The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  2nd December 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  2nd December 2021

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Pander (verb)

Meaning: gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.). (बढ़ावा देना)

Synonyms: indulge, gratify, satisfy

Sentence: Don’t pander to such people.

2. Vituperation (verb)

Meaning: blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language. (तिरस्कार)

Synonyms: revile, berate, harangue

Antonyms: acclaim, commend, compliment

Sentence: The speeches were full of vituperation and slander

3. clamorous (adj.)

Meaning: making a loud and confused noise. (कोलाहलमय)

Synonyms: noisy, loud, vociferous

Antonyms: noiseless, quiet, silent

Sentence: The meeting began to become clamorous.

4. Rabid (adj.)

Meaning: having or proceeding from extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something. (विक्षिप्त)

Synonyms: extreme, fanatical, overzealous

Antonyms: delighted, pleased

Sentence: Even the survey’s most rabid critics acknowledge the utility of this kind of data.

5. Tantamount (adj.)

Meaning: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as. (समान)

Synonyms: equivalent to, equal to, amounting to

Antonyms: disparate, distinct, distinguishable

Sentence: This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war.

6. Damnation (noun)

Meaning: (in Christian belief) condemnation to eternal punishment in hell. (फटकार)

Synonyms: condemnation to hell, eternal punishment, perdition

Antonyms: absolution, forgiveness, remission

Sentence: They believe he will suffer damnation for his sins.

7. Eulogy (noun)

Meaning: a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died. (प्रशंसा भाषण)

Synonyms: accolade, speech of praise, panegyric

Antonyms: censure, condemnation, denunciation

Sentence: The minister delivered a long eulogy.

8. Aberration (noun)

Meaning: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome. (विपथन)

Synonyms: anomaly, deviation, divergence

Antonyms: ordinary, usual

Sentence: In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him

9. Defunct (adj.)

Meaning: no longer existing or functioning. (मृत)

Synonyms: non-existent, faded, moribund

Antonyms: alive, existent, living

Sentence: After being hit by a hurricane, the entire neighborhood was defunct.

10. Wretched (adj.)

Meaning: (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state. (मनहूस)

Synonyms: miserable, unhappy, sad

Antonyms: great, marvelous, wonderful

Sentence: I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.

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