The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 18th August 2025

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  18th August 2025

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Replete (adj.)

Meaning: possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified (परिपूर्ण)

Synonyms: filled, packed, abundant

Antonyms: devoid, empty, blank

Sentence: The Harbor was replete with boats.

2. Memento (noun)

Meaning: something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event (स्मृति चिन्ह)

Synonyms: reminder, memorial, souvenir

Sentence: They gave him a watch as a memento of his time with the company.

3. Knickknack (noun)

Meaning: a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest (सजावटी)

Synonyms: ornamental, collectable

Sentence: The shelves were covered with ornaments and useless knick-knacks.

4. Sequester (verb)

Meaning: to set or keep apart from others (अलग करना)

Synonyms: isolate, separate, remove

Antonyms: integrate, join, connect

Sentence: Everything he owned was sequestered.

5. Artifice (noun)

Meaning: clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others. (चालाकी)

Synonyms: trickery, deviousness, deceit

Antonyms: sincerity, honesty

Sentence: His remorse is just an artifice to gain sympathy.

6. Debacle (noun)

Meaning: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. (असफलता)

Synonyms: fiasco, failure, downfall

Antonyms: success, victory

Sentence: The economic debacle that became known as the Great Depression.

7. Wane (verb)

Meaning: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually (पतन)

Synonyms: diminish, decrease, decline

Antonyms: rise, grow, increase

Sentence: Their political power is on the wane.

8. Torrid (adj.)

Meaning: having a notably high temperature (गरम)

Synonyms: searing, boiling, hot

Antonyms: cold, icy, glacial

Sentence: It was a torrid summer day.

9. Stoicism (noun)

Meaning: the quality or behavior of a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion (धैर्य)

Synonyms: patience, forbearance, calmness

Sentence: She endured his criticism with her usual stoicism.

10. Conciliatory (adj.)

Meaning: intended or likely to placate or pacify. (शांति)

Synonyms: propitiatory, placatory, appeasing

Antonyms: antagonizing, abrasive, aggravating

Sentence: Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting.

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