The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  18th July 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  18th July 2023

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1. Animadversion (noun)

Meaning: criticism or censure. (निन्दा)

Synonyms: harsh criticism, disapproval.

Antonyms: extol, laud, praise

Sentence: He was infuriated by their constant animadversion.

2. Enjoin (verb)

Meaning: instruct or urge (someone) to do something. (हुक्म चलाना)

Synonyms: command, encourage, call (for)

Antonyms: allow, let, permit

Sentence: The organization has been enjoined to end all restrictions.

3. Perspicacious (adj.)

Meaning: having a ready insight into and understanding of things. (कुशाग्र बुद्धि)

Synonyms: discerning, shrewd, perceptive

Antonyms: foolish, idiotic, moronic

Sentence: He was perspicacious enough to realize that things were soon going to change.

4. Befuddled (adj.)

Meaning: unable to think clearly; confused or perplexed. (उलझना)

Synonyms: bewildered, confused, dazed

Antonyms: clearheaded, conscious

Sentence: Even in my befuddled state I could find my key.

5. Hale and Hearty (adj.)

Meaning: (of a person, especially an elderly one) strong and healthy. (चुस्त और तंदुरुस्त)

Synonyms: healthy, well, fit

Antonyms: ill, feeble, sick

Sentence: He was still hale and hearty in his nineties.

6. Pang (noun)

Meaning: a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion. (पीड़ा)

Synonyms: pain, sting, discomfort

Antonyms: aid, assist, comfort

Sentence: He experienced a sudden pang of conscience.

7. Lenity (noun)

Meaning: kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone (सज्जनता)

Synonyms: mercy, clemency, empathy

Antonyms: vengeance, revenge, ruthlessness

Sentence: Michael was admired for his lenity and tolerance.

8. Imputation (noun)

Meaning: a charge or claim that someone has done something undesirable; an accusation. (इलज़ाम)

Synonyms: allegation, accusation, indictment,

Sentence: There are grounds for inquiring into the imputations of misconduct against him.

9. Revanchism (noun)

Meaning: a policy of seeking to retaliate, especially to recover lost territory. (प्रतिशोध)

Synonyms: revenge, vengeance, reprisal

Sentence: But we also know that revanchism is never-ending.

10. Renascence (noun)

Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant. (नवयुग)

Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence

Antonyms: death, extinction, expiration

Sentence: While both revival and renascence are based on the new choice made by ourselves.

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