The Hindu Vocabulary
03.04.2023
1. FALLOW (ADJECTIVE): (परती, बिना जोती बोई à¤ूमि): 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:
Rita 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.