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The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 26th August 2022
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‘Vocabulary’
- Proponent (noun)
Meaning: a person who actively supports or favors a cause (समर्थक)
Synonyms: advocate, supporter, upholder
Antonyms: adversary, antagonist, opponent
Sentence: She has always been a strong proponent of women’s rights.
- Piffle (noun)
Meaning: language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense (बकवास)
Synonyms: nonsense, blather, claptrap
Antonyms: sense, discernment, reasonable
Sentence: Joe really does talk a lot of piffle sometimes.
- Astute (adj.)
Meaning: having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage. (चतुर)
Synonyms: shrewd, sharp, ingenious
Antonyms: foolish, idiotic, moronic
Sentence: A good leader must be an astute judge of ability.
- Evanesce (verb)
Meaning: pass out of sight, memory, or existence. (ग़ायब होना)
Synonyms: disappear, vanish, fade
Antonyms: appear, materialize
Sentence: As you fly in a plane, the ground gradually evanesces.
- Bumptious (adj.)
Meaning: self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree. (ख़ुद-एतमाद)
Synonyms: self-important, conceited, arrogant
Antonyms: humble, modest, unarrogant
Sentence: She was clearly embarrassed at times by Durkin’s bumptious behavior.
- Repudiate (verb)
Meaning: refuse to accept or be associated with. (अस्वीकार करना)
Synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon
Antonyms: accept, affirm, embrace
Sentence: She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
- Startling (adj.)
Meaning: very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable. (चौंकाने)
Synonyms: surprising, astonishing, amazing
Antonyms: unsurprising, common, usual
Sentence: Her technical accomplishment on the piano is startling.
- Coruscate (verb)
Meaning: (of light) flash or sparkle. (उज्जवल होना)
Synonyms: flash, glance, gleam
Antonyms: dim, dull
Sentence: The light was coruscating from the walls.
- Hilarity (noun)
Meaning: extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter. (आनंद)
Synonyms: amusement, mirth, laughter
Antonyms: depression, despondence, sorrow
Sentence: His incredulous expression was the cause of much hilarity.
- Bucolic (noun)
Meaning: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life. (ग्राम्य)
Synonyms: rural, pastoral, countryside
Antonyms: urban, metropolitan
Sentence: The painting shows a typically bucolic scene with peasants harvesting crops in a field.
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