Analysis “The Hindu Vocabulary” For All Competitive Exams

DECOY (NOUN): Trap

Synonyms: attraction, inducement
Antonyms: honesty, frankness
Example Sentence:
We caught a rat, using a decoy to trick it into the cage.

DEBONAIR (ADJECTIVE): Charming

Synonyms: affable, elegant
Antonyms: awkward, inelegant
Example Sentence:
Suneet has a debonair personality.

PESTILENT (ADJECTIVE): Baneful:

Synonyms: contagious, deleterious
Antonyms: harmless, innocuous
Example Sentence:
To many, homeless beggars are nothing more than pestilent irritants.

PERPETRATE (VERB): Be responsible for

Synonyms: carry out, commit
Antonyms: halt, stop
Example Sentence:
Who would perpetrate for this crime?

RAKISH (ADJECTIVE): Charming and immoral:

Synonyms: dashing, jaunty
Antonyms: moral, upright
Example Sentence:
She gave Maddy a rakish smile.

ENGROSS (VERB): Bewitch

Synonyms: captivate, enrapture
Antonyms: disenchant, disgust
Example Sentence:
I was totally engrossed by her beauty.

MIDDLING (ADJECTIVE): Adequate:

Synonyms: mediocre, passable
Antonyms: extreme, exceptional
Example Sentence:
The patient needs middling amount of water every half an hour.

MOUTHY (ADJECTIVE): Talkative:

Synonyms: chatty, gabby
Antonyms: reticent, silent
Example Sentence:
Mohak is an extremely mouthy boy.

 

CANTANKEROUS (ADJECTIVE): Illtempered:

Synonyms: quarrelsome, critical
Antonyms: pleasant, peaceful
Example Sentence:
You are a cantankerous man.

DANK (ADJECTIVE): Moist:

 

Synonyms: clammy, muggy
Antonyms: parched, dry
Example Sentence:
The middle section of the house is fully dank.