The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 1st April 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 1st April 2021

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Vocabulary

1. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर)

Synonyms: cruel, oppressive

Antonyms: easy, gentle

Example: Your husband is a draconian man.

2. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना)

Synonyms: loiter, procrastinate

Antonyms: hasten, hurry

Example :The father warned the son that he will be punished if he dawdled again.

3. PILLAGE (VERB): (लूटना)

Synonyms: ravage, ransack

Antonyms: protect, construct

Example: The robber pillaged the city.

4. NOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक)

Synonyms: destructive, harmful

Antonyms: helpful, kind

Example: This is a noxious food.

5. WHITTLE (VERB): (काटना)

Synonyms: wear away, eat away

Antonyms: increase

Example: The shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five.

6. QUIESCENT (ADJECTIVE): (स्थिर)

Synonyms: inert, latent

Antonyms: active

Example: Strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent.

7. MOUNT (VERB): (बढ़ना)

Synonyms: grow, rise

Antonyms: decrease

Example: The costs mount up when you buy a home.

8. REINSTATE (VERB): (पुनः स्थापित करना)

Synonyms: put back, replace

Antonyms: abolish

Example: The union threatened strike action if Owen was not reinstated.

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