The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 11th March 2024

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  11th March 2024

In the modern competitive era, most of the exams have English Language as a section. So here we bring you The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to enhance vocabulary power and help you prepare for the exams like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC, and other Government exams.

 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Sapping (verb)

Meaning: gradually weaken or destroy (a person’s strength or power). (निर्बल बनाना)

Synonyms: draining, weakening, debilitating

Antonyms: reviving, rejuvenating, stimulating

Sentence: Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians.

2. Thy (article)

Meaning: archaic or dialect form of your. (तेरा)

Synonyms: thine, thee, yours

Sentence: Hide nothing from thy physician.

3. Eke (verb)

Meaning: manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty. (बड़ी मुश्किल से पाना)

Synonyms: earn, obtain, scrounge

Sentence: They had to eke out a living on a tiny income.

4. Gingerly (adv.)

Meaning: in a careful or cautious manner. (सावधानी से)

Synonyms: cautiously, carefully, circumspectly

Antonyms: careless, heedless, unmindful

Sentence: He opened the box gingerly and looked inside.

5. Sham (noun)

Meaning: a thing that is not what it is purported to be. (दिखावा)

Synonyms: pretense, fake, act

Antonyms: real, genuine, authentic

Sentence: The latest crime figures are a complete sham.

6. Impresario (noun)

Meaning: a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas. (आयोजक)

Synonyms: organizer, manager, producer

Sentence: It was the actor’s dream to work under the renowned impresario.

7. Con (verb)

Meaning: persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of a deception. (ठगना)

Synonyms: swindle, defraud, cheat

Antonyms: undeceive, disclose

Sentence: Tried to con me into thinking that he had won the lottery.

8. Incommodious (adj.)

Meaning: causing inconvenience or discomfort. (असुविधाजनक)

Synonyms: limited, restricted

Antonyms: commodious, capacious

Sentence: The harbour is unsafe and incommodious.

9. Gazillion (noun)

Meaning: a very large number or quantity (used for emphasis). (अधिक)

Synonyms: million, thousands, excess

Antonyms: little, inadequacy, deficiency

Sentence: I have a gazillion things to do.

10. Victual (noun)

Meaning: food or provisions. (अन्न)

Synonyms: food, meal, viand

Sentence: “I can’t bear to see good victuals wasted, ” said Martha.

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