The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  14th November 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  14th November 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Unabashed (adj.)

Meaning: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. (अचल)

Synonyms: unashamed, shameless, unembarrassed

Antonyms: abashed, ashamed, embarrassed

Sentence: He seems unabashed by his recent defeat.

2. Browbeat (verb)

Meaning: intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words. (धमकाना)

Synonyms: bully, hector, intimidate

Antonyms: cheer, comfort, console

Sentence: They browbeat him into signing the document.

3. Cognate (adj.)

Meaning: having qualities in common (सजाति)

Synonyms: alike, analogous, comparable

Antonyms: different, dissimilar, unlike

Sentence: German and Dutch are cognate languages.

4. Excruciate (verb)

Meaning: to cause persistent suffering to (कष्ट पहुंचाना)

Synonyms: torment, torture, afflict

Antonyms: abet, aid, assist

Sentence: When I bend my arm, the pain is excruciating.

5. Grandiose (adj.)

Meaning: impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so. (दिखावटी)

Synonyms: magnificent, impressive, grand

Antonyms: modest, unpretentious

Sentence: He’s always producing grandiose plans that never work.

6. Puny (adj.)

Meaning: small and weak. (छोटा)

Synonyms: diminutive, dinky, dwarfish

Antonyms: large, massive, big

Sentence: What a puny little creature!

7. Clemency (adj.)

Meaning: mercy; lenience. (दया)

Synonyms: mercy, mercifulness, leniency

Antonyms: atrocity, barbarity, brutality

Sentence: He appealed to the judge for clemency.

8. Remorse (noun)

Meaning: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed. (पछतावा)

Synonyms: contrition, deep regret, repentance

Antonyms: impenitence, remorselessness

Sentence: His remorse is just an artifice to gain sympathy.

9. Ecstasy (noun)

Meaning: an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement. (परमानंद)

Synonyms: rapture, bliss, elation

Antonyms: depression, misery, sadness

Sentence: My father was in ecstasy when I won my scholarship.

10. Tirade (noun)

Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation. (भाषण)

Synonyms: diatribe, harangue, jeremiad

Antonyms: encomium, eulogy

Sentence: She launched into a tirade against the policies that ruined her business.

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