The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  11th August 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  11th August 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Saliency (adj.)

Meaning: the quality of being noticeable or important. (महत्त्वपूर्ण)

Synonyms: remarkable, prominent, striking

Antonyms: subtle, unremarkable, obscure

Sentence: The saliency maps supported findings from other studies.

2. Treatise (noun)

Meaning: a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject. (निबंध)

Synonyms: monograph, article, tract

Sentence: The doctor wrote a treatise on alcoholism.

3. Ingenious (adj.)

Meaning: having the skill and imagination to create new things (रचनात्मक)

Synonyms: inventive, innovative, creative

Antonyms: unoriginal, imitative

Sentence: The idea sounds quite ingenious.

4. Maxim (noun)

Meaning: a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct. (कहावत)

Synonyms: saying, adage, aphorism

Sentence: A good maxim is never out of season.

5. Trample (verb)

Meaning: tread on and crush. (रौंद)

Synonyms: stomp, walk over, crush

Sentence: Don’t trample on the flowers!

6. Contour (noun)

Meaning: an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something.  (परिरेखा)

Synonyms: outline, shape, lines

Sentence: The contour of the Atlantic coast of America is very irregular.

7. Bravura (adj.)

Meaning: great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity. (कुशलता)

Synonyms: virtuoso, magnificent, outstanding

Antonyms: artless, amateur, amateurish

Sentence: The film is directed with technical bravura and visual splendor.

8. Bewitch (verb)

Meaning: enchant and delight (someone). (मोहित करना)

Synonyms: fascinate, enchant, entice

Antonyms: offend, annoy, displease

Sentence: They both were bewitched by the country and its culture.

9. Boomeranged (verb)

Meaning: (of a plan or action) return to the originator, often with negative consequences. (प्रतिक्षेप)

Synonyms: reverse, rebound, backfired

Antonyms: succeeded, flourished

Sentence: The plan boomeranged when they were trapped instead of their victim.

10. Garish (adj.)

Meaning: obtrusively bright and showy; lurid. (भड़कीला)

Synonyms: gaudy, lurid, loud

Antonyms: quiet, muted, subdued

Sentence: It’s a little too garish for my taste.

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