The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams.

▪️Lap (noun) किनारा

Meaning:- an overlapping or projecting part.

Synonyms:-course, distance

Example:- Hester threw herself on her knees, and buried her face in her mother’s lap.

▪️Glitzy (adjective) जादुई

Meaning:- attractive in a showy and often superficial way.

Synonyms:-baroque, beautiful, elegant

Antonyms:- dull, offensive

▪️Extravaganza (noun) कल्पात्मक नाटक

Meaning:- an elaborate and spectacular entertainment or production.

Synonyms:-pageant, spectacular, caricature

Antonyms:- hiding, reality, truth

Example:- These stories, in their grotesque severities, have almost the air of an extravaganza.

▪️Convention (noun) सम्मेलन

Meaning: -a large meeting or conference, especially of members of a political party or a particular profession or group.

Synonyms:-meeting, show, assemblage

Antonyms:- disagreement, discord, strangeness

Example:- In the twelfth month of 1792 a convention of reformers was held at Edinburgh.

▪️Oust (verb) बाहर निकालना

Meaning:- drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Synonyms:-depose, dethrone, dislodge

Antonyms:- hire, place, take in

Example:- She sought to oust them by thinking of any one else, of Aggie, of Joe.

▪️Incumbent (adjective) निर्भर

Meaning:- (of an official or regime) currently holding office.

Synonyms:-binding, necessary, compelling

Antonyms:- unnecessary

Example:- It was incumbent upon Mr. Gladstone to lead the opposition to this motion.

▪️Repercussions (noun) नतीजों

Meaning:- an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.

Synonyms:-backlash, chain reaction, effect

Antonyms:- cause

Example:- The “repercussions” of the Jameson Raid were not overlooked.

▪️Enmeshed (verb) उलझा हुआ

Meaning:- cause to become entangled in something.

Synonyms:-embroil, ensnare, entangle

Antonyms:- disentangle, exclude

Example:- Then, after the editor is under obligations, favors are asked and the editor is enmeshed.

▪️Eloquent (adjective) सुवक्ता

Meaning:- fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

▪️Woo (verb) प्रीति करना

Meaning:- seek the favour, support, or custom of.

Synonyms:-affecting, ardent, articulate

Antonyms:- apathetic, calm, cold

Example:- When all was “right,” how eloquent the lip-music of coachee!

▪️Wobbling (verb) डगमगाना

Meaning:- move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side.

Synonyms:-quaking, quivering, staggering

Example:- If to be spread, use strong wire to support with no wobbling.

▪️Bungling (adjective) विफल

Meaning:- making or characterized by many clumsy mistakes.

Synonyms:-amateurish, awkward, gauche

Antonyms:- expert

Example:- Is it because we are bungling legislators that they wish for us in London?

▪️Eviscerate (verb) महत्वपूर्ण तत्व निकाल लेना

Meaning:- deprive (something) of its essential content.

Synonyms:-devitalize, gut, weaken

Example:- It is decided to catch a trout, eviscerate him, and obtain internal and indisputable evidence.

▪️Debacle (noun) पराजय

Meaning:- a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

Synonyms:-beating, collapse

Antonyms:- accomplishment, attainment

Example:- The next subject upon which I thought I might tackle him was the “Debacle.”

▪️Pivotal (adjective) केंद्रीय

Meaning:- of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else.

Synonyms:-central, climactic, critical

Antonyms:- inessential, minor

Example:- Let us picture this pivotal scene of his life and of American history.

▪️Self-congratulatory (adjective) आत्म-बधाई

Meaning:- unduly complacent or proud regarding one’s personal achievements or qualities; self-satisfied.

Synonyms:-arrogant, smug, bigheaded

Antonyms:- humble, meek, unsure

Example:- Teresa, however, was not at all self-congratulatory on the subject of her gown.

▪️Endgame (noun)

Meaning:- the final stage of a game such as chess or bridge, when few pieces or cards remain.

▪️Referendum (noun) जनमत संग्रह

Meaning:- a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

Synonyms:-election, poll, vote

Example:- Advised his congregations to adopt the recall and referendum.

▪️Resonates (verb) संबंधित

Meaning:- evoke images, memories, and emotions.

Synonyms:-echo, reverberate, vibrate

Example:- In fact it “resonates,” or sings back, when it hears this note.

▪️. EXEMPT (ADJECTIVE): (छूट):  free from 

Synonyms: exempted, spared 

Antonyms: liable to 

Example Sentence: These patients are exempt from all charges. 

▪️. DYNAMIC (ADJECTIVE): (गतिशील):  energetic 

Synonyms: spirited, active 

Antonyms: half-hearted 

Example Sentence: He is a dynamic young advertising executive. 

▪️. COMBAT (VERB): (सामना करना):  fight 

Synonyms: tackle, attack 

Antonyms: give in to 

Example Sentence: An effort was made to combat drug trafficking. 

▪️. FUNDAMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (मौलिक): basic 

Synonyms: foundational, rudimentary 

Antonyms: secondary 

Example Sentence: The fundamental human rights must be protected. 

▪️. DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना):  diminish 

Synonyms: decrease, reduce 

Antonyms: increase 

Example Sentence: 

Traffic has dwindled to a trickle. 

▪️. STEADY (ADJECTIVE): (स्थिर):  stable 

Synonyms: balanced, firm 

Antonyms: unstable 

Example Sentence: The lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady. 

▪️. ENACT (VERB): (क़ानून अमल में लाना):  pass 

Synonyms: approve, ratify 

Antonyms: repeal 

Example Sentence: Legislation was enacted to attract international companies. 

▪️. TOXIC (ADJECTIVE): (विषाक्त):  poisonous 

Synonyms: venomous, virulent 

Antonyms: non-toxic 

Example Sentence: The burning of waste is toxic. 

▪️. INITIATIVE (NOUN): (पहल):  enterprise 

Synonyms: inventiveness, resourcefulness 

Antonyms: being uninventive 

Example Sentence: Use your initiative and common sense. 

▪️. PLIGHT (NOUN): (दुर्दशा):  predicament 

Synonyms: trouble, difficulty 

Antonyms: solution 

Example Sentence: The management must reduce our plight.