The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th December 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th December 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Slate (verb)

Meaning: to put (someone or something) on a list (स्लेट)

Synonyms: list, record, enter

Antonyms: praise, commend, applaud

Sentence: Only a skilled workman can split the slate into layers.

2. Distend (verb)

Meaning: to make or become larger especially because of pressure from inside (फुलाना)

Synonyms: expand, swell, increase

Antonyms: shorten, curtail, abridge

Sentence: The illness can cause the stomach to distend.

3. Subtler (adj.)

Meaning: clever at attaining one’s ends by indirect and often deceptive means (सूक्ष्म)

Synonyms: designing, devious, scheming

Antonyms: obvious, innocent, ingenuous

Sentence: There is a further, subtler connection between liberalism and the sea.

4. Pique (noun)

Meaning: the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity (नाराजगी)

Synonyms: anger, huff, offence

Antonyms: satisfaction, delight, pleasure

Sentence: Mimi had gotten over her pique at Susan’s refusal to accept the job.

5. Decimate (verb)

Meaning: to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of (नष्ट करना)

Synonyms: destroy, devastate, ruin

Antonyms: build, construct, raise

Sentence: the project would decimate the fragile wetland wilderness

6. Arraign (verb)

Meaning: call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge. (आरोप लगाना)

Synonyms: accuse, indict, appeal

Antonyms: defend, advocate, justify

Sentence: The tramp was arraigned on a charge of stealing.

7. Reckon (verb)

Meaning: to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement (अनुमान लगाना)

Synonyms: estimate, guess, suppose

Antonyms: measure, scale, compute

Sentence: We didn’t reckon for having such bad weather.

8. Respite (noun)

Meaning: a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant. (राहत)

Synonyms: break, pause, calm

Antonyms: noise, din, unrest

Sentence: The weekend provided a nice respite from the pressures of her job.

9. Obfuscation (verb)

Meaning: to make (something) unclear to the understanding (अस्पष्ट होना)

Synonyms: confuse, complicate, blur

Antonyms: clarify, simplify, illuminate

Sentence: This patronizing obfuscation was never very convincing.

10. Ravenous (adj.)

Meaning: having a huge appetite (हिंसक)

Synonyms: hungry, voracious, starving

Antonyms: satisfied, full, content

Sentence: The ravenous lions tore at the carcass.

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