The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams

1. STIMULUS (NOUN): (प्रोत्साहन):  spur

Synonyms: stimulant, encouragement

Antonyms: discouragement

Example Sentence:

The dog responded to the stimulus of the ringing bell.

2. VANDALIZE (VERB): (उपद्रव मचाना):  deface

Synonyms: demolish, wreck

Antonyms: build

Example Sentence:

Stations have been vandalized beyond recognition.

3. ISOLATION (NOUN): (अलगाव):

 separation

Synonyms: segregation, quarantine

Antonyms: contact

Example Sentence:

This was a vacation, not an isolation camp.

4. RELIANCE (NOUN): (भरोसा): 

dependence

Synonyms: dependency, credit

Antonyms: disbelief

Example Sentence:

The universal reliance on animal life stimulated the study of the animal kingdom.

5. POTENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (क्षमता):  possible

Synonyms: likely, prospective

Antonyms: unlikely

Example Sentence:

We are a part of a campaign to woo potential customers.

6. DISMISS (VERB): (विदा करना): 

let go

Synonyms: release, free

Antonyms: form

Example Sentence:

I dismissed the taxi at the end of the road.

7. COMMEND (VERB): (सराहना करना): praise

Synonyms: compliment, congratulate

Antonyms: criticise

Example Sentence:

He was commended by the judge for his courageous actions.

8. PRECISE (ADJECTIVE): (सटीक): exact

Synonyms: accurate, correct

Antonyms: imprecise

Example Sentence:

The trainer gave us precise directions.

9. FATALITY (NOUN): (मौत): 

death

Synonyms: casualty, mortality

Antonyms: birth

Example Sentence:

A sixth fatality involved a newly fledged juvenile.

10. BOUNTY (NOUN): (उदारता):

 generosity

Synonyms: magnanimity, munificence

Antonyms: meanness

Example Sentence:

For millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty.