The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 31st July 2021
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- Appertain (verb)
Meaning: relate to; concern. (संबंध रखना)
Synonyms: pertain to, relate to, concern
Sentence: The answers generally appertain to improvements in standards of service.
- Souvenir (noun)
Meaning: a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event. (यादगार)
Synonyms: memento, keepsake, reminder
Antonyms: forgotten
Sentence: The recording provides a souvenir of a great production.
- Quaint (adj.)
Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned. (विचित्र)
Synonyms: picturesque, charming, old-fashioned
Antonyms: fashionable, modern, stylish
Sentence: A quaint general store on one of the back roads of Vermont.
- Futile (adj.)
Meaning: incapable of producing any useful result; pointless. (व्यर्थ)
Synonyms: vain, pointless, useless
Antonyms: fruitful, potent, productive
Sentence: A futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage.
- Melancholy (noun)
Meaning: a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. (उदासी)
Synonyms: desolation, sadness, pensiveness
Antonyms: cheery, glad, happy
Sentence: An air of melancholy surrounded him.
- Bequeath (verb)
Meaning: leave (a personal estate or one’s body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will. (वसीयत)
Synonyms: will, makeover, pass on
Sentence: He bequeathed his art collection to the town.
- Solicit (verb)
Meaning: ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone. (मांगना)
Synonyms: ask for, request, apply for
Antonyms: force, oblige, require
Sentence: He called a meeting to solicit their views.
- Repression (noun)
Meaning: the action of subduing someone or something by force. (दबाव)
Synonyms: suppression, quelling, quashing
Antonyms: disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint
Sentence: Students sparked off events that ended in brutal repression.
- Detriment (noun)
Meaning: the state of being harmed or damaged. (हानि)
Synonyms: damage, harm, hurt
Antonyms: cure, fix, remedy
Sentence: As long as the herbal drink does not pose a detriment to my physical wellbeing, I will give it a try.
- Scorch (verb)
Meaning: burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat. (जलाकर राख कर देना)
Synonyms: burn, sear, singe
Antonyms: hydrate, wash, dampen
Sentence: Surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast.
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