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The Hindu vocab


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1. Arbitrary (adjective): Unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority. (मनमाना, स्वेच्छाचारी)
Synonyms: Despotic, Tyrannical, Autocratic, Dictatorial, Authoritarian
Antonyms: Restrained, Restricted, Constitutional, Lawful, Democratic, Republican
Example: A nation with no tradition of democracy, only a long history of arbitrary rulers

2. Anomie (noun): A state of no moral or social principles in a person or in society. (नैतिक या सामाजिक सिद्धांतों की अनुपस्थिति)
Synonyms:  Delict, Lawlessness, Iniquity, Valuelessness, Immorality
Antonyms: Morality, Virtue, Righteousness, Integrity, Rectitude
Example: Carl claims that the children of gangsters are prone to anomie because they were never raised with a sense of right and wrong.

3. Embark (verb): Begin (a course of action). (आरंभ करना)
Synonyms: Begin, Start, Commence, Undertake
Antonyms: Finish End, Stop, Cease
Example: She embarked on a new career

4. Vile (adjective): Extremely unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable: (एकदम बेकार, घटिया)
Synonyms:  Abominable, Atrocious, Repugnant, Obnoxious, Odious
Antonyms: Decent, Noble, Good, Virtuous, Aesthetic
Example: He responded with the vilest language imaginable.

5. Exhilarating (adjective): Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling. (आनंददायक)
Synonyms:  Stimulating, Exciting, Thrilling, Enlivening
Antonyms:  Boring, Unexciting, Dreary, Dull, Tedious
Example: It was an exhilarating journey

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