The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 11th December 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  11th December 2023

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1. Bellicose (adj.)

Meaning: feeling or displaying eagerness to fight (आक्रामक)

Synonyms: aggressive, militant, hostile

Antonyms: peaceful, peaceable, nonaggressive

Sentence: The general made some bellicose statements about his country’s military strength.

2. Jettisons (verb)

Meaning: to get rid of as useless or unwanted (हटा देना)

Synonyms: discards, unloads, dumps

Antonyms: adopts, embraces, uses

Sentence: Six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea

3. Gormless (adj.)

Meaning: not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily (मूर्ख)

Synonyms: stupid, dumb, foolish

Antonyms: brilliant, intelligent, clever

Sentence: A comedy show that invariably portrays the British aristocracy as a bunch of gormless twits

4. Mawkish (adj.)

Meaning: appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way. (दिखावट)

Synonyms: sentimental, sloppy, sticky

Antonyms: unsentimental, cynical, unvarnished

Sentence: He can combine tenderness and humor without becoming mawkish.

5. Neophyte (noun)

Meaning: a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect (नौसिखिया)

Synonyms: newcomer, recruit, novice

Antonyms: expert, master, professional

Sentence: A neophyte in politics

6. Vicinity (noun)

Meaning: an adjoining region or space (आस-पास)

Synonyms: neighborhood, surroundings, environs

Antonyms: distance, whole, remoteness

Sentence: There are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital

7. Paucity (noun)

Meaning: a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number (कमी)

Synonyms: shortage, lack, deficiency

Antonyms: abundance, plenty, adequacy

Sentence: A paucity of useful answers to the problem of traffic congestion at rush hour

8. Waggish (adj.)

Meaning: tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness (चंचल)

Synonyms: mischievous, wicked, playful

Antonyms: solemn, grave, stern

Sentence: a waggish disposition that often got him into trouble as a child

9. Epitome (noun)

Meaning: a short statement of the main points (प्रतीक)

Synonyms: summary, brief, outline

Antonyms: expansion, amplification, enlargement

Sentence: She looked the epitome of elegance.

10. vagary (noun)

Meaning: a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action (सनक)

Synonyms: notion, whimsy, caprice

Sentence: The vagaries of a rather eccentric, elderly lady

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