The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  17th July 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  17th July 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Uproot (verb)

Meaning: to draw out by force or with effort (जड़ से उखाड़ना)

Synonyms: withdraw, remove, extract

Antonyms: install, insert, implant

Sentence: We must uproot our bad habits.

2. Shrouded (verb)

Meaning: cover or envelop so as to conceal from view. (ढांकना)

Synonyms: cover, envelop, clouded

Antonyms: clear, accessible

Sentence: Mountains are shrouded by clouds.

3. Herald (noun)

Meaning: an official messenger bringing news. (अग्र-दूत)

Synonyms: harbinger, forerunner, precursor

Sentence: In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.

4. Hardheaded (adj.)

Meaning: practical and realistic; not sentimental. (वास्तविक)

Synonyms: pragmatic, realistic, practical

Antonyms: visionary, unrealistic, impractical

Sentence: Jobs are scarce at the moment, so you’ve got to be hardheaded.

5. Charlatan (noun)

Meaning: a person falsely claiming to have special knowledge or skill; a fraud. (धोखेबाज़)

Synonyms: quack, mountebank, sham

Antonyms: professional, master, virtuoso

Sentence: He knows nothing about medicine-he’s a complete charlatan.

6. Retribution (noun)

Meaning: punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act. (प्रतिदण्ड)

Synonyms: punishment, penalty, nemesis

Antonyms: clemency, grace, leniency

Sentence: They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide.

7. Comity (noun)

Meaning: courtesy and considerate behavior toward others. (शिष्टाचार)

Synonyms: harmony, peace, concord

Antonyms: conflict, discord, hostility

Sentence: The basic feature of positive comity is its voluntariness.

8. Cull (noun)

Meaning: something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others (अस्वीकार)

Synonyms: discard, reject, throwaway

Antonyms: accepted, validation

Sentence: The unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider.

9. Heeded (verb)

Meaning: pay attention to; take notice of. (मान ली)

Synonyms: followed, noted, obeyed

Antonyms: ignored, disregarded, dismissed

Sentence: If he had only heeded my warnings, none of this would have happened.

10. Wayward (adj.)

Meaning: difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior. (स्वच्छंद)

Synonyms: willful, self-willed, headstrong

Antonyms: obedient, docile, amiable

Sentence: This wayward tendency is a great drawback.

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