The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 24th February 2023
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‘Vocabulary’
- Confrontation (noun)
Meaning: a hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties. (आमना-सामना)
Synonyms: conflict, clash, rivalry
Antonyms: peace, harmony, concord
Sentence: There was a head-on confrontation between management and unions.
- Haphazard (adj.)
Meaning: lacking any obvious principle of organization. (बेढ़ंगा)
Synonyms: random, unplanned, unsystematic
Antonyms: systematic, orderly, regular
Sentence: The government’s approach to the problem was haphazard.
- Ebullient (adj.)
Meaning: cheerful and full of energy. (जोशीला)
Synonyms: exuberant, buoyant, cheerful
Antonyms: indolent, lazy, sluggish
Sentence: My father is a naturally ebullient personality.
- Exculpate (verb)
Meaning: show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing. (निर्दोष सिद्ध करना)
Synonyms: absolve, acquit, clear
Antonyms: accuse, arraign
Sentence: He exculpate himself from stealing the money.
- Veneer (noun)
Meaning: a deceptively attractive external appearance (दिखावा)
Synonyms: facade, gloss
Sentence: The veneer of civility that the neighbours had maintained over the years disappeared with the filing of the first lawsuit.
- Relegate (verb)
Meaning: consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position. (बाहर निकाल देना)
Synonyms: downgrade, lower in rank, put down
Antonyms: ascent, rise, upswing
Sentence: They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.
- Vaunt (verb)
Meaning: boast about or praise (something), especially excessively. (अपनी बड़ाई करना)
Synonyms: boast, brag, pride
Antonyms: belittle, underrate
Sentence: Even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit.
- Hale and Hearty (adj.)
Meaning: (of a person, especially an elderly one) strong and healthy. (चुस्त और तंदुरुस्त)
Synonyms: healthy, well, fit
Antonyms: ill, feeble, sick
Sentence: She was still hale and hearty in her nineties.
- Sedentary (adj.)
Meaning: (of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. (निष्क्रिय)
Synonyms: dormant, immobile, inanimate
Antonyms: active, mobile, busy
Sentence: They led a sedentary life after retirement, spending their days in front of the television.
- Putative (adj.)
Meaning: generally considered or reputed to be. (ख्यात)
Synonyms: supposed, assumed, presumed
Antonyms: real, unlikely
Sentence: The putative reason for her dismissal was poor job performance.
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