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The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 17th February 2022
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‘Vocabulary’
- Lambaste (verb)
Meaning: criticize (someone or something) harshly. (आलोचना करना)
Synonyms: criticize, castigate, chastise
Antonyms: acclaim, commend, compliment
Sentence: The professor lambasted me for my careless mistake.
- Partisan (noun)
Meaning: a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. (पक्षपातपूर्ण)
Synonyms: supporter, follower, adherent
Antonyms: impartial, neutral, nonpartisan
Sentence: British newspapers are highly partisan.
- Phalanx (noun)
Meaning: formal a large collection of people, animals, or things often placed close together (झुंड)
Synonyms: brigade, crew, platoon
Antonyms: individual, single
Sentence: A solid phalanx of armed guards stood in front of the castle.
- Proscription (noun)
Meaning: the action of forbidding something; banning. (बहिष्कार)
Synonyms: prohibition, prohibiting, forbidding
Antonyms: allowance, permission, sufferance
Sentence: The proscription against bicycles and skateboards is intended to make the plaza a more pedestrian-friendly place,
- Credulity (noun)
Meaning: a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true. (भोलापन)
Synonyms: credulousness, naivety, gullibility
Antonyms: incredulity, skepticism
Sentence: The quack pushing the phony medicine was taking advantage of the credulity of people hoping for miracle cures,
- 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 press and television.
- Sway (noun)
Meaning: the power to bring about a result on another (बोलबाला)
Synonyms: effect, impact, influence
Antonyms: impotence, impotency, powerlessness
Sentence: Under the sway of euphoria, she offered to take us all out to dinner in celebration of her new job.
- Unwitting (adj.)
Meaning: (of a person) not aware of the full facts. (अनिच्छित)
Synonyms: unknowing, unconscious, unsuspecting
Antonyms: acquainted, aware, cognizant
Sentence: The two women claimed they were the unwitting victims of a drug dealer who planted a large quantity of heroin in their luggage.
- Masquerade (noun)
Meaning: a false show or pretense. (छद्मवेष)
Synonyms: pretense, deception, facade
Antonyms: candidness, candor
Sentence: His masquerade ended when he was arrested.
- 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.
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