The Gds Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 09- 07-2022

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1. CATASTROPHE (NOUN): : disaster 

Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm 

Antonyms: salvation 

Example Sentence: 

An environmental catastrophe has hit the country. 

2. SLENDER (ADJECTIVE): : meagre 

Synonyms: limited, slight 

Antonyms: considerable 

Example Sentence: 

He helped people of slender means. 

3. DIGNIFIED (ADJECTIVE):  : stately 

Synonyms: noble, courtly 

Antonyms: undignified 

Example Sentence: 

She maintained a dignified silence. 

4. PROFOUNDLY (ADVERB): : extremely 

Synonyms: very, deeply 

Antonyms: superficially 

Example Sentence: 

He profoundly altered the whole course of my life. 

5. OPPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): : harsh 

Synonyms: cruel, brutal 

Antonyms: lenient 

Example Sentence: 

They survived an oppressive dictatorship. 

6. RETREAT (VERB): : go out 

Synonyms: ebb, recede 

Antonyms: come in 

Example Sentence: 

It becomes so hot that the lizards retreat into the shade. 


7. COUNTER (VERB): : parry

Synonyms: answer, contradict

Antonyms: support

Example Sentence:

The possibility of the enemy being able to counter with similar missiles was remote.

8. ERSTWHILE (ADJECTIVE): : former

Synonyms: old, past

Antonyms: present

Example Sentence:

The erstwhile president of the company died recently.

9. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): : continual

Synonyms: constant, continuous

Antonyms: intermittent

Example Sentence:

Everyone for him was an unrelenting opponent.

10. CONTENT (ADJECTIVE): : contented

Synonyms: satisfied, pleased

Antonyms: discontented

Example Sentence:

He seemed more content, less bitter.



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