The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  27th June 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  27th June 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Burgher (noun)

Meaning: a citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie. (नगरवासि)

Synonyms: citizen, townie, native

Antonyms: noncitizen, tourist, visitor

Sentence: Many of the college students are regarded by the local burghers as obnoxious louts.

2. Perversity (noun)

Meaning: a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness. (प्रतिकूलता)

Synonyms: contrariness, perverseness, awkwardness

Antonyms: amiability, serenity

Sentence: She’s marrying him out of sheer perversity.

3. Convalesce (verb)

Meaning: recover one’s health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation. (अच्छा हो जाना)

Synonyms: get better, recover, get well

Antonyms: ail, collapse, sicken

Sentence: He will need about a week to convalesce after his hospital stay.

4. Poignancy (noun)

Meaning: the quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. (मार्मिकता)

Synonyms: pathos, sadness, pitifulness

Antonyms: mildness, softness

Sentence: The film contains moments of almost unbearable poignancy.

5. Deft (adj.)

Meaning: accomplished with trained ability (निपुण)

Synonyms: adroit, artful, dexterous

Antonyms: amateur, unprofessional, unskillful

Sentence: He’s very deft at handling awkward situations.

6. Totter (verb)

Meaning: move in a feeble or unsteady way. (लड़खड़ाते हुए चलना)

Synonyms: teeter, walk unsteadily, stagger

Sentence: The drunkard tottered to the door.

7. Rouse (verb)

Meaning: cause to feel angry or excited. (उत्तेजित करना)

Synonyms: stir up, excite, galvanize

Antonyms: rest, calm

Sentence: The crowds were roused to fever pitch by the drama of the race.

8. Chagrin (verb)

Meaning: feel distressed or humiliated. (चिढ़ाना)

Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, irked

Antonyms: felicity, gladness,

Sentence: He was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him.

9. Moiety (noun)

Meaning: each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided. (आधा भाग)

Synonyms: half, moiety, part

Antonyms: entirety, whole, full

Sentence: The tax was to be delivered in two moieties.

10. Quintessence (noun)

Meaning: the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class. (सारांश)

Synonyms: perfect example, exemplar, acme

Sentence: John is the quintessence of good manners.

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