The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  18th July 2024

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  18th July 2024

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Expulsion (noun)

Meaning: the action of depriving someone of membership in an organization. (निष्कासन)

Synonyms: debarment, dismissal, exile

Antonyms: repatriation, return, immigration

Sentence: Expulsion from school is a harsh form of punishment.

2. Unkempt (adj.)

Meaning: (especially of a person) having an untidy or disheveled appearance. (मैला)

Synonyms: untidy, shabby, scruffy

Antonyms: kempt, neat, tidy

Sentence: The old beggar was dirty and unkempt.

3. Admonition (noun)

Meaning: an act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning. (चेतावनी)

Synonyms: reprimand, rebuke, reproof

Sentence: The old judge’s admonition to the jury on this point was particularly weighty.

4. Iniquitous (adj.)

Meaning: grossly unfair and morally wrong. (अन्यायी)

Synonyms: wicked, sinful, evil

Antonyms: decent, ethical, good

Sentence: Have you seen this bill? It’s iniquitous!

5. Apposite (adj.)

Meaning: apt in the circumstances or in relation to something. (उचित)

Synonyms: appropriate, suitable, relevant

Antonyms: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent

Sentence: I found his speech wholly apposite to the current debate.

6. Garb (noun)

Meaning: clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind. (पोशाक)

Synonyms: clothes, clothing, garments

Sentence: In that garb he’d make a better spectator than anything else.

7. Glut (noun)

Meaning: an excessively abundant supply of something. (भरमार)

Synonyms: surplus, excess, surfeit

Antonyms: dearth, scarcity, shortage

Sentence: There is a glut of cars on the market.

8. Spellbind (verb)

Meaning: hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate. (मोहित करना)

Synonyms: fascinating, enthralling, entrancing

Antonyms: boring, dull

Sentence: The killer whale gave the spellbound audience a good soaking.

9. Accentuate (verb)

Meaning: make more noticeable or prominent. (ध्यान आकर्षित करना)

Synonyms: focus attention on, draw attention to, highlight

Antonyms: underemphasize, understate, belittle

Sentence: The photograph seemed to accentuate his large nose.

10. Petulance (noun)

Meaning: the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered. (ढिठाई)

Synonyms: peevishness, bad temper, ill temper

Antonyms: amenity, amicability, cordiality

Sentence: I do not appreciate your petulance and eagerness to argue.

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