The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  26th August 2024

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  26th August 2024

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Pillory (verb)

Meaning: to subject (someone) to harsh public criticism (निंदा करना)

Synonyms: blame, criticize, scold

Antonyms: endorse, approve, commend

Sentence: The press pilloried the judge for his decision.

2. Contemporaneous (adj.)

Meaning: existing or occurring in the same period of time. (समसामयिक)

Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent

Antonyms: asynchronous, noncontemporary

Sentence: The two events were more or less contemporaneous, with only months between them.

3. Cumber (noun)

Meaning: as in burden (बोझ)

Synonyms: burden, hindrance, obstruction

Antonyms: incentive, impetus

Sentence: His heavy boots cumbered him in walking.

4. Raiment (noun)

Meaning: covering for the human body (पोशाक)

Synonyms: clothing, clothes, attire

Sentence: I want nothing but raiment and daily bread.

5. Stunted (adj.)

Meaning: having been prevented from growing or developing properly. (अवरुद्ध)

Synonyms: little, tiny, undersized

Antonyms: advanced, fostered

Sentence: Lack of food had stunted his growth.

6. Chasten (verb)

Meaning: to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime (दंड देना)

Synonyms: punish, chastise, penalize

Antonyms: spare, excuse, pardon

Sentence: He has been chastened by all kinds of experiences in life.

7. Pre-eminence (noun)

Meaning: the fact of surpassing all others; superiority. (प्रमुखता)

Synonyms: excellency, superiority, eminence

Antonyms: inferiority, mediocrity, worthlessness

Sentence: No one doubt the pre-eminence of my father in financial matter.

8. Grouse (verb)

Meaning: complain pettily; grumble. (बड़बड़ाना)

Synonyms: grumble, complain, moan

Antonyms: commendation, compliment, plaudit

Sentence: She heard him grousing about his assistant.

9. 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.

10. Littorals (noun)

Meaning: a region lying along a shore. (समुद्र तट)

Synonyms: coastlands, seaside, banks

Sentence: The tea plant thrives and is being planted relatively rapidly on the Black Sea littoral in Transcaucasia

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