The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  7th September 2024

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  7th September 2024

Vocabulary plays a vital role in scoring good marks in the English section of various competitive exams that you can improve if you work in the right direction. So, we are providing you The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to increase your vocabulary power, which will help you prepare for many exams like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC and other government exams.

 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Sever (verb)

Meaning: divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly. (अलग करना)

Synonyms: cut off, chop off, lop off

Antonyms: join, link, unite

Sentence: She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.

2. Finesse (noun)

Meaning: intricate and refined delicacy. (चालाकी)

Synonyms: skill, subtlety, expertise

Antonyms: inadequacy, incompetence, ineptitude

Sentence: He is a true believer, but sadly lacks finesse.

3. Ostentatious (adj.)

Meaning: characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice. (दिखावटी)

Synonyms: showy, pretentious, obtrusive

Antonyms: quiet, understated, unflamboyant

Sentence: Actually, he has a lot of debt, he is just living an ostentatious life.

4. Poignancy (noun)

Meaning: the quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. (मार्मिकता)

Synonyms: pathos, sadness, pitifulness

Antonyms: mildness, softness

Sentence: The film contains moments of almost unbearable poignancy.

5. Deft (adj.)

Meaning: accomplished with trained ability (निपुण)

Synonyms: adroit, artful, dexterous

Antonyms: amateur, unprofessional, unskillful

Sentence: He’s very deft at handling awkward situations.

6. Totter (verb)

Meaning: move in a feeble or unsteady way. (लड़खड़ाते हुए चलना)

Synonyms: teeter, walk unsteadily, stagger

Sentence: The drunkard tottered to the door.

7. Extraneous (adj.)

Meaning: irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with. (बाहरी)

Synonyms: irrelevant, immaterial, beside the point

Antonyms: applicable, apposite, apropos

Sentence: We shall ignore factors extraneous to the problem.

8. Unremitting (adj.)

Meaning: never relaxing or slackening; incessant. (निरंतर)

Synonyms: relentless, unrelenting, continual

Antonyms: discontinuous, noncontinuous, periodic

Sentence: The group faced unremitting hostility from the FBI.

9. Apposite (adj.)

Meaning: apt in the circumstances or in relation to something. (उचित)

Synonyms: appropriate, suitable, relevant

Antonyms: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent

Sentence: I found his speech wholly apposite to the current debate.

10. Moratorium (noun)

Meaning: a temporary prohibition of an activity. (रोक)

Synonyms: stop, ban,

Antonyms: continuance, continuation

Sentence: The debt was to be subject to a five-year moratorium.

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