let out
Example Sentence:
She stifled her giggles.


9. DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (भिन्न): contrasting
Synonyms: different, differing
Antonyms: homogeneous
Example Sentence:
They inhabit disparate worlds of thought.


10. BELIE (VERB): (खंडन करना): contradict
Synonyms: give the lie to, disprove
Antonyms: reveal
Example Sentence:
His lively, alert manner belied his years.