The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  3rd December 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  3rd December 2021

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1. Boulder (noun)

Meaning: a large rock, typically one that has been worn smooth by erosion. (कंकर)

Synonyms: rock, stone, gibber

Sentence: He sat down on a boulder.

2. Antagonism (noun)

Meaning: active hostility or opposition. (विरोध)

Synonyms: hostility, friction, enmity

Antonyms: friendship, goodwill, amity

Sentence: The antagonism between them.

3. Appease (verb)

Meaning: pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands. (तुष्ट करना)

Synonyms: conciliate, placate, pacify

Antonyms: anger, enrage, incense

Sentence: Amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups.

4. Unenviable (adj.)

Meaning: difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant. (अवांछनीय)

Synonyms: disagreeable, unpleasant, undesirable

Antonyms: charming, enchanting, fascinating

Sentence: Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the redundancies.

5. Delimitation (noun)

Meaning: the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something. (हदबंदी)

Synonyms: custody, detention, incarceration

Antonyms: freedom, liberation, liberty

Sentence: The main focus was the delimitation of responsibilities between the police and the judiciary.

6. Erudite (adj.)

Meaning: having or showing great knowledge or learning. (वैज्ञानिक)

Synonyms: learned, scholarly, well educated

Antonyms: illiterate, uneducated, unlearned

Sentence: He could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion.

7. Tedious (adj.)

Meaning: too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous. (थकानेवाला)

Synonyms: boring, monotonous, dull

Antonyms: engaging, engrossing, gripping

Sentence: It gets tedious, but I get a kick out of doing it that way.

8. Perversity (noun)

Meaning: a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness. (प्रतिकूलता)

Synonyms: contrariness, perverseness, awkwardness

Antonyms: amiability, serenity

Sentence: She’s marrying him out of sheer perversity.

9. Veracity (noun)

Meaning: conformity to facts; accuracy. (सच्चाई)

Synonyms: truthfulness, truth, accuracy

Antonyms: deceit, dishonesty, lying

Sentence: Officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story.

10. Moiety (noun)

Meaning: each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided. (आधा भाग)

Synonyms: half, moiety, part

Antonyms: entirety, whole, full

Sentence: The tax was to be delivered in two moieties.

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