The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  10th August 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  10th August 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Levitation (noun)

Meaning: a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position (उत्थान)

Synonyms: elevation, ascension, uplifting

Antonyms: drop, descent, dip

Sentence: After 10 years at the company, he was rewarded with a levitation to vice president.

2. Scurry (verb)

Meaning: (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps. (भागना)

Synonyms: scamper, scuttle, bustle

Antonyms: crawl, creep

Sentence: Everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria.

3. Oversight (noun)

Meaning: an unintentional failure to notice or do something. (चूक)

Synonyms: mistake, error, blunder

Antonyms: accuracy, precision

Sentence: Claiming “three billion” instead of “three million” was just an oversight.

4. Cull (noun)

Meaning: something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others (अस्वीकार)

Synonyms: discard, reject, throwaway

Antonyms: accepted, validation

Sentence: The unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider.

5. Boorish (adj.)

Meaning: rough and bad-mannered; coarse. (अशिष्ट)

Synonyms: loutish, uncouth, rude

Antonyms: genteel, polite, civil

Sentence: I found him rather boorish and aggressive.

6. Duress (noun)

Meaning: threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment. (दबाव)

Synonyms: coercion, compulsion, enforcement

Antonyms: agreement, consent, approval

Sentence: He signed the confession under duress.

7. Renascence (noun)

Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant. (नवयुग)

Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence

Antonyms: death, extinction, expiration

Sentence: While both revival and renascence are based on the new choice made by ourselves.

8. Appanage (noun)

Meaning: something granted as a special favor (विशेषण)

Synonyms: privilege, boon, entitlement

Sentence: Use of the grounds was just one appanage he bestowed upon the caretakers of his estate.

9. Nosedive (noun)

Meaning: the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude (पतन)

Synonyms: drop, dip, decline

Antonyms: rise, climb, ascent

Sentence: Oil prices took a nosedive in the crisis.

10. Regale (verb)

Meaning: entertain or amuse (someone) with talk. (मनोरंजन करना)

Synonyms: entertain, amuse, delighted

Antonyms: bored, tired

Sentence: She regaled the guests with the best dishes she could offer.

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