TODAY - HINDU - VOCABULARY 17.10.2021

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. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (भोला): Impressionable

Synonyms: Credulous, Gullible

Antonyms: Sceptical

Example Sentence:

They only do it to tease him as he's too susceptible.

3. EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE): (हद से ज़्यादा): Extortionate

Synonyms: Excessive, Sky-high

Antonyms: Reasonable

Example Sentence:

Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls.

4. BELITTLE (VERB): (छोटा करना): Disparage

Synonyms: Denigrate, Run down

Antonyms: Praise

Example Sentence:

She belittled my riding and driving skills.

5. UNEARTH (VERB): (पता लगाना): Excavate

Synonyms: Exhume, Disinter

Antonyms: Bury

Example Sentence:

Workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell.

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. CONTEMPT (NOUN): (निंदा): Scorn

Synonyms: Disregard, Disrespect

Antonyms: Respect

Example Sentence:

She treated evryone with much contempt.

8. INSTITUTE (VERB): (आरंभ करना): Install

Synonyms: Instate, Induct

Antonyms: Dismiss

Example Sentence:

His sons were instituted to the priesthood.

9. MISLEAD (VERB): (बहकाना): Deceive

Synonyms: Delude, Lie to

Antonyms: Be honest

Example Sentence:

The government misled the public about the road's environmental impact.

10. RELEGATE (VERB): (कम करना): Downgrade

Synonyms: Lower, Put down

Antonyms: Upgrade

Example Sentence:

They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.

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