The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  20th November 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  20th November 2021

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Suffice (verb)

Meaning: be enough or adequate. (पूरा करना)

Synonyms: be enough, be sufficient, be adequate

Sentence: Two bottles of wine will suffice for lunch.

2. Spate (noun)

Meaning: a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession. (झोंक)

Synonyms: series, succession

Antonyms: little, mite, bit

Sentence: The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.

3. Foresee (verb)

Meaning: be aware of beforehand; predict. (पूर्वानुमान)

Synonyms: anticipate, predict, forecast

Sentence: We do not foresee any problems.

4. Dawdle (verb)

Meaning: waste time; be slow. (समय नष्ट करना)

Synonyms: linger, dally, be slow

Antonyms: drudge, grind, grub

Sentence: Don’t dawdle – we’re late already!

5. conflate (verb)

Meaning: combine (two or more texts, ideas, etc.) into one. (मिलाना)

Synonyms: add, admix, combine

Antonyms: break down, separate, unmix

Sentence: The results of the two experiments were conflated.

6. Debauch (noun)

Meaning: destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt. (नाश करना)

Synonyms: abase, bastardize, canker

Antonyms: elevate, ennoble, uplift

Sentence: He has debauched the morals of the people and endeavored to corrupt parliament.

7. Inept (adj.)

Meaning: having or showing no skill; clumsy. (अयोग्य)

Synonyms: incompetent, unskilful, clumsy

Antonyms: capable, competent, expert

Sentence: I’ve never heard anyone so inept at making speeches.

8. Emolument (noun)

Meaning: a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office. (वेतन)

Synonyms: payment, fee, charge

Sentence: The annual emolument for the director of the charity is officially only one

dollar.

9. Fraught (adj.)

Meaning: (of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable). (भरा हुआ)

Synonyms: full of, filled with, swarming with

Antonyms: blank, devoid, empty

Sentence: The journey was fraught with difficulties.

10. Garb (noun)

Meaning: clothing or dress, especially of a distinctive or special kind. (पोशाक)

Synonyms: clothes, clothing, garments

Sentence: In that garb, he’d make a better spectator than anything else.

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