The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 29th April 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 29th April 2021

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‘Vocabulary’

1. CONTEMPLATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विचारशील)

Synonyms: pensive, reflective

Antonyms: active

Example: Alpa regarded me with a contemplative eye.

2. ADVERSARY (NOUN): (प्रतिद्वंद्वी)

Synonyms: rival, enemy

Antonyms: ally

Example: Diksha beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals.

3. SUCCUMB (VERB): (दबना)

Synonyms: give in, give way

Antonyms: resist

Example: We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.

4. FLAIR (NOUN): (कौशल)

Synonyms: talent, gift

Antonyms: inability

Example: Shampy had a flair for certain languages.

5. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना)

Synonyms: better, enhance

Antonyms: worsen

Example: Steps have been taken to ameliorate his situation.

6. FORMIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (डराना)

Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable

Antonyms: comforting

Example: His opponent was certainly a formidable one.

7. ENDURE (NOUN): (टिकना): last

Synonyms: live, live on

Antonyms: fade

Example: These cities have endured through time.

8. EMBOLDEN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना)

Synonyms: hearten, strengthen

Antonyms: dishearten

Example:  Emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee against hers.

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