The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 30th August 2022
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‘Vocabulary’
- Milieu (noun)
Meaning: a person’s social environment. (प्रतिवेश)
Synonyms: environment, ambient, atmosphere
Sentence: Coming from another milieu, she found life as an actor’s wife very strange at first.
- Obduracy (noun)
Meaning: a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion (हठ)
Synonyms: obdurateness, obstinacy, stubbornness
Antonyms: broad-mindedness, open-mindedness, reasonability
Sentence: His error was sheer obduracy in refusing to admit a mistake.
- Forsooth (adv.)
Meaning: Indeed (often used ironically or to express surprise or indignation). (वास्तव में)
Synonyms: actually, frankly, honestly
Sentence: Forsooth, there is no one I trust more.
- Confrontation (noun)
Meaning: a hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties. (आमना-सामना)
Synonyms: conflict, clash, brush
Antonyms: concord, harmony, peace
Sentence: The government was dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.
- Disconsolate (adj.)
Meaning: without consolation or comfort; unhappy. (निराश)
Synonyms: unhappy, doleful, woebegone
Antonyms: happy, cheerful, blissful
Sentence: The death of her father left Mary disconsolate.
- Remit (verb)
Meaning: cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment). (रद्द करना)
Synonyms: cancel, revoke, abrogate
Sentence: The legislature has remitted the matter to the next session,
- Hectored (verb)
Meaning: talk to (someone) in a bullying way. (बदमाशी से बात करना)
Synonyms: bully, intimidate, browbeat
Antonyms: comforted, consoled, soothed
Sentence: Brooks had hectored employees who refused to work overtime.
- Indubitable (adj.)
Meaning: impossible to doubt; unquestionable. (ज़ाहिर)
Synonyms: unquestionable, undoubtedly, indisputable
Antonyms: doubtful, dubious, iffy
Sentence: The indubitable evidence we produced bore down our opponents in the debate.
- Rapprochement (noun)
Meaning: (especially in international relations) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations. (मेल-मिलाप)
Synonyms: reconciliation, fellowship, rapport
Antonyms: alienation, disaffection, disgruntlement
Sentence: I hope for a rapprochement between our two countries.
- Perfervid (adj.)
Meaning: intense and impassioned. (उत्साही)
Synonyms: ardent, emotional, fervent
Antonyms: dispassionate, emotionless, impassive
Sentence: I feel the people of the city are perfervid.
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