The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  29th June 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  29th June 2023

In the modern competitive era, most of the exams have English Language as a section. So here we bring you The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to enhance vocabulary power and help you prepare for the exams like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC, and other Government exams.

 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Bulwark (noun)

Meaning: a defensive wall. (बांध)

Synonyms: wall, rampart, fortification

Sentence: Our people’s support is a bulwark against the enemy.

2. Gaffer (noun)

Meaning: an old man. (वृद्ध)

Synonyms: old man, elderly man, senior citizen

Antonyms: youngster, youth, adolescent

Sentence: That gaffer going into the pub is 90 years old.

3. Dismal (adj.)

Meaning: depressing; dreary. (निराशाजनक)

Synonyms: dingy, dim, dark

Antonyms: cheering, cheery, glad

Sentence: Christmas will be dismal without the children.

4. Explicable (adj.)

Meaning: able to be accounted for or understood. (समझाने के योग्य)

Synonyms: explainable, interpretable, definable

Antonyms: inexplicable, insoluble, insolvable

Sentence: The sudden increase in sales is easily explicable.

5. Gist (noun)

Meaning: the substance or essence of a speech or text. (सार)

Synonyms: essence, substance, quintessence

Sentence: she noted the gist of each message.

6. Ebb (verb)

Meaning: (of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce. (अवनति)

Synonyms: diminish, dwindle, wane

Antonyms: ascent, rise, upswing

Sentence: Every tide has its ebb.

7. Jurisprudence (noun)

Meaning: the theory or philosophy of law. (विधिशास्त्र)

Synonyms: judiciary, justice, law

Sentence: Codification is the highest contribution of jurisprudence.

8. Unnerve (verb)

Meaning: make (someone) lose courage or confidence. (असमर्थ करना)

Synonyms: demoralize, discourage, dishearten

Antonyms: fortify, strengthen, embolden

Sentence: The journey over the bridge had unnerved me.

9. Seclusion (noun)

Meaning: the state of being private and away from other people. (एकांत)

Synonyms: isolation, solitude, retreat

Antonyms: companionship, company, comradeship

Sentence: I live very much in seclusion these days.

10. Inscrutable (adj.)

Meaning: impossible to understand or interpret. (गूढ़)

Synonyms: enigmatic, unreadable, impenetrable

Antonyms: fathomable, intelligible, understandable

Sentence: There are many inscrutable beliefs about that ancient religion.

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