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The Hindu Vocabulary 15 August 2020

 🔰 Saturday, 15 August 2020 🔰


●The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams.


1. EVACUATE (VERB): (ख़ाली करना):  remove

Synonyms: clear, move out

Antonyms: hold

Example Sentence: Several families were evacuated from their home.


2. DEFER (VERB): (योग्यता स्वीकार करना):  yield

Synonyms: submit, give way

Antonyms: stand up to

Example Sentence:

He deferred to Teresa's superior knowledge.


3. CONUNDRUM (NOUN): (समस्या):  problem

Synonyms: difficult, quandary

Antonyms: solution

Example Sentence: One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts.


4.CONSUMMATE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तम): Perfect

Synonyms: exemplary, supreme

Antonyms: imperfect

Example Sentence: She dressed with consummate elegance.


5. HURL (VERB): (वेग से फेंकना):  throw

Synonyms: toss, fling

Antonyms: catch

Example Sentence:

Rioters hurled a brick through the windscreen.


6. MAVERICK (NOUN): (व्यक्तिवादी):  individualist

Synonyms: nonconformist, free spirit

Antonyms: conformist

Example Sentence:

He's the maverick of the senate.


7. APPOSITE (ADJECTIVE): (उचित):  inappropriate

Synonyms: pertinent, applicable

Antonyms: appropriate

Example Sentence: He stated an apposite quotation.


8. REBUT (VERB): (खंडन करना):  refute

Synonyms: deny, disprove

Antonyms: confirm

Example Sentence:

He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends.


9. CITE (NOUN): (उद्धरण देना):  quote

Synonyms: reproduce, mention

Antonyms: conceal

Example Sentence:

Authors who are highly regarded by their peers tend to be cited.


10. FLAK (NOUN): (आलोचना):  criticism

Synonyms: censure, disapproval

Antonyms: approval

Example Sentence:

You must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong.

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