The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  30th June 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  30th June 2022

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1. Allocation (noun)

Meaning: the action or process of allocating or distributing something. (आवंटन)

Synonyms: allotment, assignment, issuing

Antonyms: disenfranchise, forfeit

Sentence: Inconsistency in the allocation of funds led to a negative balance in one account.

2. Promulgate (verb)

Meaning: promote or make widely known (घोषणा करना)

Synonyms: make known, make public, publicize

Antonyms: silence, suppress, criticize

Sentence: The actor makes use of social media to promulgate the release of his film projects.

3. Envision (verb)

Meaning: imagine as a future possibility (कल्पना करना)

Synonyms: visualize, imagine, envisage

Antonyms: disregard, ignore, look away

Sentence: They didn’t envision any problems with the new building.

4. Sundry (adj.)

Meaning: of various kinds; several (विविध)

Synonyms: various, varied, miscellaneous

Antonyms: alike, identical, like

Sentence: This cream can be used to treat sundry minor injuries.

5. Predicament (noun)

Meaning: a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation. (कठिन परिस्थिति)

Synonyms: difficult situation, awkward situation, problematic situation

Sentence: If you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn’t be in this predicament.

6. Pliability (noun)

Meaning: the quality of being easily bent; flexibility. (लचीलापन)

Synonyms: flexibility, pliancy, elasticity

Antonyms: inflexibility, rigidity, stiffness

Sentence: Outstanding pliability and the cable is wearable.

7. Indignation (noun)

Meaning: anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment. (रोष)

Synonyms: resentment, umbrage, anger

Antonyms: delight, pleasure

Sentence: He was blazing with indignation.

8. Innate (adj.)

Meaning: inborn; natural (जन्मजात)

Synonyms: natural, inbred, congenital

Antonyms: adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic

Sentence: He never lost his innate sense of fun.

9. Aptness (noun)

Meaning: the quality of being appropriate or suitable. (उपयुक्तता)

Synonyms: suitability, appropriateness, appropriacy

Antonyms: improperness, impropriety, inappositeness

Sentence: Michael’s long legs gave him an aptness for being a good track athlete.

10. Demean (verb)

Meaning: cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something) (नीचा दिखाना)

Synonyms: shaming, debase, degrade

Antonyms: uplift, ennoble, elevate

Sentence: Don’t demean yourself by telling such obvious lies.

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