The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  30th June 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  30th June 2021

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‘Vocabulary’

1. Debris (noun)

Meaning: scattered pieces of waste or remains. (मलबे)

Synonyms: detritus, refuse, waste

Antonyms: valuable, purity, neatness

Sentence: Several people were injured by flying debris in the explosion.

2. Pegged (verb)

Meaning: fix or make fast with a peg or pegs. (आंकी)

Synonyms: fix, pin, attach

Antonyms: unbind, unfix, unlash

Sentence: Her body seemed pegged to the chair.

3. Fiscal (adj.)

Meaning: relating to government revenue, especially taxes. (राजकोषीय)

Synonyms: tax, budgetary, revenue

Antonyms: nonfinancial

Sentence: My daughter lacks a sense of fiscal duty and rarely pays her bills on time.

4. Befit (verb)

Meaning: be appropriate for; suit. (अनुकूल होना)

Synonyms: suitable for, suited to, fit for

Sentence: Such actions do not befit you.

5. Conveyance (noun)

Meaning: the action or process of transporting someone or something from one place to another. (वाहन)

Synonyms: transportation, transport, carriage

Antonyms: stay in place

Sentence: The company relies on trains for the conveyance of goods.

6. Rampart (noun)

Meaning: a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet. (किले की दीवार)

Synonyms: defensive wall, embankment, earthwork

Antonyms: doorway, entrance, gate

Sentence: It is surrounded by a rampart and moat, with five gates, and contains fine palaces, temples, and tombs.

7. Sagacious (adj.)

Meaning: having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment (मेधावी)

Synonyms: shrewd, wise, clever

Antonyms: dull, stupid, foolish

Sentence: they were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation

8. Tarnish (verb)

Meaning: lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture. (फीका पड़ जाना)

Synonyms: discolor, stain, rust

Antonyms: ennoble, enshrine, glorify

Sentence: silver tarnishes too easily.

9. Toil (verb)

Meaning: work extremely hard or incessantly. (कठिन परिश्रम)

Synonyms: work hard, labor, grind away

Antonyms: rest, relax, slacken

Sentence: If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

10. Disincentive (noun)

Meaning: a factor, especially a financial disadvantage, that tends to discourage people from doing something. (निस्र्त्साहित)

Synonyms: deterrent, discouragement, dissuasion

Antonyms: encouragement, goad, impetus

Sentence: In particular, it builds a powerful disincentive to save.

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