The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  15th July 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  15th July 2022

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Rendezvous (noun)

Meaning: a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between two people. (मिलन स्थल)

Synonyms: appointment, assignation, date

Sentence: He made a rendezvous with her in Times Square.

2. Acclimatize (verb)

Meaning: to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation (अभ्यस्त बनाना)

Synonyms: acclimate, accommodate, adapt

Antonyms: misadjust

Sentence: Runners had to acclimatize to the humid tropical conditions

3. Imperceptibly (adv.)

Meaning: in a way that is so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived. (अगोचर रूप से)

Synonyms: crescively, gradually

Antonyms: abruptly, suddenly

Sentence: The disease develops gradually and imperceptibly.

4. Lambent (adj.)

Meaning: (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming or flickering with a soft radiance. (उज्ज्वल)

Synonyms: beaming, luminous, glowing

Antonyms: dim, dull, dark

Sentence: The lambent flames from our campfire cast a comforting glow.

5. Connivance (noun)

Meaning: willingness to secretly allow or be involved in wrongdoing, especially an immoral or illegal activity. (मिलीभगत)

Synonyms: collusion, complicity, conspiracy

Sentence: He tried to bribe the police into connivance.

6. Quibbling (noun)

Meaning: the action of raising objections about a trivial matter. (आपत्तियां उठाना)

Synonyms: criticizing, niggling

Antonyms: approving, supporting

Sentence: He spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II.

7. Upheaval (noun)

Meaning: a violent or sudden change or disruption to something. (उथल-पुथल)

Synonyms: disruption, disturbance, disorder

Sentence: The company underwent a massive upheaval after the takeover.

8. Ternary (adj.)

Meaning: composed of three parts. (त्रिगुट)

Synonyms: triad, triplet, trio

Sentence: The code is used to represent information with a ternary number.

9. Quietus (noun)

Meaning: death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life. (मरण)

Synonyms: death, decease, demise

Antonyms: birth, nativity, existence

Sentence: After weeks of suffering, the cancer-stricken cat received a quietus of the pain by taking her final nap.

10. Pantomimed (verb)

Meaning: express or represent (something) by extravagant and exaggerated mime. (अभिव्यक्त करना)

Synonyms: gestured, signed, signalized

Sentence: The clown candidates pantomimed different emotions.

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