The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 28th April 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 28th April 2021

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Vocabulary

1. Endeavour (Noun) – Trick: End + Devote

Meaning: To try hard (प्रयास)

Synonyms: Attempt, Bash, Beaver away

Antonyms: Striving, Struggle, Undertaking

Sentence: Ram endeavored to finish her work on time.

2. Beleaguered (Verb) – Trick: Be + Out + of + League

Meaning: in a very difficult situation (परेशान)

Synonyms: Besieged, Barricaded, Blocked

Antonyms: Good, Virtuous

Sentence: Enemy troops beleaguered the city.

3. Gruesome (adj.) – Trick: Cruelsome

Meaning: Causing repulsion or horror (भीषण)

Synonyms: Appalling, Atrocious, Awful

Antonyms: Agreeable, Attractive, Delectable

Sentence: Police described it as a gruesome attack.

4. Embellish (verb) – Trick: Bell to Xmas tree

Meaning: Make more attractive by the addition of decorative details (संवारना)

Synonyms: Elaborate, Amplify, Enhance

Antonyms: Simplify, Bare

Sentence: I asked him not to embellish the truth with ideas of his own.

5. Canard (Noun) – Trick: Kannada movie

Meaning: An unfortunate rumor or story (बेबुनियाद ख़बर)

Synonyms: Story, Tale, Whisper

Antonyms: Truth, Disassembly

Sentence: That canard was proved to be true later.

6. Annals (Noun) – Trick: Annual Report

Meaning: A record of events year by year (वर्षक्रमिक इतिहास)

Synonyms: Chronicle, History, Record

Antonyms: Present, Clutter, Disarray

Sentence: His deeds went down in the annals of British History.

7. Plausible (Adj.) – Trick: Possible

Meaning: That you can believe (मुमकिन)

Synonyms: Believable, Credible, Probable

Antonyms: Absurd, Doubtful, Fantastic

Sentence: She could find no plausible explanation for its disappearance.

8. Reticent (adj.) – Trick: Rate Saint

Meaning: Not revealing one thoughts (मौन रहने वाला)

Synonyms: Secretive, Uncommunicative

Antonyms: Candid, Honest, Up-front

Sentence: She was morose, pale & reticent.

9.Triumph (Noun) – Trick: Tri

Meaning: A great victory or achievement (विजयी)

Synonyms: Accomplishment, Attainment, Success

Antonyms: Botch, Mess, Shambles

Sentence: The new bridge is a triumph of technology.

10. Exaggerate (verb) – Trick: Extra rate

Meaning: Represent as being large (अतिरंजना करना)

Synonyms: Elaborate, Embellish, Hyperbolize

Antonyms: Belittle, Minimize, Play down

Sentence: She has a propensity to exaggerate.

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