The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th August 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th August 2023

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1. Gauche (adj.)

Meaning: lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward. (भद्दा)

Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, uneasy

Antonyms: graceful, urbane, suave

Sentence: His loud talking at the opera marked him as gauche and uncultured.

2. Gaggle (noun)

Meaning: a disorderly or noisy group of people. (झुण्ड)

Synonyms: cluster, batch, collection

Antonyms: unit, entity, item

Sentence: A gaggle of journalists sit in a hotel foyer waiting impatiently.

3. Cantankerous (adj.)

Meaning: bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative. (झगड़ालू)

Synonyms: bad-tempered, irascible, crotchety

Antonyms: amiable, pleasant, friendly

Sentence: He’s getting a bit cantankerous in his old age.

4. Excursion (noun)

Meaning: a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity. (भ्रमण)

Synonyms: tour, jaunt, trip

Sentence: We went on an excursion to the city.

5. Ever and anon (phrase)

Meaning: on some occasions (कभी-कभी)

Synonyms: sometimes, now, occasionally

Antonyms: frequently, commonly, usually

Sentence: He loses his temper ever and anon.

6. Roil (verb)

Meaning: to make angry (क्रोधित करना)

Synonyms: anger, infuriate, enrage

Antonyms: please, relieve, delight

Sentence: They were roiled by rumours.

7. Inextricably (adv.)

Meaning: in a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate. (अवियोज्य)

Synonyms: inseparable, indivisible, entangled

Antonyms: separable, explicable

Sentence: Physical health is inextricably linked to mental health.

8. Kowtow (verb)

Meaning: act in an excessively subservient manner. (अधीन होना)

Synonyms: grovel, be obsequious, be servile

Antonyms: rebellious, defiant

Sentence: Be polite, but don’t kowtow to him.

9. Rife (adj.)

Meaning: (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread. (व्याप्त)

Synonyms: widespread, general, common

Antonyms: blank, devoid

Sentence: Corruption was rife before the election.

10. Sedentary (adj.)

Meaning: (of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. (निष्क्रिय)

Synonyms: dormant, immobile, inanimate

Antonyms: active, mobile, busy

Sentence: They led a sedentary life after retirement, spending their days in front of the television.

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