The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 6th January 2022
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‘Vocabulary’
- Leery (adj.)
Meaning: cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions. (चालाक)
Synonyms: wary, cautious, careful
Antonyms: innocent, naïve, simple
Sentence: I’ve always been a bit leery of authority figures.
- Deterring (verb)
Meaning: discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences. (डराकर रोकना)
Synonyms: discourage, dissuade, scare off
Antonyms: encouraging, persuading
Sentence: High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.
- Subversive (adj.)
Meaning: seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution. (विनाशक)
Synonyms: disruptive, troublemaking, inflammatory
Antonyms: conservative, moderate, temperate
Sentence: A subversive organization determined to unseat a leader who they believed operated outside the law.
- Xenophobic (adj.)
Meaning: having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries. (ज़नोफोबिक)
Synonyms: racist, racialist, ethnocentric
Antonyms: internationalist
Sentence: Xenophobic nationalism is on the rise in some West European countries.
- Gusto (noun)
Meaning: enjoyment or vigor in doing something; zest. (उत्साह)
Synonyms: enthusiasm, relish, appetite
Antonyms: lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness
Sentence: The orchestra played with a winning combination of gusto and precision.
- Frenzy (noun)
Meaning: a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior. (उन्माद)
Synonyms: hysteria, madness, mania
Antonyms: calm, calmness, peace
Sentence: In a frenzy of rage she hit him.
- Denunciation (noun)
Meaning: public condemnation of someone or something. (निंदा)
Synonyms: commination, condemnation, excoriation
Antonyms: citation, commendation, endorsement
Sentence: All parties joined in bitter denunciation of the terrorists.
- Gravest (adj.)
Meaning: giving cause for alarm; serious. (सबसे गंभीर)
Synonyms: serious, important, profound
Antonyms: light, unserious, frivolous
Sentence: That is the gravest problem of all.
- Refuting (verb)
Meaning: prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove. (खंडन)
Synonyms: disprove, prove wrong, rebut
Antonyms: acknowledging, admitting, allowing
Sentence: While he was publicly refuting rumors of a merger, behind the scenes the CEO was working to affect that very outcome.
- Forged (adj.)
Meaning: copied fraudulently; fake. (जाली)
Synonyms: bogus, counterfeit, fake
Antonyms: genuine, real, unfaked
Sentence: A forged ancient document that didn’t fool experts in cartography.
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