The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  7th November 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  7th November 2022

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1. Fiendish (adj.)

Meaning: extremely cruel or unpleasant; devilish. (पैशाचिक)

Synonyms: wicked, cruel, vicious

Antonyms: good-hearted, benign, kind

Sentence: This was a fiendish act of wickedness.

2. Smother (verb)

Meaning: kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate. (गला घोंटना)

Synonyms: suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate

Antonyms: resuscitate, breathe, exhale

Sentence: They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags.

3. Commotion (noun)

Meaning: a state of confused and noisy disturbance. (हल्ला गुल्ला)

Synonyms: disturbance, ruckus, uproar

Antonyms: calm, hush, peace

Sentence: She was distracted by a commotion across the street.

4. Revel (verb)

Meaning: enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing. (आनंद लेना)

Synonyms: celebrate, make merry, have a party

Sentence: They spent the evening reveling with their guests.

5. Denouement (noun)

Meaning: the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. (उपसंहार)

Synonyms: final act, climax, epilogue

Antonyms: beginning, start

Sentence: The film’s denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous.

6. Clamor (noun)

Meaning: a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently. (कोलाहल)

Synonyms: babel, uproar, loud noise

Antonyms: quiet, silence, calm

Sentence: There was a clamor of voices outside the office.

7. Scuttled (verb)

Meaning: run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps. (भागना)

Synonyms: scamper, scurry, scramble

Antonyms: crawled, crept, poked

Sentence: Two very small children scuttled away in front of them.

8. Desecrating (verb)

Meaning: treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate. (अपवित्र करना)

Synonyms: violate, profane, treat sacrilegiously

Antonyms: reverent, reverential, worshipful

Sentence: More than 300 graves were desecrated.

9. Snazzy (adj.)

Meaning: stylish and attractive. (अत्यधिक आकर्षित)

Synonyms: stylish, smart, attractive

Antonyms: simple, unadorned, unfashionable

Sentence: Paula’s wearing a very snazzy pair of shoes!

10. Insuperable (adj.)

Meaning: (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome. (अजेय)

Synonyms: insurmountable, unconquerable, invincible

Antonyms: superable, surmountable, vincible

Sentence: The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.

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