HINDU - VOCABULARY 29.09.2020

1. VAUNT (VERB): (डींग हांकना):  boast

Synonyms: show off

Antonyms: criticized, unsung

Example Sentence:

They have utterly eclipsed their vaunted American rivals.

2. HEFT (VERB): (वज़न करना): lift

Synonyms: raise, raise up

Antonyms: put down

Example Sentence:

He lifted crates and hefted boxes.

3. FIAT (NOUN): (व्यवस्थापत्र):  edict

Synonyms: order, command

Antonyms: denial, disapproval

Example Sentence:

The reforms left most prices fixed by government fiat.

4. CONTEMPORARY (ADJECTIVE): (समकालीन): present

Synonyms: modern, present-day

Antonyms: old-fashioned, out of date

Example Sentence:

The event was recorded by a contemporary historian.

5. PROPONENT (NOUN): (समर्थक):  supporter

Synonyms: upholder, exponent

Antonyms: opponent

Example Sentence:

He is a strong proponent of the free market and liberal trade policies.

6. ELUDE (VERB): (बचना): evade

Synonyms: avoid, dodge

Antonyms: be caught by

Example Sentence:

He tried to elude the security men by sneaking through a back door.

7. OUTLAY (NOUN): (व्यय):  expenditure

Synonyms: expenses, spending

Antonyms: income

Example Sentence:

A modest outlay on local advertising was spent.

8. PINNACLE (NOUN): (शिखर):  peak

Synonyms: height, summit

Antonyms: nadir, trough

Example Sentence:

He had reached the pinnacle of his career.

9. DELINEATE (VERB): (चित्रित करना):  set out

Synonyms: describe, set forth

Antonyms: confuse, twist

Example Sentence:

The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent.

10. COERCIVE (ADJECTIVE): (बलपूर्वक):  persistent

Synonyms: insistent, pressing

Antonyms: powerless

Example Sentence:

The governor has a hereditary army for coercive purposes.

       

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