The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  10th February 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  10th February 2023

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1. Etiquette (noun)

Meaning: the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group. (शिष्टाचार)

Synonyms: polite behaviour, good manners, manners

Sentence: The couple exhibited poor etiquette when they left the party without saying good-bye to the host and hostess.

2. Scorner (noun)

Meaning: a person who express contempt or disdain for someone or something. (उच्छृंखल)

Synonyms: decriers, denigrators, derider

Antonyms: comforters, soother, succorer

Sentence: I would not sit in the scorner’s seat, nor hurl the cynic’s ban

3. Stature (noun)

Meaning: the distance of something or someone from bottom to top. (ऊंचाई)

Synonyms: altitude, elevation, height

Sentence: He saw a man of great stature

4. Trouncing (verb)

Meaning: defeat heavily in a contest. (पूरी तरह से हार)

Synonyms: defeat utterly, beating, defeat

Antonyms: success, triumph, victory

Sentence: She trounced her rivals in the election.

5. Suffuses (verb)

Meaning: gradually spread through or over. (फैलाना)

Synonyms: permeate, spread over, spread throughout

Sentence: The living room suffused with warm sunlight.

6. Acclimatize (verb)

Meaning: to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation (अभ्यस्त बनाना)

Synonyms: acclimate, accommodate, adapt

Antonyms: misadjust

Sentence: Runners had to acclimatize to the humid tropical conditions

7. Imperceptibly (adv.)

Meaning: in a way that is so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived. (अगोचर रूप से)

Synonyms: crescively, gradually

Antonyms: abruptly, suddenly

Sentence: The disease develops gradually and imperceptibly.

8. Ternary (adj.)

Meaning: composed of three parts. (त्रिगुट)

Synonyms: triad, triplet, trio

Sentence: The code used to represent information with ternary number.

9. Pantomimed (verb)

Meaning: express or represent (something) by extravagant and exaggerated mime. (अभिव्यक्त करना)

Synonyms: gestured, signed, signalized

Sentence: The clown candidates pantomimed different emotions.

10. Collude (verb)

Meaning: cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others (सांठगांठ)

Synonyms: combine, conspire, collaborate

Antonyms: differ, disagree, split

Sentence: He accused his opponents of colluding with one another.

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