The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  20th June 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  20th June 2023

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1. Fracas (noun)

Meaning: a noisy disturbance or quarrel. (कोलाहल)

Synonyms: quarrel, scuffle. brawl

Antonyms: truce

Sentence: Eight people were injured in the fracas.

2. Providence (noun)

Meaning: the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power. (मितव्ययिती)

Synonyms: fate, destiny, fortune

Sentence: Providence is always on the side of the strongest battalions.

3. Jamboree (noun)

Meaning: a large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one. (उत्सव)

Synonyms: rally, gathering, get-together

Sentence: The film industry’s annual jamboree was in Cannes.

4. Desiderate (verb)

Meaning: feel a keen desire for (something lacking or absent). (इच्छा करना)

Synonyms: crave, desire, want

Antonyms: detest, hate, despise

Sentence: A wide gulf between what they desiderate and what they deserve.

5. Foyer (noun)

Meaning: an entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public, especially a hotel or theater. (प्रवेशद्वार)

Synonyms: entrance hall, hallway, lobby

Sentence: I’ll meet you in the foyer.

6. Renascence (noun)

Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant. (नवयुग)

Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence

Antonyms: death, extinction, expiration

Sentence: While both revival and renascence are based on the new choice made by ourselves.

7. Lenity (noun)

Meaning: kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone (सज्जनता)

Synonyms: mercy, clemency, empathy

Antonyms: vengeance, revenge, ruthlessness

Sentence: Michael was admired for his lenity and tolerance.

8. Hinterland (noun)

Meaning: a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country (आंतरिक इलाके)

Synonyms: countryside, outlands

Sentence: A century ago, eastern Germany was an agricultural hinterland.

9. Siphoned (verb)

Meaning: to remove (liquid) gradually or completely (बाहर निकाला)

Synonyms: pumped, drained, sucked

Antonyms: filled, soaked, watered

Sentence: The waste liquid needs to be siphoned off.

10. Pagination (noun)

Meaning: the sequence of numbers assigned to pages in a book or periodical. (पृष्ठ पर अंक लगाना)

Synonyms: numbering, enumerating

Sentence: Our printing forefathers were notoriously careless about their pagination.

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