The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  6th June 2024

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  6th June 2024

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Balk (verb)

Meaning: to prevent from achieving a goal (बाधा डालना)

Synonyms: block, hinder, thwart

Antonyms: facilitate, assist, encourage

Sentence: Their strategies to balk the enemy had failed.

2. Encrust (verb)

Meaning: cover (something) with a hard surface layer. (जमना)

Synonyms: coagulate, congeal, cover

Sentence: She arrived home with her knees encrusted with mud.

3. Debauched (adj.)

Meaning: having or showing lowered moral character or standards (अनैतिक)

Synonyms: corrupt, debased, decadent

Antonyms: ethical, moral, uncorrupted

Sentence: The debauched philanderer was the talk of the town.

4. Furlough (noun)

Meaning: leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the armed services. (थोड़े दिन की छुट्टी)

Synonyms: discharge, break, recess

Antonyms: callback, recall

Sentence: This could mean a massive furlough of government workers.

5. Ululate (verb)

Meaning: howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief. (शोर मचाना)

Synonyms: howl, wail, yowl

Sentence: As the soldier’s body was laid out, the grieving widow began to ululate.

6. Apocryphal (adj.)

Meaning: (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. (शंकायुक्त)

Synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue

Antonyms: real, factual, literal

Sentence: Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.

7. Toil (noun)

Meaning: work extremely hard or incessantly. (कठिन परिश्रम)

Synonyms: work hard, labor, drudgery

Antonyms: relax, repose, rest

Sentence: If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

8. Pelf (noun)

Meaning: money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonorable way. (धन)

Synonyms: bucks, cash, money

Sentence: He was a politician who seems more interested in pelf than in policy

9. Conduit (noun)

Meaning: a channel for conveying water or other fluid. (पाइपलाइन)

Synonyms: channel, duct, pipe

Sentence: This is the major conduit for carrying water to the military base

10. Knavery (noun)

Meaning: a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke (धूर्तता)

Synonyms: roguery, waggery, frolic

Sentence: Knavery may serve for a turn, but honesty is in the long run.

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