The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 17th May 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 17th May 2021

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‘Vocabulary’

1. REGRESS (VERB): (लौट आना)

Synonyms: retrogress, relapse

Antonyms: progress

Example: They would not regress to pre-technological tribalism.

2. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना)

Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate

Antonyms: create

Example: A simple bomb could annihilated them all.

3. GROSS (ADJECTIVE): (भद्दा)

Synonyms: vulgar, crude

Antonyms: pure

Example: Rahul is a man of gross speech.

4. APPREHENSION (NOUN): (व्यग्रता)

Synonyms: angst, alarm

Antonyms: confidence

Example: Rajan felt sick with apprehension.

5. ABREAST (ADVERB): (के साथ)

Synonyms: up to date with, in touch with

Antonyms: out of touch with

Example: In modern times, one has to keep abreast of developments.

6. RESTITUTION (NOUN): (वापसी)

Synonyms: restoration, replacement

Antonyms: seizure

Example: The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people.

7. ANTIPATHY (NOUN): (विरोधभाव)

Synonyms: antagonism, animosity

Antonyms: liking

Example: Shashi tharoor certainly had antipathy to capitalism.

8. LIBERAL (ADJECTIVE): (उदार)

Synonyms: magnanimous, open-handed

Antonyms: miserly

Example: Amit was too liberal with the wine.

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