Saturday, June 19, 2021

The Hindu Vocabulary

1. INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण):  attack on

Synonyms: assault on, raid on

Antonyms: retreat

Example Sentence:

Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.


2. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निराशात्मक):  unpromising

Synonyms: unfavourable, unpropitious

Antonyms: promising

Example Sentence:

He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way.


3. SLACKEN (VERB): (मंद करना):  slow

Synonyms: slow down, decelerate

Antonyms: speed up

Example Sentence:

The pace of trade never slackens.


4. BENEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दयालू):  kind

Synonyms: kindly, kind-hearted

Antonyms: unkind

Example Sentence:

He was something of a benevolent despot.


5. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित):  implicit

Synonyms: understood, implied

Antonyms: explicit

Example Sentence:

Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.


6. ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना):  build

Synonyms: construct, put up

Antonyms: demolish

Example Sentence:

The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.


7. PERIL (NOUN): (विपत्ति):  danger

Synonyms: jeopardy, risk

Antonyms: safety

Example Sentence:

The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck.


8. AMASS (VERB): (एकत्र करना):  gather

Synonyms: collect, assemble

Antonyms: dissipate

Example Sentence:

He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.


9. BRINK (NOUN): (कगार): edge

Synonyms: verge, margin

Antonyms: middle

Example Sentence:

This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity.


10. SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरणा):  stimulus

Synonyms: incentive, encouragement

Antonyms: disincentive

Example Sentence:

Wars act as a spur to practical invention.

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