The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 20th August 2022
Vocabulary forms the most important aspect of many competitive exams like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC, and other Government exams. So here We provide you with The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to enhance vocab power and help you in your preparation for various examinations.
‘Vocabulary’
- Sequestered (adj.)
Meaning: (of a place) isolated and hidden away. (एकान्त)
Synonyms: secluded, cloistered, hidden away
Antonyms: desegregate, integrate, assimilate
Sentence: I found a sequestered spot at the bottom of the garden and lay down with my book.
- Presidium (noun)
Meaning: a standing executive committee in a country. (सभापतिमंडल)
Synonyms: administration, council, authority
Sentence: The presidium has decided to hold this evening’s meeting elsewhere.
- Idolatrous (adj.)
Meaning: worshiping idols. (मूर्तिपूजक)
Synonyms: idol-worshipping, icon-worshipping, sacrilegious
Sentence: The errors in which the idolatrous priests were trying to maintain the infidels were dissipated
- Grudge (noun)
Meaning: a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury. (ईर्ष्या)
Synonyms: grievance, resentment, bitterness
Antonyms: goodwill, amiability, civility
Sentence: There’s been a grudge between the two families for years.
- Yoked (verb)
Meaning: to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole (जोड़ना)
Synonyms: catenated, chained, compounded
Antonyms: disconnected, disjoined, disunited
Sentence: He yoked several ideas together to come up with a new theory
- Residuum (noun)
Meaning: a substance or thing that remains or is left behind (बाक़ी)
Synonyms: leftovers, remainder, remains
Antonyms: body, bulk
Sentence: Even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine.
- Splurging (verb)
Meaning: spend (money) freely or extravagantly. (अधिक खर्च करना)
Synonyms: consuming, depleting, exhausting
Antonyms: preserving, conserving
Sentence: You should let yourself splurge once in a while.
- Apocryphal (adj.)
Meaning: (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. (शंकायुक्त)
Synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue
Antonyms: real, factual, literal
Sentence: Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.
- Fillip (noun)
Meaning: something which acts as a stimulus or boost to activity. (प्रोत्साहन)
Synonyms: boost, encouragement, incitement
Sentence: The news gave the stock market a big fillip.
- Superfluity (noun)
Meaning: an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or a number of something. (आधिक्य)
Synonyms: surplus, excess, overabundance
Antonyms: deficiency, dearth, insufficiency
Sentence: The city has a superfluity of five-star hotels.
Read More The Hindu Editorial Vocab
2022 Preparation Kit PDF |
|
Most important PDF’s for Bank, SSC, Railway and Other Government Exam : Download PDF Now |
|
| AATMA-NIRBHAR Series- Static GK/Awareness Practice Ebook PDF | Get PDF here |
| The Banking Awareness 500 MCQs E-book| Bilingual (Hindi + English) | Get PDF here |
| AATMA-NIRBHAR Series- Banking Awareness Practice Ebook PDF | Get PDF here |
| Computer Awareness Capsule 2.O | Get PDF here |
| AATMA-NIRBHAR Series Quantitative Aptitude Topic-Wise PDF | Get PDF here |
| AATMA-NIRBHAR Series Reasoning Topic-Wise PDF | Get PDF Here |
| Memory Based Puzzle E-book | 2016-19 Exams Covered | Get PDF here |
| Caselet Data Interpretation 200 Questions | Get PDF here |
| Puzzle & Seating Arrangement E-Book for BANK PO MAINS (Vol-1) | Get PDF here |
