The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  2nd September 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  2nd September 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Hover (verb)

Meaning: remain in one place in the air. (मंडराना)

Synonyms: float, be suspended

Sentence: Army helicopters hovered overhead.

2. Mendacity (noun)

Meaning: a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive (झूठ)

Synonyms: lie, prevarication, falsity

Antonyms: truth, fact, honesty

Sentence: Politicians are often accused of mendacity.

3. Providence (noun)

Meaning: the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power. (मितव्ययिती)

Synonyms: fate, destiny, fortune

Sentence: Providence is always on the side of the strongest battalions.

4. Trumpet (verb)

Meaning: to make known openly or publicly (घोषणा करना)

Synonyms: announce, publish, proclaim

Antonyms: withhold, conceal, suppress

Sentence: The company trumpeted the launch of the new phone that had none of the bugs the old one was known for.

5. Perspicacious (adj.)

Meaning: having a ready insight into and understanding of things. (कुशाग्र बुद्धि)

Synonyms: discerning, shrewd, perceptive

Antonyms: foolish, idiotic, moronic

Sentence: He was perspicacious enough to realize that things were soon going to change.

6. Foyer (noun)

Meaning: an entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public, especially a hotel or theater. (प्रवेशद्वार)

Synonyms: entrance hall, hallway, lobby

Sentence: I’ll meet you in the foyer.

7. Renascence (noun)

Meaning: the revival of something that has been dormant. (नवयुग)

Synonyms: revival, rebirth, resurgence

Antonyms: death, extinction, expiration

Sentence: While, both revival and renascence are based on the new choice made by ourselves.

8. Lenity (noun)

Meaning: kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone (सज्जनता)

Synonyms: mercy, clemency, empathy

Antonyms: vengeance, revenge, ruthlessness

Sentence: Michael was admired for his lenity and tolerance.

9. Haphazard (adj.)

Meaning: lacking any obvious principle of organization. (बेढ़ंगा)

Synonyms: random, unplanned, unsystematic

Antonyms: systematic, orderly, regular

Sentence: The government’s approach to the problem was haphazard.

10. Veneer (noun)

Meaning: a deceptively attractive external appearance (दिखावा)

Synonyms: facade, gloss

Sentence: The veneer of civility that the neighbours had maintained over the years disappeared with the filing of the first lawsuit.