The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th November 2024

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th November 2024

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Negate (verb)

Meaning: to declare not to be true (इनकार करना)

Synonyms: deny, refute, reject

Antonyms: allow, acknowledge, confirm

Sentence: He warned that to negate the results of elections would only make things worse.

2. Depose (verb)

Meaning: to remove from a position of prominence or power (निकाल देना)

Synonyms: dethrone, displace, remove

Antonyms: appoint, install, elect

Sentence: Military deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country.

3. Vitriolic (adj.)

Meaning: marked by harsh insulting language (कटु)

Synonyms: abusive, insulting, outrageous

Antonyms: moderate, civil, temperate

Sentence: He braced himself for another vitriolic dressing-down by his displeased father.

4. Drawdown (verb)

Meaning: to make complete use of (पूर्ण उपयोग)

Synonyms: spend, consume, drain

Antonyms: replace, renew, enforce

Sentence: I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition.

5. Quash (verb)

Meaning: to put a stop to (something) by the use of force (रद्द करना)

Synonyms: suppress, subdue, destroy

Antonyms: help, support, back

Sentence: The company tried to quash the unwanted publicity.

6. Fortitude (noun)

Meaning: the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship (सहन-शक्ति)

Synonyms: courage, stamina, bravery

Antonyms: Irresolution, timidity, vacillation

Sentence: She bore her illness with great fortitude.

7. Tardy (adj.)

Meaning: thus far progress on the project has been tardy (विलम्बी)

Synonyms: slow, dilatory

Antonyms: rapid, speedy, hasty

Sentence: Two of the pupils were tardy this morning.

8. Wistful (adj.)

Meaning: showing or evoking a sad longing for an often idealized past (उदास)

Synonyms: nostalgic, dreamy, sloppy

Antonyms: hardheaded, unsentimental, hard-edged

Sentence: She felt wistful looking through her college yearbook, remembering old friends she had not seen in decades.

9. Fledgling (noun)

Meaning: a person who is just starting out in a field of activity (अनुभवहीन मनुष्य)

Synonyms: novice, newcomer, beginner

Antonyms: expert, master, professional

Sentence: At hockey, he’s still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills

10. Incumbent (noun)

Meaning: one that occupies a particular position or place (पदधारी)

Synonyms: officeholders, inductees, awardees

Antonyms: prospects, contenders, competitors

Sentence: In general, incumbents have a 94 percent chance of being re-elected.

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