The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  27th October 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  27th October 2022

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1. Gospel (noun)

Meaning: the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group (विचारधारा)

Synonyms: credo, dogma, ideology

Sentence: They continue to preach their gospel of self-reliance.

2. Panegyric (noun)

Meaning: a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something. (एक सार्वजनिक भाषण)

Synonyms: accolade, citation, commendation,

Antonyms: admonition, harangue

Sentence: She delivered a panegyric on the President-elect.

3. Retribution (noun)

Meaning: punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act. (प्रतिदण्ड)

Synonyms: punishment, penalty, nemesis

Antonyms: forgiveness, pardon, remission

Sentence: People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages.

4. Dulcet (adj.)

Meaning: giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses (आनंदकर)

Synonyms: delightful, enjoyable, felicitous

Antonyms: unpalatable, unpleasant, disturbing

Sentence: She recorded the dulcet tones of her family and friends.

5. Abode (noun)

Meaning: a place of residence; a house or home. (निवास)

Synonyms: home, house, residence

Sentence: They established their permanent abode here.

6. Seething (adj.)

Meaning: filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger. (क्रोध में)

Synonyms: blazing, raging, rankling

Antonyms: cool, calmness

Sentence: He marched off, seething with frustration.

7. Allegiance (noun)

Meaning: loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause. (निष्ठा)

Synonyms: loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity

Antonyms: disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness

Sentence: FBI demands its employees’ absolute allegiance to this bureau.

8. Indecipherable (adj.)

Meaning: not able to be read or understood. (अस्पष्ट)

Synonyms: hard to read, unreadable, indiscernible

Antonyms: decipherable, readable

Sentence: There was an indecipherable message on the answering machine.

9. Tooth and Nail (adv.)

Meaning: with all power or resources being used (पूरी ताकत के साथ)

Synonyms: full blast, totally

Sentence: I’ll fight tooth and nail to win the finals

10. Mortgaging (verb)

Meaning: convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan. (गिरवी)

Synonyms: engaging, pledging, trothing

Antonyms: reneging

Sentence: The report explains how governments are mortgaging their nations’ futures.

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