TODAY - HINDU - VOCABULARY.. 20.08.2020

1. TENACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़):  firm 

Synonyms: tight, strong 

Antonyms: loose 

Example Sentence: 

He had a tenacious grip on the rope so as to win. 

2. THREATEN (VERB): (धमकाना):  menace 

Synonyms: intimidate, browbeat 

Antonyms: assist 

Example Sentence: 

To threaten someone is something that should be avoided. 

3. OFFENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अपमानजनक):  insulting 

Synonyms: rude, derogatory 

Antonyms: complimentary 

Example Sentence: 

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us. 

4. CUMULATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (संचयी):  increasing 

Synonyms: accumulative, growing 

Antonyms: subtractive 

Example Sentence: 

The cumulative effect of two years of drought. 

5. PRESUMPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रकल्पित):  conjectural 

Synonyms: speculative, tentative 

Antonyms: definitive 

Example Sentence: 

His was a presumptive diagnosis. 

6. PRESUMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अभिमानी): brazen 

Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant 

Antonyms: timid 

Example Sentence: 

If I offer some advice, I hope I won't be considered presumptuous. 

7. VETERAN (NOUN): (अनुभवी):  old-hand 

Synonyms: old-timer, old stager 

Antonyms: novice 

Example Sentence: 

He is a veteran sitar player. 

8. STOKE (VERB): (ईधन झोंकना):  fuel 

Synonyms: mend, add fuel to 

Antonyms: dimnish 

Example Sentence: 

He stoked up the barbecue. 

9. INTROSPECTION (NOUN): (आत्मनिरीक्षण):  brooding 

Synonyms: self-analysis, soul-searching 

Antonyms: extrospection 

Example Sentence: 

Quiet introspection can be very valuable. 

10. ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना):  build 

Synonyms: construct, put up 

Antonyms: demolish 

Example Sentence: 

The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century. 

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