The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  23rd March 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  23rd March 2023

In this competitive world, a strong Vocabulary will help a candidate ace learning English for competitive exams. So here we bring you The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to boost vocabulary power and help you in your preparation for the exams like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC, and other Government exams.

 ‘Vocabulary’

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. Sententious (adj.)

Meaning: given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner. (उपदेशात्मक)

Synonyms: moralistic, sermonic, didactic

Sentence: The document was sententious and pompous.

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 vast gulf between what they desiderate and what they deserve.

5. Parlance (noun)

Meaning: a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest. (बोल-चाल)

Synonyms: dialect, vernacular, idiom

Sentence: In military parlance, this is known as a fast retreat.

6. Persevere (verb)

Meaning: continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success. (दृढ़ रहना)

Synonyms: continue, carry on, go on

Antonyms: quit, give up, submit

Sentence: You’ll need to persevere if you want the business to succeed.

7. Objurgate (verb)

Meaning: to express public or formal disapproval of (आपत्ति होना)

Synonyms: reprimand, censure, condemn

Antonyms: endorse, honor, cite

Sentence: “Don’t objurgate the child, anyone can spill milk!”.

8. Protract (verb)

Meaning: to make longer (फैलना)

Synonyms: lengthen, prolong, extend

Antonyms: shorten, curtail, abridge

Sentence: Let’s not protract the debate any further.

9. Aromatic (adj.)

Meaning: having a pleasant and distinctive smell. (खुशबूदार)

Synonyms: fragrant, scented, redolent

Antonyms: malodorous, smelly, stinky

Sentence: The wine has a rich aromatic flavor.

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.