The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  4th August 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  4th August 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Extravagance (noun)

Meaning: lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources. (अपव्यय)

Synonyms: lavishness, extravagancy, wastefulness

Antonyms: frugality, economy, restraint

Sentence: Economy the poor man’s mints, extravagance the rich man’s pitfall

2. Facticity (noun)

Meaning: agreement with fact or reality (तथ्यात्मकता)

Synonyms: truth, accuracy, authenticity

Antonyms: falsity, untruth

Sentence: The facticity of the manuscript is indubitable.

3. Indolence (noun)

Meaning: avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness. (आलस)

Synonyms: laziness, idleness, lothfulness

Antonyms: vigor, vitality, enthusiasm

Sentence: Indolence is a kind of poverty.

4. Catchphrase (noun)

Meaning: a well-known sentence or phrase, especially one that is associated with a particular famous person. (कहावत)

Synonyms: saying, quotation, slogan

Sentence: One of those advertising catchphrases that, if you think about them, don’t mean much of anything.

5. Heeding (verb)

Meaning: pay attention to; take notice of. (ध्यान देना)

Synonyms: cautious, chary, watchful

Antonyms: careless, negligent

Sentence: He should have heeded the warnings.

6. Effacement (noun)

Meaning: the removal of writing, recorded material, or data. (मिटाना)

Synonyms: eradication, disintegration, remove

Antonyms: restoration, refurbish

Sentence: If you hit your head hard enough, it might cause the effacement of your memory.

7. Contour (noun)

Meaning: an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something.  (परिरेखा)

Synonyms: outline, shape, lines

Sentence: The contour of the Atlantic coast of America is very irregular.

8. Dynamism (noun)

Meaning: the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress. (गतिशीलता)

Synonyms: energy, vibrancy, spirit

Antonyms: sluggishness, lethargy, torpidity

Sentence: Such changes are indicators of economic dynamism.

9. Afflict (verb)

Meaning: (of a problem or illness) cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble. (पीड़ा देना)

Synonyms: trouble, bother, burden

Antonyms: help, assist, aid

Sentence: Famine and war still afflict mankind.

10. Staple (noun)

Meaning: the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts (प्रमुख)

Synonyms: core, chief, major

Antonyms: accessory, component, adjunct

Sentence: ice is the staple diet in many Asian countries.

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