The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams

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1. UNFORTUNATE (ADJECTIVE): (खेदजनक): unlucky
   Synonyms: hapless, down on one’s luck
   Antonyms: fortunate
   Example Sentence:
   There had been an unfortunate accident that took place recently.
2. SENTIMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (भावुक): nostalgic
   Synonyms: tender, emotional
   Antonyms: dispassionate
   Example Sentence:
   She felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her.
3. CATASTROPHE (NOUN): (आपदा): disaster
   Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm
   Antonyms: salvation
   Example Sentence:
   The world is facing an environmental catastrophe.
4. RELIABLE (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वसनीय): dependable
   Synonyms: good, well founded
   Antonyms: unreliable
   Example Sentence:
   There is no reliable source of information these days.
5. INITIALLY (ADVERB): (शुरू में): at first
   Synonyms: to begin with, to start with
   Antonyms: finally
   Example Sentence:
   Initially, he thought the new concept was nonsense.
6. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective
   Synonyms: successful, effectual
   Antonyms: inefficacious
   Example Sentence:
   The treatment was quite efficacious.
7. DEMOLISH (VERB): (धूल में मिलाना): destroy
   Synonyms: ruin, wreck
   Antonyms: confirm
   Example Sentence:
   I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent.
8. CONTINUANCE (NOUN): (निरंतरता): continuation
   Synonyms: carrying on, prolongation
   Antonyms: discontinuance
   Example Sentence:
   His interests encouraged him to favour the continuance of war.
9. IMPAIR (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): damage
   Synonyms: harm, diminish
   Antonyms: improve
   Example Sentence:
   A noisy job could impair my hearing.
10. VARIATION (NOUN): (विविधता): difference
    Synonyms: dissimilarity, disparity
    Antonyms: similarity
    Example Sentence:
    There are regional variations in house prices.