Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams 2017

Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams

Tepid

• Meaning in Hindi -  उत्साहहीन,  गुनगुना,  कुनकुना,  कुछ कुछ गर्म,  बेमन से दिया गया
• Meaning in English - (of liquid) not very warm
• Meaningful Sentence - We have had such torrid weather that the water in the lake is tepid.
• Synonyms - dull, mild, semi-hot, lifeless
• Antonyms - enthusiastic, keen, cold, hot

Surfeit

• Meaning in Hindi - अजीर्ण,  अति,  आधिक्य,  ऊब,  तृप्ति,  अतिरेक
• Meaning in English - an amount that is too large, or is more than is needed:
• Meaningful Sentence -The country has a surfeit of cheap labour.
• Synonyms - glut, bellyful, overflow, overkill, satiety
• Antonyms - lack, need, want, base, core, main

Stipulate

• Meaning in Hindi - प्रतिज्ञा करना,  शर्त लगाना,  होड़ करना,  नियम करना,  बंधेज करना,  अपेक्षा करना
• Meaning in English - to say exactly how something must be or must be done:
• Meaningful Sentence - She agreed to buy the car, but stipulated racing tyres and a turbo-powered engine.
• Synonyms - name, make, impose, detail, slot, settle, pledge
• Antonyms - break, break off, calculate, confuse, decline, disagree, discourage

Lax

• Meaning in Hindi -  बेपरवाह,  शिथिल,  श्लथ,  धर्म भ्रष्ट,  भ्रष्टाचरित,  उदास
• Meaning in English - without much care, attention, or control:
• Meaningful Sentence - The subcommittee contends that the authorities were lax in investigating most of the cases.
• Synonyms - careless, indifferent, lenient, negligent, sloppy, soft, vague
• Antonyms - attentive, careful, caring, concerned, hard, mindful, severe, rigid

Flay

• Meaning in Hindi -  लूटना,  तीक्ष्ण आलोचना करना,  कोड़े मारना,  चमड़ा उतारना,  खाल उतारना,  कटु आलोचना करना
• Meaning in English - to whip a person or animal so hard that some of their skin comes off:
• Meaningful Sentence - The leader of the opposing party rose to his feet, and began to flay the government for its arrant neglect of the reforestation programme.
• Synonyms - excoriate, peel, scalp, skin
• Antonyms - cover, praise

Sodden

• Meaning in Hindi - मदहोश,  शराबी,  सराबोर,  पूरी तरह भीगा हुआ,  पूरी तरह से भीगा हुआ
• Meaning in English - (of something that can absorb water) extremely wet:
• Meaningful Sentence - The football field was absolutely sodden.
• Synonyms - soaked, soggy, drenched, steeped, water-logged, wet
• Antonyms - arid, dry

Profuse

• Meaning in Hindi -  अपव्यय,  उदारता,  प्रचुर,  प्राचुर्य,  लुटाऊ,  विपुल,  अति
• Meaning in English - produced or given in large amounts:
• Meaningful Sentence - She was admitted to St Mary's Hospital with profuse bleeding.
• Synonyms - abounding, alive with, ample, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful
• Antonyms - lacking, sparse, wanting

Fraudulent

• Meaning in Hindi -  अधर्मी,  कपटपूर्ण,  कपटी,  चालबाज,  छलपूर्ण,  छली
• Meaning in English - dishonest and illegal:
• Meaningful Sentence - A worrying trend for insurers has been a rise in fraudulent claims.
• Synonyms - mock, phony, sham, fake, forged, crafty
• Antonyms - open, real, valid, true, frank, moral

Elegy

• Meaning in Hindi -  मरसिया,  शोक-गीत,  शोकगीत,  सांपा,  शोक सूचक गीत,  करुण गीत
• Meaning in English - a sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past:
• Meaningful Sentence - Gray's "Elegy in a Country Churchyard" is a famous English poem.
• Synonyms - knell, lament, plaint, requiem, threnody, death song

Glib

• Meaning in Hindi -  चिकना,  धाराप्रवाह,  बकवादी,  सुवक्ता,  सतही,  फिसलता हुआ
• Meaning in English - speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty:
• Meaningful Sentence - He's a glib, self-centred man.
• Synonyms - artful, articulate, loquent, facile, loquacious, talkative, easy
• Antonyms - quiet, silent, inarticulate, stuttering, tongue-tied, uncommunicative