The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  11th November 2024

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  11th November 2024

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Plight (verb)

Meaning: as in to promise (वादा करना)

Synonyms: mortgage, troth, affiance

Antonyms: renege, benefit, refrain

Sentence: she plights with her parents to not go anywhere.

2. Arable (adj.)

Meaning: as in agricultural (कृषि योग्य)

Synonyms: farming, agricultural, rural

Antonyms: urban, industrial, metropolitan

Sentence: He farmed 200 acres of prime arable land.

3. Lewd (adj.)

Meaning: as in obscene (अशिष्ट)

Synonyms: vulgar, nasty, dirty

Antonyms: wholesome, clean, decent

Sentence: bystanders were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park

4. Abound (verb)

Meaning: to be copiously supplied (प्रचुर मात्रा में)

Synonyms: burst, bulge, buzz

Antonyms: need, want, lack

Sentence: a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries

5. Utilitarian (adj.)

Meaning: as in useful (उपयोगी)

Synonyms: useful, beneficial, functional

Antonyms: useless, unsuitable, impractical

Sentence: She found his theories utilitarian in constructing her own.

6. Fickle (adj.)

Meaning: as in volatile (अस्थिर)

Synonyms: inconsistent, variable, unpredictable

Antonyms: certain, stable, predictable

Sentence: A fickle friendship that was on and off over the years

7. Dwelling (noun)

Meaning: as in residence (आवास)

Synonyms: abode, habitation, habitation

Antonyms: moving, leaving, going

Sentence: the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth

8. Precarious (adj.)

Meaning: as in dangerous (संदिग्ध)

Synonyms: risky, serious, unsafe

Antonyms: safe, harmless, innocuous

Sentence: She was in a state of precarious health.

9. Contort (verb)

Meaning: as in to distort (विकृत करना)

Synonyms: disfigure, deform, misshape

Antonyms: straighten, unbend, uncurl

Sentence: the acrobat is able to contort his body so that it almost looks like a pretzel

10. Indispensable (adj.)

Meaning: as in essential (अपरिहार्य)

Synonyms: essential, necessary, integral

Antonyms: unnecessary, needless, nonessential

Sentence: No man is indispensable.

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