The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  10th July 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  10th July 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Hapless (adj.)

Meaning: (especially of a person) unfortunate. (बदकिस्मत)

Synonyms: unfortunate, unlucky, luckless

Antonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky

Sentence: Many children are hapless victims of this war.

2. Erelong (adv.)

Meaning: before long; soon. (कुछ ही समय बाद)

Synonyms: before long, presently, shortly

Antonyms: after, afterward, later

Sentence: Lawrence, Jr. was a founding member of the American Rocket Society in the 1930s and erelong was named President in 1946.

3. Aberration (noun)

Meaning: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome. (विपथन)

Synonyms: anomaly, deviation, divergence

Antonyms: ordinary, usual

Sentence: In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him

4. Forsooth (adv.)

Meaning: indeed (often used ironically or to express surprise or indignation). (वास्तव में)

Synonyms: actually, frankly, honestly

Sentence: Forsooth, there is no one I trust more.

5. Parlance (noun)

Meaning: a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest. (बोल-चाल)

Synonyms: jargon, language, phraseology

Sentence: In military parlance, this is known as a fast retreat.

6. Inducement (noun)

Meaning: a thing that persuades or influences someone to do something. (प्रलोभन)

Synonyms: incentive, attraction, encouragement

Sentence: The higher payments were offered as an inducement.

7. Incommodious (adj.)

Meaning: causing inconvenience or discomfort. (असुविधाजनक)

Synonyms: limited, restricted

Antonyms: commodious, capacious

Sentence: The harbour is unsafe and incommodious.

8. Perfervid (adj.)

Meaning: intense and impassioned. (उत्साही)

Synonyms: ardent, emotional, fervent

Antonyms: dispassionate, emotionless, impassive

Sentence: I feel the people of the city are perfervid.

9. Infatuated (adj.)

Meaning: possessed with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone. (मुग्ध)

Synonyms: besotted, obsessed

Antonyms: allergic, averse, disinclined

Sentence: She was infatuated with her boss.

10. Vaguely (adv.)

Meaning: in a way that is uncertain, indefinite, or unclear; roughly. (अनिश्च्त रूप से)

Synonyms: roughly, more or less, approximately

Antonyms: considerably, extensively, significantly

Sentence: He vaguely remembered talking to her once.

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