The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  3rd October 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  3rd October 2022

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‘Vocabulary’

1. Wretched (adj.)

Meaning: (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state. (मनहूस)

Synonyms: miserable, unhappy, sad

Antonyms: great, marvelous, wonderful

Sentence: I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.

2. Perfervid (adj.)

Meaning: intense and impassioned. (उत्साही)

Synonyms: ardent, emotional, fervent

Antonyms: dispassionate, emotionless, impassive

Sentence: I feel the people of the city are perfervid.

3. Infatuated (adj.)

Meaning: possessed with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone. (मुग्ध)

Synonyms: besotted, obsessed

Antonyms: allergic, averse, disinclined

Sentence: She was infatuated with her boss.

4. Bewail (verb)

Meaning: express great regret, disappointment, or bitterness over (something). (शोक मनाना)

Synonyms: lament, bemoan, sorrow for

Antonyms: delight, glory, joy

Sentence: She bewailed her misfortune.

5. Frittering (verb)

Meaning: waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters. (व्यर्थ नष्ट करना)

Synonyms: squander, waste, misspend

Antonyms: penurious, acquisitive

Sentence: I seem to fritter my time away in coffee mornings.

6. Rudimentary (adj.)

Meaning: involving or limited to basic principles. (मौलिक)

Synonyms: basic, elementary, introductory

Antonyms: advanced, developed, evolved

Sentence: He had only a rudimentary knowledge of science.

7. Solace (verb)

Meaning: give comfort or consolation. (आश्वासन)

Synonyms: comfort, console, cheer

Antonyms: anguish, distress

Sentence: She smiled, as though solaced by the memory.

8. Feud (verb)

Meaning: take part in a prolonged quarrel or conflict. (झगड़ा)

Synonyms: quarrel, fight, argue

Antonyms: friendliness, sympathy, congeniality

Sentence: Because of a family feud, he never spoke to his wife’s parents for years.

9. Remnant (noun)

Meaning: a small remaining quantity of something. (अवशेष)

Synonyms: remains, remainder, leftovers

Antonyms: bulk, whole, mass

Sentence: Their outdated attitudes are a remnant of colonial days.

10. Senile (adj.)

Meaning: (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties. (बूढ़ा)

Synonyms: aged, doddery, decrepit

Antonyms: adolescent, immature, young

Sentence: He is suffering from senile dementia.

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