The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 21-03-2022

 The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 21-03-2022

1. COMBAT (VERB): (सामना करना): fight

Synonyms: tackle, attack

Antonyms: give in to

Example Sentence:

Doctors are trying to combat the spread of coronavirus.

2 .DISMISS (VERB): (पद से हटाना): throw out

Synonyms: get rid of, discharge

Antonyms: engage

Example Sentence:

The prime minister dismissed five members of his cabinet.

3. COMPREHENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): inclusive

Synonyms: all-inclusive, complete

Antonyms: partial

Example Sentence:

He owns a comprehensive collection of photographs.

4. DORMANT (ADJECTIVE): (निष्क्रिय): asleep

Synonyms: sleeping, slumbering

Antonyms: awake

Example Sentence:

During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.

5. MOUNT (VERB): (वृद्धि होना): increase

Synonyms: grow, rise

Antonyms: decrease

Example Sentence:

The costs mount up when one buys a new home.

6. ACCOUNTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तरदायी): responsible

Synonyms: liable, answerable

Antonyms: unanswerable

Example Sentence:

Ministers are accountable to Parliament.

7. TARDINESS (NOUN): (विलंब): lateness

Synonyms: delay, retardation

Antonyms: punctuality

Example Sentence:

Forgive my tardiness, I had some very important business to attend to.

8. WOE (NOUN): (कष्ट): misery

Synonyms: sorrow, distress

Antonyms: happiness

Example Sentence:

His woes never ended due to his nature.

9. DESCENT (NOUN): (अवरोहण): drop

Synonyms: fall, sinking

Antonyms: ascent

Example Sentence:

The plane had gone into a steep descent.

10. UPTURN (NOUN): (वृद्धि): increase

Synonyms: rise, jump

Antonyms: fall

Example Sentence:

Her luck seems to have taken an upturn.