The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 17th January 2022
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- Slovenly (adj.)
Meaning: (especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty. (मैला-कुचैला)
Synonyms: scruffy, untidy, messy
Antonyms: smart, spruce, stylish
Sentence: He was upbraided for his slovenly appearance.
- Ascendancy (noun)
Meaning: occupation of a position of dominant power or influence. (प्रभुत्व)
Synonyms: dominance, domination, supremacy
Antonyms: impotence, impotency, powerlessness
Sentence: He slowly gained ascendancy in the group.
- Quintessence (noun)
Meaning: the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class. (सारांश)
Synonyms: perfect example, exemplar, prototype
Sentence: The Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building.
- Perpetrated (verb)
Meaning: carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action). (पाप करना)
Synonyms: commit, carry out, perform
Antonyms: skimped, slighted, slurred
Sentence: A crime has been perpetrated against a sovereign state.
- Pagan (noun)
Meaning: a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions. (नास्तिक)
Synonyms: heathen, infidel, idolater
Antonyms: religious, sacred
Sentence: The temple was built by pagans in the 4th century as a place to worship their idols.
- Acrimonious (adj.)
Meaning: (typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter. (उग्र)
Synonyms: bitter, rancorous, caustic
Antonyms: caring, gentle, kind
Sentence: Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce
- Posthaste (adv.)
Meaning: with great speed or immediacy. (बहुत तेज़ी से)
Synonyms: immediately, promptly, readily
Antonyms: slowly, ploddingly, sluggishly
Sentence: Medical aid must be sent to the stricken area posthaste.
- Rancor (noun)
Meaning: bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing. (विद्वेष)
Synonyms: bitterness, resentment, malice
Antonyms: amity, goodwill, sympathy
Sentence: I have no rancor against him.
- Fledgling (noun)
Meaning: a person who is just starting out in a field of activity (अनुभवहीन मनुष्य)
Synonyms: learner, student, trainee
Antonyms: expert, master, veteran
Sentence: In my junior year a friend, a fledgling pilot, taught me the basics of
handling a small plane.
- Diffidence (noun)
Meaning: modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence. (संशय)
Synonyms: shyness, bashfulness, unassertiveness
Antonyms: impertinence, impudence, insolence
Sentence: He entered the room with a certain diffidence.
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