The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th October 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  5th October 2021

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Amassing (verb)

Meaning: gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time. (एकत्र करना)

Synonyms: gather, collect, assemble

Antonyms: dispel, disperse, dissipate

Sentence: Starting from nothing he had amassed a huge fortune.

2. Disarray (noun)

Meaning: a state of disorganization or untidiness. (उधेड़-बुन)

Synonyms: disorder, confusion, chaos

Antonyms: order, orderliness

Sentence: This left the Liberal Party in total disarray.

3. Desist (verb)

Meaning: cease; abstain. (बंद कर देना)

Synonyms: abstain, refrain, forbear

Antonyms: actualize, appear, start

Sentence: The shopping center agreed to desist from false advertising.

4. Slump (noun)

Meaning: a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something. (मंदी)

Synonyms: steep fall, plunge, drop

Antonyms: development, growth, progress

Sentence: The economy is in a slump.

5. Probity (noun)

Meaning: the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency. (ईमानदारी)

Synonyms: integrity, honesty, uprightness

Antonyms: deceit, deceitfulness, dishonesty

Sentence: Probity and purity will command respect everywhere.

6. Chary (adj.)

Meaning: cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something. (चौकस)

Synonyms: cautious, circumspect, heedful

Antonyms: careless, heedless, incautious

Sentence: Banks were chary of lending the company more money.

7. Coalesce (verb)

Meaning: come together to form one mass or whole. (सम्मिलित)

Synonyms: unite, join together, combine

Antonyms: separate, sever, split

Sentence: There they coalesce to form a single nucleus.

8. Animosity (noun)

Meaning: strong hostility. (बैर)

Synonyms: antipathy, hostility, antagonism

Antonyms: amity, cordiality, friendliness

Sentence: There is no personal animosity between the party leaders.

9. Ransack (verb)

Meaning: go hurriedly through (a place) stealing things and causing damage. (लूटना)

Synonyms: plunder, pillage, steal from

Sentence: Burglars ransacked her home.

10. Naive (adj.)

Meaning: (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. (अनाड़ी)

Synonyms: childish, immature, inexperienced

Antonyms: cosmopolitan, experienced, sophisticated

Sentence: The rather naive young man had been totally misled.

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