The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  1st December 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  1st December 2022

Vocabulary is a must for candidates appearing in any competitive examination. So here we bring you The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to increase vocab power and helps you in your preparation for many exams like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC and other Government exams.

 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Lampoon (verb)

Meaning: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm. (निन्दालेख)

Synonyms: satirize, mock, ridicule

Sentence: His cartoon mercilessly lampoon the leading politician of the day.

2. Miscellany (noun)

Meaning: a group or collection of different items; a mixture. (मिश्रण)

Synonyms: assortment, mixture, melange

Sentence: The museum houses a fascinating miscellany of nautical treasures.

3. Finagle (verb)

Meaning: achieve something, by means of trickery or devious methods (छल से प्राप्त करना)

Synonyms: wangle, manage, contrive

Sentence: He finagled into the wedding by claiming he was a photographer.

4. Abrade (verb)

Meaning: scrape or wear away by friction or erosion. (नष्ट करना)

Synonyms: erode, wear, fray

Antonyms: restore, revive, regenerate

Sentence: Much of the skin on his arm was abraded.

5. Plebiscite (noun)

Meaning: the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution. (जनमत-संग्रह)

Synonyms: vote, referendum, ballot

Sentence: A plebiscite was held to decide the fate of the country.

6. Vibrancy (noun)

Meaning: the state of being full of energy and life. (फुरतीला)

Synonyms:  active, vibrant, exuberance

Antonyms: inactivity, lifelessness, laziness

Sentence: She was a woman with extraordinary vibrancy and extraordinary knowledge.

7. Offing (noun)

Meaning: time that is to come (आने वाला समय)

Synonyms: by-and-by, future, hereafter

Antonyms: past, posterity

Sentence: Major changes are in the offing for the company.

8. Virility (noun)

Meaning: (in a man) the quality of having strength, energy, strong (हिम्मत)

Synonyms: manliness, masculinity, bravery

Antonyms: cowardice, timidity

Sentence: There was no doubting soldier’s virility.

9. Prevaricate (verb)

Meaning: to make a statement one knows to be untrue (झूठ बोलना)

Synonyms: lie, fib, equivocate

Antonyms: testify, assert

Sentence: He seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions.

10. Denizen (noun)

Meaning: an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place. (निवासी)

Synonyms: inhabitant, resident, townsman

Antonyms: guest, tourist, visitor

Sentence: The denizens of Shantytown live in a natural way.

Read More The Hindu Editorial Vocab