The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 2nd November 2020

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 2nd November 2020

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Vocabulary (The Hindu)

1. PREROGATIVE (NOUN): right: (परमाधिकार)

Synonyms: immunity, advantage  

Antonyms: duty, obligation

Example: He is the person who has the prerogative to instruct everyone.

2. CONFER (VERB):  consult: (मन्त्रणा करना)

Synonyms: huddle, negotiate

Antonyms: refuse, dishonour

Example: This community has conferred on a particular brief.

3. VOUCHSAFE (VERB): grant something to someone: (सम्मानित करना)

Synonyms: award, bestow

Antonyms: reject, veto

Example: He wondered whether the government would vouchsafe him.

4. TENET (NOUN): principle: (सिद्धांत)

Synonyms: credo, assumption   

Antonyms: reality, unbelief

Example: Our texts, tenets and traditions mark a departure from modern experience.

5. ELATION (NOUN): extreme happiness:(आनंद) 

Synonyms: bliss, ecstasy

Antonyms: sorrow, woe 

Example: His elation increased at the sight of the little girl he had saved.

6. GRAVELY (ADVERB): very much; desperately:(गंभीर भाव से) 

Synonyms: deeply, seriously

Antonyms: lightly, calmly 

Example: She listened to her father gravely. 

7. DIAPHANOUS (ADJECTIVE): light, airy, transparent:(पारदर्शी) 

Synonyms: flimsy, clear

Antonyms: opaque, thick 

Example: Sunlight poured in through the diaphanous curtains, brightening the room.

8. BLANDISHMENT (NOUN): flattery:(चापलूसी)

Synonyms: adulation, cajolery

Antonyms: criticism, condemnation

Example: At first he used his arts of blandishment and honeyed words in order to lure his boss.

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