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The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 26th April 2024
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- Reproach (noun)
Meaning: a cause of shame. (तिरस्कार)
Synonyms: disgrace, scandal, reflection
Antonyms: credit, honor, pride
Sentence: It was a jest rather than a reproach.
- Tug (noun)
Meaning: the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force. (खिंचाव)
Synonyms: pull, yank, jerk
Antonyms: pull, yank, jerk
Sentence: Gave the man in front a tug on his shirt sleeve as a sign that he was supposed to step aside.
- Dogma (noun)
Meaning: the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group. (हठधर्मिता)
Synonyms: philosophy, ideology, doctrine
Sentence: The newspaper seeks to be independent of political dogma.
- Tranquil (adj.)
Meaning: free from disturbing noise or uproar. (शांत)
Synonyms: quiet, peaceful, serene
Antonyms: loud, boisterous, tumultuous
Sentence: The house was once again tranquil after the kids moved outside to play.
- Arrant (adj.)
Meaning: having no exceptions or restrictions. (बकवास)
Synonyms: utter, complete, absolute
Antonyms: doubtful, uncertain, questionable
Sentence: He’s talking arrant nonsense.
- Gargantuan (adj.)
Meaning: unusually large. (विशाल)
Synonyms: huge, enormous, giant
Antonyms: tiny, minuscule, diminutive
Sentence: There was enough elbow room in this gargantuan aquarium for all kinds of surprises to emerge.
- Formidable (adj.)
Meaning: causing fear. (दुर्जेय)
Synonyms: terrifying, frightening, scary
Antonyms: reassuring, soothing, relaxing
Sentence: A formidable, irascible old man who frightened the neighborhood children.
- Avaricious (adj.)
Meaning: having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions. (लालची)
Synonyms: greedy, mercenary, eager
Antonyms: generous, liberal, altruistic
Sentence: He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed.
- Feigned (adj.)
Meaning: lacking in natural or spontaneous quality. (दिखावटी)
Synonyms: mock, strained, false
Antonyms: genuine, spontaneous, real
Sentence: He feigned disappointment. Secretly, he was mightily relieved.
- Heresy (noun)
Meaning: departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice. (विधर्म)
Synonyms: dissent, heterodoxy, schism
Antonyms: orthodoxy, conformity, agreement
Sentence: The heresy of asserting that Shakespeare was not a great writer.
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