Analysis “The Hindu Vocabulary” For All Competitive Exams
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TRAVAIL (VERB): to work hard or with a great deal of effort:
Synonyms: struggle, labor
Antonyms: lethargy, laziness
Example Sentence:
Today I’m just very grateful that such things subsist and can be called upon in times of travail.
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PERTURB (VERB): to distress a person:
Synonyms: annoy, irritate
Antonyms: comfort, assist
Example Sentence:
I think it’s her sleeve that perturbs me mainly, sideways from the fact that the complete dress bores me fiercely.
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PARABLE (NOUN): a short tale that delivers a message:
Synonyms: fable, tale
Antonym: non-fiction, reality
Example Sentence:
Jesus Christ occasionally used the buff in parables.
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OSTRACIZE (VERB): leave out someone:
Synonyms: banish, exile
Antonyms: accept, include
Example Sentence:
It was almost not possible for them to chew over escaping to a society that would only ostracise them and slam them as sinners.
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LANGUID (ADJECTIVE): very slow and relaxed:
Synonyms: lazy, leisurely
Antonyms: energetic, hurried
Example Sentence:
Even if I had not been capable to spot Gerald in the mass of gentlemen, his languid elegance on the ballroom floor exposed his identity.
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JIBE (VERB): to agree:
Synonyms: harmonize, conform
Antonym: differ, disagree
Example Sentence:
It’s not like you have to divide the office space with someone who’s views don’t jibe with yours, so what’s the end?
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HURTLE (VERB): move at a rapid pace in a wild manner:
Synonyms: plunge, charge
Antonyms: retreat, retire
Example Sentence:
It had crossed the 5000 mark just a modest while ago and was hurtling on all cylinders towards the 6000 mark.
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HANKERING (NOUN): strong desire:
Synonyms: yearning, craving
Antonyms: dislike, hatred
Example Sentence:
Coming from a lengthy line of plumbers, his lifelong hankering for an acting livelihood had somehow never seemed a sensible option..
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UNDULATE (VERB): move with a soft wavelike movement:
Synonyms: wobble, oscillate
Antonyms: steady, stable
Example sentence:
Most fish swim by imaginatively undulating or oscillating their body and propulsive caudal fin.
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TORRID (ADJECTIVE): extremely sweltering and dry:
Synonyms: blazing, arid
Antonyms: cool, damp
Example Sentence:
Delightfully textured, affective and skin-friendly, it is nippy in torrid Indian summers and keeps one hot in winter.