The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  11th April 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  11th April 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Devising (verb)

Meaning: plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought. (तैयार)

Synonyms: conceive, think up, come up with

Antonyms: copying, duplicating

Sentence: The government is devising a plan to liberate prisoners held in detention camps.

2. Egalitarian (adj.)

Meaning: relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. (समानाधिकारवादी)

Synonyms: democratic, modest, unpretentious

Antonyms: aristocratic, elitist

Sentence: The party’s principles are basically egalitarian.

3. Asinine (adj.)

Meaning: extremely stupid or foolish. (बुद्धिहीन)

Synonyms: stupid, foolish, pointless

Antonyms: judicious, prudent, sagacious

Sentence: It was asinine to run into the street like that.

4. Obfuscate (verb)

Meaning: render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. (अस्पष्ट करना)

Synonyms: obscure, confuse, complicate

Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), simplify

Sentence: She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.

5. Unerring (adj.)

Meaning: always right or accurate. (अचूक)

Synonyms: unfailing, infallible, unswerving

Antonyms: fallible, flawed, imperfect

Sentence: He has an unerring talent for writing catchy melodies.

6. Understate (verb)

Meaning: describe or represent (something) as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. (परदा डालना)

Synonyms: play down, downplay, underplay

Antonyms: exaggerate, overdo, overdraw

Sentence: The press has understated the extent of the problem.

7. Sway (noun)

Meaning: the power to bring about a result on another (बोलबाला)

Synonyms: effect, impact, influence

Antonyms: impotence, impotency, powerlessness

Sentence: Under the sway of euphoria, she offered to take us all out to dinner in celebration of her new job.

8. Trove (noun)

Meaning: a store of valuable or delightful things. (भंडार)

Synonyms: assortment, treasure, assemble

Antonyms: ragbag, clutter

Sentence: The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.

9. Delirious (adj.)

Meaning: in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. (भ्रांतचित्त)

Synonyms: incoherent, raving, babbling

Antonyms: relaxed, calm, peaceful

Sentence: He’s so delirious he doesn’t know where he is.

10. Incorporeal (adj.)

Meaning: not composed of matter; having no material existence. (निराकार)

Synonyms: intangible, impalpable, nonmaterial

Antonyms: bodily, corporeal, material

Sentence: Plato demonstrated the incorporeal nature of the soul.

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