The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  6th August 2024

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  6th August 2024

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Eminence (noun)

Meaning: fame or recognized superiority, especially within a particular sphere or profession. (श्रेष्ठता)

Synonyms: renown, pre-eminence, notability

Antonyms: inferiority, mediocrity, obscureness

Sentence: Beveridge was a man of great eminence.

2. Proscription (noun)

Meaning: the action of forbidding something; banning. (बहिष्कार)

Synonyms: prohibition, prohibiting, forbidding

Antonyms: allowance, permission, sufferance

Sentence: The proscription against bicycles and skateboards is intended to make the plaza a more pedestrian-friendly place.

3. Fissiparous (adj.)

Meaning: inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups. (विभाजित)

Synonyms: division, partition, separation

Antonyms: assemblage, association

Sentence: High-quality, fissiparous yeast can resist high temperature, it is available for summer production, and low-down energy cost.

4. Subservient (adj.)

Meaning:  prepared to obey others unquestioningly. (अधीन)

Synonyms: submissive, deferential, acquiescent

Antonyms: disrespectful, impolite, impudent

Sentence: She was subservient to her parents.

5. Fortuitous (adj.)

Meaning: happening by accident or chance rather than design. (आकस्मिक)

Synonyms: chance, unexpected, unanticipated

Antonyms: hapless, intentional, planned

Sentence: The similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous.

6. Discretion (noun)

Meaning: the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information. (विवेक)

Synonyms: circumspection, caution, carefulness

Antonyms: imprudence, indiscretion

Sentence: You must show discretion in choosing your friend.

7. Deplorable (adj.)

Meaning: deserving strong condemnation. (खेदजनक)

Synonyms: disgraceful, shameful, dishonorable

Antonyms: admirable, commendable, creditable

Sentence: We will not tolerate such deplorable behavior in a house of worship.

8. Prattling (verb)

Meaning: talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way. (बकवास)

Synonyms: chatter, babble, prate

Antonyms: articulating, enunciating

Sentence: The villagers are prattling on about the village gossip.

9. Impermanence (noun)

Meaning: the state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time. (अनस्थिरता)

Synonyms: ephemerality, evanescence, fleetingness

Antonyms: endurance, permanence, permanency

Sentence: Change, impermanence is characteristic of life.

10. Loquacious (adj.)

Meaning: tending to talk a great deal; talkative. (बातूनी)

Synonyms: talkative, garrulous, voluble

Antonyms: closemouthed, laconic, quiet

Sentence: Davis was never loquacious on the subject of his progeny.

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