The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th July 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th July 2023

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1. Incertitude (noun)

Meaning: a state of uncertainty or hesitation. (शक)

Synonyms: disbelief, incredulity, unbelief

Antonyms: assurance, belief, certainty

Sentence: Some schools broke down under the stresses of policy incertitude

2. Absurdity (noun)

Meaning: the quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable. (मूर्खता)

Synonyms: preposterousness, ridiculousness, ludicrousness

Antonyms: prudence, sagacity, wisdom

Sentence: The absurdity of the situation made everyone laugh.

3. Flummox (verb)

Meaning: perplex (someone) greatly; bewilder. (घबराना)

Synonyms: baffle, bewilder, mystify

Antonyms: clarify, enlighten, help

Sentence: He was completely flummoxed by the question.

4. Debauchery (noun)

Meaning: excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures. (ऐयाशी)

Synonyms: dissipation, dissoluteness, degeneracy

Antonyms: abstinence, asceticism, sobriety

Sentence: These people rolled in wealth and rioted in debauchery.

5. Enraptured (verb)

Meaning: give intense pleasure or joy to. (मंत्रमुग्ध)

Synonyms: delight, give great pleasure to, give joy to

Antonyms: depressed, discouraged, disheartened

Sentence: The audience was enraptured by her beautiful voice.

6. Gluttonous (adj.)

Meaning: excessively greedy. (लोभी)

Synonyms: greedy, gourmandizing, voracious

Antonyms: satiated, satisfied, stuffed

Sentence: He is a selfish, gluttonous, and lazy person.

7. Cordoned (verb)

Meaning: prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards. (घेराबंदी कर दी)

Synonyms: close off, seal off, tape off

Sentence: Police cordoned off part of the city center.

8. Ovation (noun)

Meaning: a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause. (वाहवाही)

Synonyms: applause, handclapping, clapping

Antonyms: booing, hissing, taunt

Sentence: He received the longest ovation of the evening.

9. Incorrigible (adj.)

Meaning: (of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed. (असंशोधनीय)

Synonyms: inveterate, habitual, unreformable

Antonyms: curable, reclaimable, recoverable

Sentence: John was an incorrigible criminal who spent the rest of his life behind bars.

10. Tantamount (adj.)

Meaning: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as. (समान)

Synonyms: equivalent to, equal to, amounting to

Antonyms: disparate, distinct, distinguishable

Sentence: This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war.

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