The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  24th July 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  24th July 2021

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Incarceration (noun)

Meaning: the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment. (क़ैद कर देना)

Synonyms: imprisonment, internment, confinement

Antonyms: freedom, independence, liberty

Sentence: A Manhattan court sentenced him to two to four years of incarceration.

2. Insolence (noun)

Meaning: rude and disrespectful behavior. (बदतमीजी)

Synonyms: impertinence, impudence, cheek

Antonyms: civility, graciousness, politeness

Sentence: She was sacked for insolence.

3. Rely (verb)

Meaning: depend on with full trust or confidence. (भरोसा करना)

Synonyms: trust, be confident of, reckon

Antonyms: distrust, mistrust, suspect

Sentence: I know I can rely on your discretion.

4. Chasm (noun)

Meaning: a deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface. (खाई)

Synonyms: gorge, abyss, canyon

Sentence: He stood at the edge of the chasm and stared into the void.

5. Shun (verb)

Meaning: persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution. (त्यागना)

Synonyms: avoid, evade, eschew

Antonyms: accept, embrace, pursue

Sentence: He shunned fashionable society.

6. Debar (verb)

Meaning: exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something. (निषेध करना)

Synonyms: exclude, ban, prevent

Antonyms: admit, include

Sentence: They have debarred entry to the port.

7. Gelid (adj.)

Meaning: icy; extremely cold. (ठंढा)

Synonyms: frozen, freezing, icy

Antonyms: ardent, blazing, boiling

Sentence: The Titanic passengers could not long survive the gelid waters of the North Atlantic.

8. Forborne (verb)

Meaning: politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain. (रोकना)

Synonyms: refrain, abstain, desist

Antonyms: bow (to), give in (to), submit (to)

Sentence: He modestly forbears to include his own work.

9. Queer (adj.)

Meaning: strange; odd. (विचित्र)

Synonyms: odd, strange, unusual

Antonyms: common, ordinary, familiar

Sentence: She had a queer feeling that they were being watched.

10. Dodder (verb)

Meaning: move in a feeble or unsteady way, especially because of old age. (डगमगाना)

Synonyms: totter, teeter, toddle

Sentence: An elderly couple gave us a concerned glance as they doddered past.

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