The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 10th December 2024

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  10th December 2024

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Aptness (noun)

Meaning: the quality of being appropriate or suitable. (उपयुक्तता)

Synonyms: suitability, appropriateness, appropriacy

Antonyms: improperness, impropriety, inappositeness

Sentence: Michael’s long legs gave him an aptness for being a good track athlete.

2. Predicament (noun)

Meaning: a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation. (कठिन परिस्थिति)

Synonyms: difficult situation, awkward situation, problematic situation

Sentence: If you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn’t be in this predicament.

3. Cede (verb)

Meaning: give up (power or territory). (त्यागना)

Synonyms: surrender, hand over, relinquish

Antonyms: keep, retain, withhold

Sentence: The General had promised to cede power by January.

4. Curtail (verb)

Meaning: reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. (घटाना)

Synonyms: reduce, decrease, lessen

Antonyms: increase, maximize, boost

Sentence: We must try to curtail our spending.

5. Provenance (noun)

Meaning: the place of origin or earliest known history of something. (उत्पत्ति)

Synonyms: origin, source, place of origin

Sentence: The provenance of the paintings is unknown.

6. Doldrums (noun)

Meaning: a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression. (निष्क्रिय)

Synonyms: inactive, quiet, dormancy

Antonyms: continuance, continuation

Sentence: Recent economic doldrums have damaged the rural west.

7. Revered (verb)

Meaning: feel deep respect or admiration for (something). (सम्मान)

Synonyms: respect, admire, esteem

Antonyms: blasphemed, desecrated, profaned

Sentence: Nelson Mandela is revered for his brave fight against apartheid.

8. Willy-nilly (adv.)

Meaning: without definite aim, direction, rule, or method (बिना सोचे समझे)

Synonyms: aimlessly, desultorily, randomly

Antonyms: methodically, systematically

Sentence: The government was dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.

9. Federate (verb)

Meaning: (with reference to a number of states or organizations) form or be formed into a single centralized unit, within which each state or organization keeps some internal autonomy. (एक संस्था में सम्मिलित करना)

Synonyms: confederate, combine, ally

Antonyms: segregate, separate, split

Sentence: in 1901 the six colonies federated to form the Commonwealth of Australia

10. Pittance (noun)

Meaning: a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage. (अल्प भाग)

Synonyms: very small amount, a tiny amount, an insufficient amount

Antonyms: big buck, treasure

Sentence: The internship offers only a pittance for a salary, but it is a great opportunity to gain experience.

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