The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 30th December 2022
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‘Vocabulary’
- Gawking (verb)
Meaning: stare openly and stupidly. (आंखे फाड़कर देखना)
Synonyms: gape, goggle, gaze
Sentence: I hate being gawked at!
- Complacency (noun)
Meaning: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements. (शालीनता)
Synonyms: smugness, self-satisfaction, self-approval
Antonyms: diffidence, modesty, humbleness
Sentence: Doctors have warned against complacency in fighting common diseases.
- Intuitive (adj.)
Meaning: using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive. (स्वाभाविक)
Synonyms: instinctive, intuitional, instinctual
Sentence: Men are often regarded as less intuitive than women.
- Acridity (noun)
Meaning: a harsh or sharp quality (कटुता)
Synonyms: bitterness, harshness, severity
Antonyms: mildness, gentleness, kindliness
Sentence: The acridity of the stand-up comedian was a little unexpected.
- Addled (adj.)
Meaning: unable to think clearly; confused. (व्याकुल)
Synonyms: dazed, bewildered, confused
Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded
Sentence: One of the more addled audience members confused Ghana with Guyana.
- Interdict (noun)
Meaning: an authoritative prohibition. (पाबंदी)
Synonyms: prohibition, ban, embargo
Antonyms: allowing, permission, granting
Sentence: Troops could be ferried in to interdict drug shipments
- Bewitched (verb)
Meaning: enchant and delight (someone). (मोहित करना)
Synonyms: fascinate, enchant, entice
Antonyms: offend, annoy, displease
Sentence: They both were bewitched by the country and its culture.
- Obligatory (adj.)
Meaning: required by a legal, moral, or another rule; compulsory. (अनिवार्य)
Synonyms: compulsory, mandatory, prescribed
Antonyms: optional, voluntary, elective
Sentence: The college authorities have now made these classes obligatory.
- Profundity (noun)
Meaning: deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought. (बुद्धिमत्ता)
Synonyms: wisdom(deep), insight, intelligence
Antonyms: stupidity, witlessness
Sentence: He lacked profundity and analytical precision.
- Unbosom (verb)
Meaning: disclose (one’s thoughts or secrets). (प्रकट करना)
Synonyms: disclose, discover, divulge
Antonyms: cloak, conceal, enshroud
Sentence: You’ll feel better if you unbosom your sorrows to me.
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