The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 21st December 2022
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‘Vocabulary’
- Dismay (noun)
Meaning: consternation and distress, typically caused by something unexpected. (बेचैनी)
Synonyms: disappointment, dissatisfaction, frustration
Antonyms: content, gratification, encouragement
Sentence: Someone has stolen my car!’ she said in dismay.
- Debasement (noun)
Meaning: the action or process of reducing the quality or value of something. (मानमर्दन)
Synonyms: abjection, corruptness, debauchery
Antonyms: morality, righteousness, virtue
Sentence: The outcome is the rot and debasement of the system.
- Ruses (noun)
Meaning: an action intended to deceive someone; a trick. (चाल)
Synonyms: ploy, stratagem, tactic
Sentence: Eleanor tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house.
- Moiety (noun)
Meaning: each of two parts into which a thing can be divided. (आधा भाग)
Synonyms: half, moiety, part
Antonyms: entirety, whole, full
Sentence: The tax was to be delivered in two moieties.
- Xenophobes (noun)
Meaning: a person having a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries. (ज़ेनोफ़ोब्स)
Synonyms: antiforeign, anti-immigrant, nativist
Antonyms: internationalist
Sentence: They say they are being unfairly typecast as xenophobes and racists.
- Abode (noun)
Meaning: a place of residence; a house or home. (निवास)
Synonyms: home, house, residence
Sentence: They established their permanent abode here.
- Nefarious (adj.)
Meaning: (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal. (कुटिल)
Synonyms: wicked, evil, sinful
Antonyms: decent, ethical, good
Sentence: The other person does a nefarious act and denies it.
- Morsel (noun)
Meaning: a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful. (निवाला)
Synonyms: mouthful, bite, nibble
Antonyms: chunk, gob, hunk
Sentence: The prisoners ate every last morsel.
- Usurpation (noun)
Meaning: the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under the guise of authority (हड़प लेना)
Synonyms: preemption, seizure, takeover
Sentence: the unexpected usurpation of power by the government resulted in the townspeople revolting
- Licit (adj.)
Meaning: not forbidden; lawful. (जायज)
Synonyms: legitimate, permissible, admissible
Antonyms: illegal, illegitimate, illicit
Sentence: She made some money by licit means.
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