The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 16th February 2023
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‘Vocabulary’
- Awhile (adv.)
Meaning: for a short time. (कुछ समय)
Synonyms: for a moment, for a while, for a bit
Antonyms: endless, unending
Sentence: Stay awhile and rest.
- Festoon (verb)
Meaning: adorn (a place) with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations. (सजाना)
Synonyms: decorate, adorn, embellish
Antonyms: disfigure, spoil
Sentence: The hall was festooned with Christmas lights and holly.
- Intransigent (adj.)
Meaning: unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something. (सैद्धांतिक)
Synonyms: uncompromising, inflexible, unbending
Antonyms: acquiescent, amenable, agreeable
Sentence: He has remained intransigent, refusing all suggestions for improvement of the process.
- Vestibule (noun)
Meaning: an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building. (दालान)
Synonyms: hallway, entrance hall, lobby
Sentence: I’ll wait for you in the vestibule.
- Indelible (adj.)
Meaning: (of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed. (अमिट)
Synonyms: ineradicable, inerasable, ineffaceable
Antonyms: eradicate, expunge, efface
Sentence: The blood had left an indelible mark on her shirt.
- Adeptness (adj.)
Meaning: subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something (निपुणता)
Synonyms: skillfulness, adroitness, proficiency
Antonyms: ineptitude, ineptness, artlessness
Sentence: His adeptness at thinking on his feet makes him a formidable debater.
- Vacillate (verb)
Meaning: to show uncertainty about the right course of action (संदेह करना)
Synonyms: hesitate, falter, waver
Antonyms: decide
Sentence: We cannot vacillate on the question of the party’s leadership.
- Cumber (noun)
Meaning: as in burden (बोझ)
Synonyms: burden, hindrance, obstruction
Antonyms: incentive, impetus
Sentence: His heavy boots cumbered him in walking.
- Chasten (verb)
Meaning: to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime (दंड देना)
Synonyms: punish, chastise, penalize
Antonyms: spare, excuse, pardon
Sentence: He has been chastened by all kinds of experiences in life.
- Satire (noun)
Meaning: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. (हास्य व्यंग्य)
Synonyms: mockery, ridicule, derision
Sentence: The novel is a stinging satire on politics.
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