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No. Word Meaning Antonyms Hindi Example

The two countries

Showing or feeling
Amiable, Friendly, have had a hostile
1 Hostile (Adj.) opposition or dislike; शत्रुतापूर्ण
Sympathetic relationship for
unfriendly
years.

Capable of bending This plastic material

2 Flexible (Adj.) easily without Rigid, Stiff, Defiant लचीला is highly flexible and
breaking unbreakable.

Capable of becoming The land near the

3 Fertile (Adj.) pregnant or of Barren, Desolate उपजाऊ river is very fertile
producing many ideas for farming.

The kids were

allowed to swim in
4 Shallow (Adj.) Of little depth Deep उथला
the shallow part of
the pool.

She accepted the

To consent to receive
5 Accept (V.) Reject, Deny स्वीकार job offer without
(a thing offered)
hesitation.

Wearing a seatbelt
Compulsory Required by law or
6 Optional, Voluntary अनिवार्ण is compulsory while
(Adj.) rule; obligatory
driving.

The journalist
Publicly declare to be Praise, Compliment,
7 Denounce (V.) आरोप लगािा denounced the
wrong or evil Defend, Appreciate
corrupt politicians.

Culpable or
He felt guilty after
8 Guilty (Adj.) responsible for a Innocent दोषी
lying to his friend.
specified wrongdoing

Superfluous, Water is
Indispensable
9 Absolutely necessary Inessential, अनिवार्ण indispensable for all
(Adj.)
Unimportant living beings.

Born in a specified
Native She is a native of
10 place; indigenous; Alien, Foreign, Exotic स्थािीर्
(Adj./N.) this small town.
belonging to birth

Relating to or
affecting the human
Spiritual Physical, Material, Meditation helps in
11 spirit or soul as आध्यात्मिक
(Adj.) Bodily spiritual growth.
opposed to material
or physical things

The villain in the

Good, Righteous,
12 Wicked (Adj.) Evil or morally wrong दु ष्ट story was truly
Moral, Virtuous
wicked.

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The condition of being The bird was set

13 Captivity (N.) imprisoned or Liberty, Freedom कैद free after years of
confined captivity.

Easy to perceive,
understand, or His instructions
Nebulous, Opaque,
14 Clear (Adj./V.) interpret; as a verb, to स्पष्ट were clear and easy
Murky, Dim
remove an obstacle or to follow.
hindrance

Absolve; free from The court

Exonerate Convict, Sentence,
15 blame; declare दोषमुक्त करिा exonerated him of
(V.) Engage, Accuse
someone innocent all charges.

His florid face

Having a red or
16 Florid (Adj.) Plain, Pale गहरे रं ग का showed his
flushed complexion
embarrassment.

His mistake was not

Intentional Done on purpose; Accidental,
17 जािबूझकर intentional, it was an
(Adj.) deliberate Unplanned
accident.

Deep respect for The students

Reverence Contempt, Scorn,
18 someone or श्रद्धा showed reverence
(N.) Despise, Disrespectful
something to their teacher.

Having or showing a
Trustworthy,
Suspicious cautious distrust of The police found his
19 Definitive, Certain, संदेहपूर्ण
(Adj.) someone or behavior suspicious.
Credible
something

Delaying or delayed The student was

20 Tardy (Adj.) beyond the expected Prompt, Quick, Early दे र से punished for being
time; late tardy to class.

The car accelerated

Accelerate To begin to move
21 Delay, Impede तेज़ करिा as it entered the
(V.) more quickly
highway.

She affirmed her

State as a fact; assert
22 Affirm (V.) Refuse, Disagree पुनष्ट करिा commitment to the
strongly and publicly
project.

A noisy argument or A heated altercation

Altercation Compromise,
23 disagreement, झगडा broke out between
(N.) Agreement
especially in public the two teams.

He was appointed
Assign a job or role to
24 Appoint (V.) Dismiss निर्ुक्त करिा as the new director
someone
of the company.

Come near or nearer The cat cautiously

Avoid, Withdraw,
25 Approach (V.) to something in समीप आिा approached the
Retreat
distance dog.

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Made by human
The flowers were
Artificial beings rather than
26 Natural, Genuine कृनत्रम artificial, but they
(Adj.) occurring naturally;
looked real.
insincere or affected

The lecture was so

Lacking interest or
27 Dull (Adj.) Keen, Exciting, Bright सुस्त dull that half the
excitement
students fell asleep.

The conflict quickly

Reduce, Plunge,
28 Escalate (V.) Increase rapidly बढािा escalated into a full-
Diminish
blown war.

His fanatical
Filled with excessive
Fanatical Liberal, Moderate, devotion to the
29 and single-minded कट्टर
(Adj.) Tolerant cause worried his
zeal
friends.

The comedian’s
Hilarious Sad, Humorless,
30 Extremely amusing हास्यप्रद jokes were
(Adj.) Serious, Tragic
absolutely hilarious.

Assuming power or Her imperious

Imperious authority without Meek, Submissive, manner made her
31 दं भी, अहं कारी
(Adj.) justification; arrogant Modest unpopular among
and domineering colleagues.

His incompetence in
Lack of ability to do
Incompetenc managing the
32 something Adept, Proficient अर्ोग्यता
e (N.) project led to its
successfully
failure.

His inertia
A tendency to do
Vigour, Energy, prevented him from
33 Inertia (N.) nothing or to remain नित्मिर्ता
Activity making necessary
unchanged
changes.

Open to new behavior

He has a very liberal
or opinions and willing Intolerant, Stingy,
34 Liberal (Adj.) उदार approach to
to discard traditional Conservative
education.
values

She often visits her

Frequently; many
35 Often (Adv.) Seldom, Rarely अक्सर grandparents on
times
weekends.

Done or shown His overt hostility

36 Overt (Adj.) openly; plainly Hidden, Concealed प्रत्यक्ष towards his rival
apparent was evident.

She is a prominent
Prominent Obscure, Unknown,
37 Important; famous प्रमुख scientist in the field
(Adj.) Inconspicuous
of physics.

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Oppressively The relentless sun

Relentless Yielding, Intermittent,
38 constant; incessant; निष्ठु र, निदण र्ी made the desert
(Adj.) Merciful
cruel unbearable.

Of such excellence,
The view from the
grandeur, or beauty
39 Sublime (Adj.) Ludicrous, Inferior उत्कृष्ट mountaintop was
as to inspire great
absolutely sublime.
admiration or awe

The government
Incite, Reveal,
40 Suppress (V.) Forcibly put an end to दबािा tried to suppress the
Release, Stimulate
protests.

Existing in or as part The family follows

Traditional
41 of a tradition; long- Unusual, Modern पारं पररक many traditional
(Adj.)
established customs.

Take (a position of The king’s brother

Restore, Surrender,
42 Usurp (V.) power or importance) हडपिा tried to usurp the
Release
illegally or by force throne.

Leave hurriedly and The thief absconded

43 Abscond (V.) secretly; fail to appear Remain, Appear फरार होिा with the stolen
in court jewelry.

Existing in thought or His explanation was

Abstract as an idea but not अमूतण नवचार, too abstract for the
44 Concrete
(Adj.) having a physical or भावािक children to
concrete existence understand.

The library is easily

Accessible (Of a place) able to be
45 Restricted, Lacking सुपहं च र्ोग्य accessible to
(Adj.) reached or entered
students.

Sharp and forthright Her acerbic tone

(especially of a made the
46 Acerbic (Adj.) Bland, Sweet, Polite तीखा, कठोर
comment or style of conversation
speaking) uncomfortable.

The animosity
Animosity Benevolence, Love, between the two
47 Strong hostility शत्रुता
(N.) Comity players was evident
on the field.

The ascent to the

A climb or walk to the
peak was
48 Ascent (N.) summit of a mountain Descent चढाव
exhausting but
or hill
rewarding.

He studied hard to
More excellent or
Better better his
49 effective in quality; to Worse, Inferior बेहतर
(Adj./V.) performance in the
improve or surpass
exams.

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The priest blessed

To invoke divine care
50 Bless (V.) Curse आशीवाण द दे िा the newly married
for
couple.

Showing an ability to She made a bold

51 Bold (Adj.) take risks; confident Timid साहसी decision to start her
and courageous own business.

Giving out or The bright sunlight

52 Bright (Adj.) reflecting a lot of light; Bleak, Dusky, Dull चमकदार made it difficult to
shining open my eyes.

The city streets

Cacophony A harsh, discordant were filled with a
53 Harmony, Symphony ककणश ध्वनि
(N.) mixture of sounds cacophony of horns
and voices.

Take into one's The soldiers

54 Capture (V.) possession or control Release, Liberate कब्जा करिा managed to capture
by force the enemy base.

He gave up his
Relating to physical,
carnal desires to
55 Carnal (Adj.) especially sexual, Spiritual शारीररक
follow a spiritual
needs and activities
path.

His speech was

Logical and consistent
Coherent clear and coherent,
56 (of an argument, Disorganized, Illogical तानकणक
(Adj.) making it easy to
theory, or policy)
understand.

His combative
Combative Ready or eager to
57 Peaceful, Agreeable लडाकू attitude made
(Adj.) fight or argue
negotiations difficult.

The committee
Be of the same
58 Concur (V.) Disagree सहमत होिा members concurred
opinion; agree
on the final decision.

Students are
Comply with rules, Differ, Deviation, expected to conform
59 Conform (V.) एक सा करिा
standards, or laws Disobey to the school's dress
code.

She found
Contentment A state of happiness Sadness, Discomfort,
60 संतोष contentment in a
(N.) and satisfaction Agitation
simple life.

The new policy was

Giving rise or likely to Undisputed,
Controversial highly controversial
61 give rise to Indisputable, नववादास्पद
(Adj.) and sparked
disagreement Agreement
debates.

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The showing of He showed great

politeness in one's courtesy by holding
62 Courtesy (N.) Rudeness, Crudeness नशष्टाचार
attitude and behavior the door open for
towards others her.

Expressing adverse
The critic wrote a
or disapproving Complimentary,
63 Critical (Adj.) आलोचिािक highly critical review
comments or Unimportant, Safe
of the movie.
judgments

Polite, Tactful, His curt reply

64 Curt (Adj.) Rudely brief संनक्षप्त, रूखा
Expansive offended the guests.

The lawyer
To put off (an action
Surrender, Abandon, defended his client
65 Defend (V.) or event) to a later बचाव करिा
Attack passionately in
time; postpone
court.

The discordant
Discordant Disagreeing or Agreeable, Melodious,
66 असंगत, बैरूप notes in the song
(Adj.) incongruous Harmonious
ruined the melody.

The festival
The state of being celebrated the
67 Diversity (N.) Uniformity नवनवधता
diverse; variety cultural diversity of
the country.

The home team

Have a commanding
dominated the
68 Dominate (V.) influence on; exercise Submit, Surrender प्रभुत्व जमािा
match from the
control over
beginning.

Abnormally thin or
After weeks without
Emaciated weak, especially
69 Fat, Healthy, Hefty नििः बल proper nutrition, he
(Adj.) because of illness or
looked emaciated.
a lack of food

A state in which
Yoga helps maintain
Equilibrium opposing forces or
70 Imbalance संतुलि emotional and
(N.) influences are
physical equilibrium.
balanced

The company
Become or make
decided to expand
71 Expand (V.) larger or more Contract, Shrink नवस्तार करिा
its operations to
extensive
Europe.

Erase or remove
The judge agreed to
completely
72 Expunge (V.) Insert, Add नमटािा expunge his criminal
(something unwanted
record.
or unpleasant)

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The state of being

Her fame
known or recognized Disgrace, Dishonour,
73 Fame (N.) प्रनसत्मद्ध skyrocketed after
by many people; Shame
the movie release.
celebrity or renown

Producing or capable
of producing an The fecund land
74 Fecund (Adj.) abundance of Barren, Sterile, Sparse उपजाऊ yielded a record
offspring or new harvest this year.
growth; fertile

Omit or decline to
She decided to
take (something
75 Forgo (V.) Conquer, Accept त्यागिा forgo dessert to
pleasant or valuable);
maintain her diet.
go without

The shop owner

76 Friendly (Adj.) Kind and pleasant Hostile, Enmity नमलिसार was very friendly to
his customers.

He was glad to hear

77 Glad (Adj.) Pleased; delighted Gloomy, Sad प्रसन्न about his friend's
success.

The hostess was

Gracious Courteous, kind, and gracious and
78 Miserable, Rude शालीिता
(Adj.) pleasant welcoming to all
guests.

The grotesque
Comically or
Grotesque Attractive, Natural, sculpture startled
79 repulsively ugly or नवनचत्र
(Adj.) Plain visitors at the
distorted
museum.

His ignorance about

Lack of knowledge or
80 Ignorance (N.) Knowledge अज्ञाि the law got him into
information
trouble.

The hotel room was

Immaculate Perfectly clean, neat,
81 Filthy, Messy, Foul बेदाग immaculate and
(Adj.) or tidy
well-maintained.

Drive, force, or urge His sense of duty

82 Impel (V.) (someone) to do Repress, Inert प्रेररत करिा impelled him to take
something action.

To say that someone He imputed his

is responsible for failure to bad luck
83 Impute (V.) Defend आरोप लगािा
something that has rather than lack of
happened effort.

(Of spoken or written His speech was

Incoherent Intelligible, Rational,
84 language) expressed असंगत incoherent due to
(Adj.) Lucid
in an nervousness.

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incomprehensible or
confusing way;
unclear

The patient
Lacking the ability or
85 Inert (Adj.) Active, Lively नित्मिर् remained inert after
strength to move
the accident.

Incapable of making No one is infallible;

Infallible Imperfect, Faulty,
86 mistakes or being अचूक everyone makes
(Adj.) Unreliable
wrong mistakes.

Hinder, restrain, or His fear of public

Allow, Approve,
87 Inhibit (V.) prevent (an action or रोकिा speaking inhibited
Promote
process) his career growth.

The competition
Of extreme force, was intense, with
88 Intense (Adj.) Faint, Moderate, Low तीव्र
degree, or strength every team giving
their best.

(Of punishment or a
The teacher was
person in authority)
89 Lenient (Adj.) Strict उदार lenient with late
permissive, merciful,
assignments.
or tolerant

Stay in a place longer

She lingered in the
than necessary
90 Linger (V.) Quicken, Leave, Forge दे र तक ठहरिा café, enjoying the
because of a
atmosphere.
reluctance to leave

The party had a

Full of life and energy; Sluggish, Gloomy, lively atmosphere
91 Lively (Adj.) जीवंत
active and outgoing Sombre with music and
dance.

The security guard

To stand or wait
told the teenagers
92 Loiter (V.) around without Hurry, Rush नहलगिा
not to loiter near the
purpose
mall.

Easily influenced; Gold is a malleable

Malleable pliable; able to be metal that can be
93 Intractable, Stiff, Hard लचीला
(Adj.) hammered or pressed shaped into fine
without breaking jewelry.

The lake's water

Dark and gloomy;
was so murky that
94 Murky (Adj.) vague or unclear; Bright धुंधला
we couldn’t see the
obscure; cloudy
bottom.

Niggardly
95 Not generous; stingy Lavishly, Generous कंजूस He was so niggardly
(Adj.) that he hesitated to

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donate even a small

amount.

An unhealthy diet
Grossly fat or can lead to an
96 Obese (Adj.) Thin, Slim, Skinny मोटा
overweight obese body and
related diseases.

Render obscure, The lawyer tried to

Obfuscate
97 unclear, or Clarify उलझािा obfuscate the facts
(V.)
unintelligible to confuse the jury.

The officious
Assertive of authority हक्म चलािे security guard kept
Officious in a domineering way,
98 Timid, Indifferent वाला, interfering in
(Adj.) especially with regard
अफसरशाही everyone’s
to trivial matters
business.

She is an outgoing
Outgoing Friendly and socially Introverted, Incoming, नमलिसार, person who enjoys
99
(Adj.) confident; going away Withdrawn जािेवाला meeting new
people.

He sat by the river,

Engaged in, involving,
looking pensive as
100 Pensive (Adj.) or reflecting deep or Ignorant नचंनतत
he reflected on his
serious thought
past.

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