The Hindu Vocabulary (25 July)

The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams.

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1. FALLOW (ADJECTIVE): (परती, बिना जोती बोई भूमि): uncultivated 

Synonyms: unploughed, untilled 

Antonyms: cultivated 

Example Sentence: 

Incentives were provided to farmers to let land lie fallow. 

2. REVIEW (VERB): (पुनर्विचार करना):  reconsider 

Synonyms: re-examine, reassess 

Antonyms: stick by 

Example Sentence: 

All slides were then reviewed by one pathologist. 

3.CONTEMPLATIVE(ADJECTIVE): (विचारशील): thoughtful 

Synonyms: pensive, reflective 

Antonyms: active 

Example Sentence: 

She regarded me with a contemplative eye. 

4. ADVERSARY (NOUN): (प्रतिद्वंद्वी):  opponent 

Synonyms: rival, enemy 

Antonyms: ally 

Example Sentence: 

Ritra beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals. 

5. SUCCUMB (VERB): (दबना):  yield 

Synonyms: give in, give way 

Antonyms: resist 

Example Sentence: 

We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair. 

6. ONGOING (ADJECTIVE): (चल रही है):  in progress 

Synonyms: under way, going on 

Antonyms: finished 

Example Sentence: 

There is an ongoing debate on the issue. 

7. FLAIR (NOUN): (कौशल):  aptitude 

Synonyms: talent, gift 

Antonyms: inability 

Example Sentence: 

She had a flair for certain languages. 

8. DISCHARGE (VERB): (उतार देना):  unload 

Synonyms: offload, empty 

Antonyms: load 

Example Sentence: 

The ferry was discharging passengers. 

9.LIGHT-HEARTED(ADJECTIVE): (प्रसन्नचित): carefree 

Synonyms: cheerful, cheery 

Antonyms: miserable 

Example Sentence: 

We had an excited, light-hearted chatter. 

10. STREAM (NOUN): (श्रृंखला):  succession 

Synonyms: series, string 

Antonyms: trickle 

Example Sentence: 

A woman screamed a stream of abuse.

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