The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 26th April 2023
Vocabulary plays a vital role in scoring good marks in the English section of various competitive exams that you can improve if you work in the right direction. So, we are providing you The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to increase your vocabulary power, which will help you prepare for many exams like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC and other government exams.
‘Vocabulary’
- Gesticulate (verb)
Meaning: use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words. (इशारा करना)
Synonyms: signal, gesture, pantomime
Sentence: He tried to gesticulate a message.
- Cataclysmic (adj.)
Meaning: relating to or denoting a violent natural event. (दुर्घटना)
Synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, calamitous
Antonyms: non-destructive, protective
Sentence: These countries are on the brink of cataclysmic famine.
- Vainglorious (adj.)
Meaning: excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain. (गुमानी)
Synonyms: assured, biggety, complacent
Antonyms: egoless, humble, modest
Sentence: The vainglorious trainer spent more flexing his muscles than he did helping build his client’s.
- Avowal (noun)
Meaning: a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something (घोषणा-पत्र)
Synonyms: affirmation, assertion, asseveration
Antonyms: disavowal, denial
Sentence: The press carried his avowal throughout the country.
- Inundation (noun)
Meaning: a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms (सैलाब)
Synonyms: overflow, deluge, torrent
Antonyms: drought, dribble, drip
Sentence: The family’s shed was washed away in the last inundation.
- Trailblazing (adj.)
Meaning: introducing new ideas or methods; innovative or pioneering. (पथप्रदर्शक)
Synonyms: pioneering, progressive, innovative
Antonyms: traditional, conventional
Sentence: The journalist, businesswoman, and author spoke about their trailblazing career.
- Redact (verb)
Meaning: edit (text) for publication. (संपादन करना)
Synonyms: redraft, revamp, revise
Sentence: You can redact a word simply by selecting it with your mouse cursor.
- Discretionary (adj.)
Meaning: available for use at the discretion of the user. (वैकल्पिक)
Synonyms: optional, non-compulsory, voluntary
Antonyms: compulsory, mandatory, nonelective
Sentence: The company used to give discretionary bonus payments.
- 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.
- Glimmer (verb)
Meaning: shine faintly with a wavering light. (जगमगाना)
Synonyms: gleam, shine, glint
Sentence: A glimmer of amusement showed in her eyes.
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