The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  2nd January 2024

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  2nd January 2024

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Autonomous (adj.)

Meaning: (of a country or region) having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs. (स्वायत्तशासी)

Synonyms: independent, self-governed, self-governing

Antonyms: dependent, non-self-governing, subject, unfree

Sentence: They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.

2. Solace (verb)

Meaning: give comfort or consolation to. (आश्वासन)

Synonyms: comfort, console, cheer

Antonyms: anguish, distress

Sentence: She smiled, as though solaced by the memory.

3. Fledgling (noun)

Meaning: a person who is just starting out in a field of activity (अनुभवहीन मनुष्य)

Synonyms: learner, student, trainee

Antonyms: expert, master, veteran

Sentence: He trained his fledgling stewardesses in Miami, Florida.

4. Insolvency (noun)

Meaning: the state of being insolvent. (दिवालियापन)

Synonyms: bankruptcy, insolvency, failure

Antonyms: increase, solvency, achievement

Sentence: We look at your options if you are facing insolvency.

5. Effrontery (noun)

Meaning: insolent or impertinent behavior. (गुस्ताख़ी)

Synonyms: impudence, impertinence, audacity

Antonyms: civility, courtesy, gentility

Sentence: One juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner’s decision.

6. Moratorium (noun)

Meaning: a temporary prohibition of an activity. (रोक)

Synonyms: stop, ban,

Antonyms: continuance, continuation

Sentence: The debt was to be subject to a five-year moratorium.

7. Prudence (noun)

Meaning: the quality of being prudent; cautiousness. (विवेक)

Synonyms: wisdom, judgment, sagacity

Antonyms: carelessness, heedlessness, incaution

Sentence: We need to exercise prudence in such important matters.

8. Ardent (adj.)

Meaning: enthusiastic or passionate. (उत्साही)

Synonyms: passionate, avid, impassioned

Antonyms: dispassionate, emotionless, impassive

Sentence: All her life she was an ardent feminist.

9. Prodigious (adj.)

Meaning: remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree. (अद्भुत)

Synonyms: enormous, colossal, immense

Antonyms: unimpressive, common, ordinary

Sentence: What a prodigious opportunity you have missed.

10. Beguile (adj.)

Meaning: charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way. (मोहना)

Synonyms: charm, attract, enchant

Antonyms: disgust, offend, undeceive

Sentence: Games are usually used to beguile small children.

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