The Hindu Vocabulary Today

●The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams.

1. ESPOUSE (VERB): (समर्थन करना):  adopt

Synonyms: embrace, take up

Antonyms: reject

Example Sentence:

She espoused the causes of justice and freedom for all.

2. AVARICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (लालची):  grasping

Synonyms: acquisitive, covetous

Antonyms: generous

Example Sentence:

He showed none of the avaricious temper so common among the politicians.

3. MYRIAD (ADJECTIVE): (असंख्य):  innumerable

Synonyms: countless infinite

Antonyms: countable

Example Sentence:

He gazed at the myriad lights of the city.

4. CONTENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विवादास्पद):  controversial

Synonyms: disputable, debatable

Antonyms: uncontroversial

Example Sentence:

The socio-economic plan had been the subject of contentious debate.

5. TRIVIALITY (NOUN): (तुच्छता):  unimportance

Synonyms: insignificance, pettiness

Antonyms: importance

Example Sentence:

There is mediocrity and triviality in the current popular culture.

6. NARCISSISTIC (ADJECTIVE): (आत्ममुग्ध):  vain

Synonyms: self-absorbed, self-obsessed

Antonyms: modest

Example Sentence:

She is a narcissistic actress.

7. LINGER (VERB): (क़ायम रहना):  persist

Synonyms: continue, remain

Antonyms: vanish

Example Sentence:

The tradition seems to linger on.

8. EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE): (अत्यधिक):  extortionate

Synonyms: extremely, high

Antonyms: reasonable

Example Sentence:

Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls.

9. DUBIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अस्पष्ट):  equivocal

Synonyms: ambiguous, indeterminate

Antonyms: decisive

Example Sentence:

He holds the dubious distinction of being lowered by every club he has played for.

10. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना):  defy

Synonyms: go against, scorn

Antonyms: observe

Example Sentence:

He flouted all the rules and regulation

ERTRACT (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.