The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  12th April 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  12th April 2022

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1. Remit (verb)

Meaning: cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment). (रद्द करना)

Synonyms: cancel, revoke, abrogate

Sentence: The legislature has remitted the matter to the next session,

2. Sanguine (adj.)

Meaning: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. (आशावादी)

Synonyms: optimistic, hopeful, positive

Antonyms: doubtful, dubious, uncertain

Sentence: He is sanguine about prospects for the global economy.

3. Presaging (verb)

Meaning: (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen. (पहले से अनुभाव करना)

Synonyms: portend, augur, foreshadow

Sentence: The outcome of the game presaged the coming year.

4. Imbibe (verb)

Meaning: to swallow in liquid form (पी लेना)

Synonyms: drink, consume, quaff

Sentence: Plants can imbibe water through their roots.

5. Mockery (noun)

Meaning: teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing. (मज़ाक)

Synonyms: ridicule, derision, jeering

Antonyms: applause, praise

Sentence: There was a tone of mockery in his voice.

6. Hectored (verb)

Meaning: talk to (someone) in a bullying way. (बदमाशी से बात करना)

Synonyms: bully, intimidate, browbeat

Antonyms: comforted, consoled, soothed

Sentence: Brooks had hectored employees who refused to work overtime.

7. Ruminate (verb)

Meaning: think deeply about something. (विचार करना)

Synonyms: think about, contemplate, consider

Antonyms: disregard, ignore, overlook

Sentence: She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not.

8. Digressions (noun)

Meaning: a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing. (विषयांतर)

Synonyms: deviation, detour, diversion

Sentence: After several digressions, he finally got to the point.

9. Palliate (verb)

Meaning: to make it more bearable or less severe (कम करना)

Synonyms: allay, alleviate, assuage

Antonyms: aggravate, exacerbate

Sentence: This medicine should palliate your cough at least a little.

10. Inveterate (adj.)

Meaning: having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change. (कट्टर)

Synonyms: ingrained, ineradicable, deep-rooted

Antonyms: temporary, transient, short time

Sentence: The man is an inveterate liar who only rarely tells the truth.

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