The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 13th February 2023
Vocabulary forms the most important aspect of many competitive exams like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC, and other Government exams. So here We provide you with The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to enhance vocab power and help you in your preparation for various examinations.
‘Vocabulary’
- Swarming (adj.)
Meaning: moving in or forming a large or dense group. (झुंड)
Synonyms: abounding, abundant, crowd
Antonyms: devoid, empty
Sentence: The place was swarming with police and displaced residents.
- Retorted (verb)
Meaning: say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner. (जवाब देना)
Synonyms: answer, reply, respond
Antonyms: asked, inquired, questioned
Sentence: When told she couldn’t have it, she retorted, “Fine, I didn’t want it anyway!”
- Anomalous (adj.)
Meaning: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected. (नियमविरूद्ध)
Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, nontypical
Antonyms: natural, normal, regular
Sentence: For years this anomalous behaviour has baffled scientists.
- Freight (noun)
Meaning: goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft. (परिवहन)
Synonyms: cargo, consignment, haul
Sentence: France derives 16% of revenue from air freight.
- Aver (verb)
Meaning: state or assert to be the case. (दृढ़ता से कहना)
Synonyms: declare, assert, state
Antonyms: deny, gainsay
Sentence: I aver that I have spoken the truth.
- Indigent (adj.)
Meaning: poor; needy. (दरिद्र)
Synonyms: poor, impecunious, destitute
Antonyms: prosperous, opulent, rich
Sentence: Because he was indigent, the court-appointed a lawyer to represent him.
- Contemporaneous (adj.)
Meaning: existing or occurring in the same period of time. (समसामयिक)
Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent
Antonyms: asynchronous, noncontemporary
Sentence: The two events were more or less contemporaneous, with only months between them.
- Scuffling (verb)
Meaning: engage in a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters. (हाथापाई करना)
Synonyms: fight, struggle, tussle
Sentence: The teacher noticed two students scuffling in the corridor.
- Balk (verb)
Meaning: to prevent from achieving a goal (बाधा डालना)
Synonyms: block, hinder, thwart
Antonyms: facilitate, assist, encourage
Sentence: Their strategies to balk the enemy had failed.
- Munificence (noun)
Meaning: the quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity. (उदारता)
Synonyms: generosity, bountifulness, magnanimity
Antonyms: mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness
Sentence: I thanked them for their munificence.
Read More The Hindu Editorial Vocab
2023 Preparation Kit PDF |
|
Most important PDF’s for Bank, SSC, Railway and Other Government Exam : Download PDF Now |
|
| AATMA-NIRBHAR Series- Static GK/Awareness Practice Ebook PDF | Get PDF here |
| The Banking Awareness 500 MCQs E-book| Bilingual (Hindi + English) | Get PDF here |
| AATMA-NIRBHAR Series- Banking Awareness Practice Ebook PDF | Get PDF here |
| Computer Awareness Capsule 2.O | Get PDF here |
| AATMA-NIRBHAR Series Quantitative Aptitude Topic-Wise PDF | Get PDF here |
| AATMA-NIRBHAR Series Reasoning Topic-Wise PDF | Get PDF Here |
| Memory Based Puzzle E-book | 2016-19 Exams Covered | Get PDF here |
| Caselet Data Interpretation 200 Questions | Get PDF here |
| Puzzle & Seating Arrangement E-Book for BANK PO MAINS (Vol-1) | Get PDF here |
