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The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 16th July 2021
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- Decrying (verb)
Meaning: publicly denounce. (निंदा)
Synonyms: denounce, condemn, criticize
Antonyms: acclaiming, applauding, praising
Sentence: The prophets weren’t decrying the ritual of the temple.
- Farcical (adj.)
Meaning: relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects. (बेतुका)
Synonyms: ridiculous, preposterous, ludicrous
Antonyms: serious, logical, believable
Sentence: The whole situation has become farcical.
- Ordeal (noun)
Meaning: a painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one. (अग्नि परीक्षा)
Synonyms: nightmare, trauma, painful experience
Antonyms: comfort, joy, peace
Sentence: He was subjected to a terrible six-day ordeal.
- Mercurial (adj.)
Meaning: (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. (अस्थिर)
Synonyms: volatile, capricious, temperamental
Antonyms: changeless, constant, immutable
Sentence: The boss’s mood is so mercurial that we never know how he’s going to react to anything.
- Repugnant (adj.)
Meaning: extremely distasteful; unacceptable. (प्रतिकूल)
Synonyms: abhorrent, revolting, repulsive
Antonyms: innocuous, inoffensive, acceptable
Sentence: The thought of going back into the fog was repugnant to him.
- Daunt (verb)
Meaning: make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive. (भयभीत करना)
Synonyms: intimidate, abash, ruffle
Antonyms: embolden, encourage, strengthen
Sentence: The raging inferno didn’t daunt the firefighters for a moment.
- Compel (verb)
Meaning: force or oblige (someone) to do something. (मजबूर)
Synonyms: force, coerce into, pressurize into
Antonyms: allow, let, permit
Sentence: A sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions.
- Emancipation (noun)
Meaning: the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions (मुक्ति)
Synonyms: freeing, liberation, discharge
Antonyms: enslavement, conquest, subjugation
Sentence: The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in the United States.
- Intermittent (adj.)
Meaning: occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady. (रुक-रुक कर)
Synonyms: sporadic, irregular, random
Antonyms: constant, continuous, incessant
Sentence: After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.
- Gaffe (noun)
Meaning: an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder. (चूक)
Synonyms: blunder, mistake, error
Antonyms: accuracy, correctness, perfection
Sentence: He didn’t realize what a gaffe he’d made.
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