English -Hindu Vocabulary for Competitive Exams 22.12.2018

THE HINDU VOCABULARY

undaunted (adjective) – unafraid, fearless.

blitzkrieg (noun) – rapid attack; onslaught, intense campaign.

conglomerate (noun) – corporation, group, consortium/merged companies.

hoarding (noun) – accumulation, stockpiling, amassing.

public interest litigation/petition (PIL) (noun) – legal action initiated in a court of law for the enforcement or protection of public interest.

steam (noun) – momentum, impetus, strength/energy.

cynical (adjective) – sceptical, doubtful, distrustful.

hue (noun) – character, aspect, appearance.

whodunnit (noun) – thriller; non-standard form of “who did it?”.

suspicion (noun) – speculation, doubt, misgiving (of other people).

concurrently (adverb) – simultaneously, at the same time.

rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.

gridlock (verb) – block, obstruct, deadlock.

impair (verb) – damage, reduce, weaken.

firestorm (noun) – a very intense fire; conflagration/inferno/flames.

transitory (adjective) – temporary, short-lived, short-term.

harness (verb) – put to use, utilize, make use of.

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English -Hindu Vocabulary for Competitive Exams 22.12.2018