The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  25th February 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  25th February 2023

In this competitive world, ‘Vocabulary’ is extremely important for almost every exam like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC, and other Government exams so here We bring you The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to boost your vocab power and help you in your preparation for different examinations.

 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Saliency (adj.)

Meaning: the quality of being noticeable or important. (महत्त्वपूर्ण)

Synonyms: remarkable, prominent, striking

Antonyms: subtle, unremarkable, obscure

Sentence: The saliency maps supported findings from other studies.

2. Treatise (noun)

Meaning: a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject. (निबंध)

Synonyms: monograph, article, tract

Sentence: The doctor wrote a treatise on alcoholism.

3. Ingenious (adj.)

Meaning: having the skill and imagination to create new things (रचनात्मक)

Synonyms: inventive, innovative, creative

Antonyms: unoriginal, imitative

Sentence: The idea sounds quite ingenious.

4. Maxim (noun)

Meaning: a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct. (कहावत)

Synonyms: saying, adage, aphorism

Sentence: A good maxim is never out of season.

5. Trample (verb)

Meaning: tread on and crush. (रौंद)

Synonyms: stomp, walk over, crush

Sentence: Don’t trample on the flowers!

6. Entrusted (verb)

Meaning: assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone). (सौंपा)

Synonyms: give responsibility, charge, assigned

Sentence: I’ve been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back

7. Bravura (adj.)

Meaning: great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity. (कुशलता)

Synonyms: virtuoso, magnificent, outstanding

Antonyms: artless, amateur, amateurish

Sentence: The film is directed with a technical bravura and visual splendour.

8. Severance (noun)

Meaning: the action of ending a connection or relationship. (पृथक्करण)

Synonyms: sundering, split, separation

Antonyms: union, reconciliation

Sentence: The hardest thing to cope with was the severance from his family.

9. Littoral (noun)

Meaning: relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake. (नदी के किनारे)

Synonyms: coastal, offshore, nearshore

Sentence: Muddy coast is widely distributed in littoral zone.

10. Victual (noun)

Meaning: food or provisions. (अन्न)

Synonyms: food, meal, viand

Sentence: “I can’t bear to see good victuals wasted, ” said Martha.

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