The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 18th January 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 18th January 2021

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Vocabulary (The Hindu)

1. CAPSIZE (VERB): invalidate

Synonyms: reverse, repeal

Antonyms: approve, permit

Example: The Ministry of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has capsized the NGT verdict.

2. MOTIVE  (NOUN): intention

Synonyms: preoccupied, resolved

Antonyms: unfixed, unstable

Example: It signals the motive to support centres of excellence.
3. NURTURE (NOUN): breeding

Synonyms: care, feed

Antonyms: deprivation, starvation

Example: The nurture of children is mandatory.

4.SERENITY (NOUN): composure

Synonyms: calmness, patience

Antonyms: agitation, disturbance

Example: The riverside view is filled with serenity.

5. PROXIMITY (NOUN): nearness

Synonyms: closeness, adjacency

Antonyms: remoteness, distance

Example: The map shows the geographical proximity of our two countries.

6. CONSENT (NOUN): agreement

Synonyms: approval, sanction

Antonyms: denial, dissent

Example : The green signal is conditional on getting the consent from the government.

7. APOSTLE (NOUN): advocate

Synonyms: defender, backer

Antonyms: antagonist, detractor

Example: Side stepping the requirements by the apostle is not the ideal way to work.

8. MUSE (ADJECTIVE): think about

Synonyms: consider, contemplate

Antonyms: ignore, neglect

Example: Smita couldn’t even begin to muse the future.

9. TENABLE (ADJECTIVE): defensible

Synonyms: justifiable, conceivable

Antonyms: unreasonable, illogical

Example: Such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable.

10. PRECEDENT (NOUN):an exemplar

Synonyms: paradigm, model

Antonyms: non standardization, imperfection

Example: There are few precedents for this sort of legislation.

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