THE HINDU VOCABULARY

●The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams.

1. GARGANTUAN (ADJECTIVE): (विशाल):  enormous

Synonyms: massive, huge

Antonyms: tiny

Example Sentence:

Tigers and lions have a gargantuan appetite.

2. COMPLACENT (ADJECTIVE): (आत्मसंतुष्ट):  smug

Synonyms: self-satisfied, self-approving

Antonyms: dissatisfied

Example Sentence:

You can't afford to be complacent about security.

3. SLOPPY (ADJECTIVE): (लापरवाह):  careless

Synonyms: slapdash, slipshod

Antonyms: careful

Example Sentence:

We gave away a goal through sloppy defending.

4. OFFENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (आपत्तिजनक):  insulting

Synonyms: rude, derogatory

Antonyms: complimentary

Example Sentence:

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us.

5. FLAWED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुटिपूर्ण):  unsound

Synonyms: defective, faulty

Antonyms: sound

Example Sentence:

It was absolutely a fatally flawed strategy.

6 .HUDDLE (VERB): (भीड़ लगाना):  crowd

Synonyms: gather, throng

Antonyms: disperse

Example Sentence:

They huddled together for ensuring warmth.

7. AMBITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (महत्वाकांक्षी):  aspiring

Synonyms: determined, forceful

Antonyms: unambitious

Example Sentence:

She is a typical ambitious workaholic.

8. INNATE (ADJECTIVE): (जन्मजात):  inborn

Synonyms: natural, inbred

Antonyms: acquired

Example Sentence:

Her innate capacity for organization.

9. DISPENSE (VERB) (मुक्त होना):  waive

Synonyms: omit, drop

Antonyms: include

Example Sentence:

Let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?"

10. BARBARIC (ADJECTIVE): (निर्दयी): cruel

Synonyms: brutal, barbarous

Antonyms: benevolent

Example Sentence:

He carried out barbaric acts in the name of war

●The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams.

11. ABRIDGE (VERB): (संक्षेप करना):  shorten

Synonyms: cut, curtail

Antonyms: lengthen

Example Sentence:

The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel.

12. ABEYANCE (ADJECTIVE): (निलम्बन):  suspension

Synonyms: remission, suspense

Antonyms: in hand

Example Sentence:

Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.

13.TRAUMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (दर्दनाक):  disturbing

Synonyms: shocking, distressing

Antonyms: soothing

Example Sentence:

She was going through a traumatic divorce.

14. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर):  continual

Synonyms: constant, continuous

Antonyms: intermittent

Example Sentence:

She established her authority with unrelenting thoroughness.

15. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना):  destroy

Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate

Antonyms: create

Example Sentence:

A simple bomb could also annihilate a lot of things.

16. ASSERTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (मुखर):  confident

Synonyms: forceful, self-confident

Antonyms: retiring

Example Sentence:

The job may call for assertive behavior.

17. DASHING (ADJECTIVE): (ख़ुशमिज़ाज):  debonair

Synonyms: jaunty, devil-may-care

Antonyms: boring

Example Sentence:

He is a dashing young pilot.

18. CRYPTIC (ADJECTIVE): (रहस्यपूर्ण):  enigmatic

Synonyms: mysterious, confusing

Antonyms: straightforward

Example Sentence:

He found his boss's utterances too cryptic.

19. ABRIDGE (VERB): (संक्षेप करना):  shorten

Synonyms: cut, curtail

Antonyms: lengthen

Example Sentence:

It was abridged from the original work.

20. MENACE (VERB): (खतरे में डालना):  threaten

Synonyms: jeopardize, imperil

Antonyms: friendly

Example Sentence

Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.