The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams (28 February, 2020)

 The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams (28 February, 2020)

1. FACTIOUS (ADJECTIVE)(कलहप्रिय): causing conflicts 
Synonyms: warring, divisive 
Antonyms: agreeing, congruent 
Example Sentence: 
The factitious boss turned the  
employees against one other. 

2. FORAY (NOUN): (आक्रमण करना): an attack 
Synonyms: pursuit, assault 
Antonyms: regroup, retreat 
Example sentence: 
The troops made a surprise foray and broke the backbone of the enemy. 

3. ENDEAR (VERB): (प्रिय बनाना): attract attention 
Synonyms: captivate, charm 
Antonyms: disconnect, repulse 
Example Sentence: 
If you want to endear my son, bring him chocolates. 

4. FIGURATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (रूपवत): indirect 
Synonyms: metaphorical, allegorical 
Antonyms: literal, straight forward 
Example Sentence: 
The kids could not understand the figurative speech by the orator.

5. ENAMOUR (VERB): (आनंदित करना): delighted by 
Synonyms: enchant, fascinate 
Antonyms: hate, dislike 
Example Sentence: 
My brother is so enamored with cricket that he doesn’t miss a single match. 

6. REPLEVIN (NOUN): (प्रत्याप्ति): case  
brought to court 
Synonyms: accusation, dispute
Antonyms: exculpation, relaxation 
Example Sentence: 
Another action is replevin which is used to recover specific goods.

7. TRITE (ADJECTIVE): (घिसा-पीटा): silly 
Synonyms: banal, dull 
Antonyms: desirable, impressive 
Example Sentence: 
It is a trite remark that diamonds can be polished only by diamond dust.

8. PINNACLE (NOUN): (शिखर): top 
Synonyms: apex, peak 
Antonyms: bottom, base 
Example Sentence: 
They look down on him as from the pinnacle of the sublimest elevation. 

9. OBDURATE (ADJECTIVE)(जिद्दी): stubborn 
Synonyms: adamant, dogged 
Antonyms: submissive, gentle 
Example Sentence: 
It happened because of massive and obdurate resistance to reasonable change. 

10. QUALMISH (ADJECTIVE): (कष्टमय): unwell 
Synonyms: uneasy, sickly 
Antonyms: content, healthy 
Example Sentence: 
He felt extremely dizzy and qualmish