The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exam || 03.08.21 ══ | QUIZ ADDA

The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exam || 03.08.21
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1. SUBDUED (ADJ)
╰────────────╯ (विषादपूर्ण): sombre
Synonyms: low-spirited, downcast
Antonyms: lively
Example Sentence:I felt strangely subdued as I drove home.

2. COMPETITIVE (ADJ)
╰───────────────╯ (वाजिब): reasonable
Synonyms: moderate, economical
Antonyms: exorbitant
Example Sentence:We offer prompt service at competitive rates.

3. CONCILIATION (NOUN)
╰────────────────╯ (शांति): appeasement
Synonyms: peacemaking, peacebuilding
Antonyms: provocation
Example Sentence:He held his hands up in a gesture of conciliation.

4. ALARMING (ADJ)
╰─────────────╯ (डरावना): worrying
Synonyms: disturbing, frightening
Antonyms: reassuring
Example Sentence:Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.

5. DEFIANCE (NOUN)
╰─────────────╯ (प्रतिरोध): resistance
Synonyms: opposition, confrontation
Antonyms: submission
Example Sentence:There was challenge and defiance in her gaze.

6. MISLAY (VERB)
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(गंवाना): lose
Synonyms: misplace, lose track of
Antonyms: find
Example Sentence:I seem to have mislaid my car keys.

7. WHIP (VERB)
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(भागना): dash
Synonyms: rush, race
Antonyms: dawdle
Example Sentence:He whipped round to face them.

8. STALL (VERB)
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(बाधा डालना): obstruct
Synonyms: impede, hinder
Antonyms: facilitate
Example Sentence:His career had stalled, hers taken off.

9. SHUN (VERB)
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(बचना): avoid
Synonyms: evade, eschew
Antonyms: accept
Example Sentence:He shunned fashionable society.

10. (DEFER (VERB)
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(झुक जाना): yield
Synonyms: submit, give way
Antonyms: stand up to, disobey
Example Sentence:He deferred to Tim's superior knowledge.