The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th January 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th January 2022

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1. Demeanor (noun)

Meaning: outward behavior or bearing. (आचरण)

Synonyms: manner, attitude, appearance

Sentence: The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.

2. Precursor (noun)

Meaning: a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner. (अग्रगामी)

Synonyms: forerunner, predecessor, antecedent

Antonyms: descendant, succeeder, successor

Sentence: 18th-century lyric poets like Robert Burns were precursors of the Romantics.

3. Epitome (noun)

Meaning: a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type. (प्रतीक)

Synonyms: personification, embodiment, incarnation

Sentence: She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste.

4. Aberration (noun)

Meaning: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome. (विपथन)

Synonyms: anomaly, deviation, divergence

Antonyms: norm, ordinary, usual

Sentence: There are some slight aberrations in the type due to the nature of old printing presses.

5. Masquerade (noun)

Meaning: a false show or pretense. (छद्मवेष)

Synonyms: pretense, deception, facade

Antonyms: candidness, candor

Sentence: His masquerade ended when he was arrested.

6. Veracity (noun)

Meaning: conformity to facts; accuracy. (सच्चाई)

Synonyms: truthfulness, truth, accuracy

Antonyms: impreciseness, imprecision, inaccuracy

Sentence: The chairman disallowed the veracity of his report.

7. Symposium (noun)

Meaning: a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject. (संगोष्ठी)

Synonyms: assembly, conclave, congregation

Sentence: He had been taking part in an international symposium on population.

8. Fecund (adj.)

Meaning: producing abundantly (फलप्रद)

Synonyms: fertile, fruitful

Antonyms: infertile, sterile, unproductive

Sentence: The pampas are still among the most fecund lands in the world.

9. Drape (verb)

Meaning: to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming (सजाना)

Synonyms: adorn, array, beautify

Antonyms: blemish, deface, disfigure

Sentence: The town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities.

10. Vitriol (noun)

Meaning: biting sharpness of feeling or expression (व्यंग्य)

Synonyms: acridity, acridness, acrimony

Antonyms: civility, cordiality, courtesy

Sentence: His attack on the government was pure vitriol.

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