The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 16-06-2021

 

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.