Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 29-07-19

1) Sexism (Noun) — भेदभाव, पूर्वाग्रह

Meaning: prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.

Synonyms: chauvinism, discrimination, prejudice

Antonyms: fairness, tolerance

Usage: “sexism in language is an offensive reminder of the way the culture sees women”

 

2) Dissent (Noun) — असहमति

Meaning: the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.

Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of opinion

Antonyms:  agreement, acceptance

Usage: “there was no dissent from this view”

 

3) Digress (Verb) —  मुख्य विषय स दूर हो जाना

Meaning: leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

Synonyms: deviate, go off at a tangent, diverge

Antonyms:  keep/stick to the point

Usage: “I have digressed a little from my original plan”

 

4) Blot (Noun) – दोष या धब्बा

Meaning: a shameful act or quality that damages an otherwise good character or reputation.

Synonyms: blemish, taint, flaw, fault, defect

Antonyms: advantage, benefit, blank, blessing

Usage: “the only blot on an otherwise clean campaign”

 

5) Misogynist (Noun) — नारी द्वेषी

Meaning: a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women.

Synonyms: woman-hater, anti-feminist, male chauvinist

Antonyms: feminist, activist, campaigner

Usage: “a bachelor and renowned misogynist”

 

6) Thwart (Verb) —  विरोध करना

Meaning: oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully.

Synonyms: foil, frustrate, balk, stand in the way of

Antonyms: assist, facilitate

Usage: “the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties”

 

7) Realm (Noun) — क्षेत्र

Meaning: a field or domain of activity or interest.

Synonyms: domain, sphere, area, field, department

Antonyms: recreation, retreat, unemployment

Usage: “the realm of applied chemistry”

 

8) Purview (Noun) — अनुभव या विचार की सीमा

Meaning: range of experience or thought.

Synonyms: reach, scope, extent, field

Antonyms: blindness, ignorance, misconception

Usage:”social taboos meant that little information was likely to come within the purview of women generally”

 

9) Cue (Noun) —  संकेत

Meaning: a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance.

Synonyms:  signal, sign, indication, prompt, reminder, prompting

Antonyms: ignorance

Usage: “she had not yet been given her cue to come out on to the dais”

 

10) Thrive (Verb) —  फलना- फूलना

Meaning: prosper; flourish.

Synonyms: flourish, prosper, grow vigorously

Antonyms: decline, wither, fail, stagnate

Usage: “education groups thrive on organization”



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