The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 20th August 2021
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‘Vocabulary’
- Plunge (verb)
Meaning: jump or dive quickly and energetically. (डुबाना)
Synonyms: sink, dive, jump
Antonyms: emerge, sore, rescue
Sentence: Our daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea.
- Blasphemy (noun)
Meaning: the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk. (ईश – निंदा)
Synonyms: profanity, profaneness, sacrilege
Antonyms: adoration, glorification, worship
Sentence: He was detained on charges of blasphemy.
- Audacity (noun)
Meaning: a willingness to take bold risks. (धृष्टता)
Synonyms: boldness, daring, fearlessness
Antonyms: shyness, timidity, hesitancy
Sentence: Her audacity came in handy during our most recent emergency.
- Sanctity (noun)
Meaning: the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly. (पवित्रता)
Synonyms: holiness, godliness, sacredness
Antonyms: sanctimony, godlessness, impiety
Sentence: The site of the tomb was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians.
- Elucidated (verb)
Meaning: make (something) clear; explain. (स्पष्ट)
Synonyms: explain, make clear, clarify
Antonyms: obscured, confused, obfuscated
Sentence: Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter.
- Adroit (adj.)
Meaning: clever or skillful in using the hands or mind. (निपुण)
Synonyms: skillful, adept, dexterous
Antonyms: amateur, unprofessional, unskillful
Sentence: He was adroit at tax avoidance.
- Oblivious (adj.)
Meaning: not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one. (बेख़बर)
Synonyms: unaware, unconscious, heedless
Antonyms: aware, cognizant, conscious
Sentence: She became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time.
- Frivolous (adj.)
Meaning: not having any serious purpose or value. (तुच्छ)
Synonyms: flippant, glib, waggish
Antonyms: sober, unfrivolous, serious
Sentence: My mother often spends her monthly pension on frivolous purchases she never uses.
- Opulent (adj.)
Meaning: ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish. (धनी)
Synonyms: luxurious, sumptuous, palatial
Antonyms: penurious, poor, needy
Sentence: The duke built an opulent palace for himself nearby.
- Prosaic (adj.)
Meaning: having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. (नीरस)
Synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, dull
Antonyms: abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary
Sentence: Prosaic language can’t convey the experience.
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