The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  14th March 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  14th March 2022

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1. Fulsome (adj.)

Meaning: complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree. (अति)

Synonyms: ample, profuse, extensive

Antonyms: cheap, selfish

Sentence: Her new book has received fulsome praise from the critics.

2. Concocted (verb)

Meaning: existing only in the imagination. (मनगढ़ंत)

Synonyms: artificial, fabricated, imaginary

Antonyms: genuine, natural, real

Sentence: John concocted an elaborate excuse for being late.

3. Demagogue (noun)

Meaning: a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument. (जनसमुदाय का नेता)

Synonyms: rabble-rouser, political agitator, agitator

Sentence: The Senator was a gifted demagogue, with particular skill in manipulating the press and television.

4. Symposium (noun)

Meaning: a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject. (संगोष्ठी)

Synonyms: assembly, conclave, congregation

Sentence: He had been taking part in an international symposium on population.

5. Staid (adj.)

Meaning: sedate, respectable, and unadventurous. (शांत)

Synonyms: sedate, respectable, quiet

Antonyms: joking, kittenish, ludic

Sentence: He had grown staid and dull.

6. Perfidy (noun)

Meaning: deceitfulness; untrustworthiness. (विश्वासघात)

Synonyms: treachery, duplicity, deceit

Antonyms: allegiance, constancy, devotedness

Sentence: As devotion unites lovers, so perfidy estranges friends.

7. Sedate (adj.)

Meaning: calm, dignified, and unhurried. (गंभीर)

Synonyms: calm, tranquil, placid

Antonyms: facetious, kittenish, ludic

Sentence: The wedding was rather a sedate occasion.

8. Sacrosanct (adj.)

Meaning: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. (पुण्यमय)

Synonyms: sacred, hallowed, respected

Antonyms: unhallowed, deconsecrated, desacralized

Sentence: Freedom of the press is sacrosanct.

9. Enigma (noun)

Meaning: a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. (पहेली)

Synonyms: mystery, puzzle, riddle

Sentence: The newspapers were full of stories about the enigma of Lord Lucan’s disappearance.

10. Anodyne (adj.)

Meaning: not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt (कष्टहर)

Synonyms: benign, harmless, hurtless

Antonyms: adverse, bad, baleful

Sentence: The introductions in both books are anodyne and brief.

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