The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 8th April 2021

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 8th April 2021

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Vocabulary

1. STIFLE (VERB): (दबाव बनाना)

Synonyms: hinder, hamper

Antonyms: encourage

Example: High taxes were stifling private enterprise.

2. CUMBERSOME (ADJECTIVE): (दुष्कर)

Synonyms: unmanageable, awkward

Antonyms: manageable

Example: Diving suits are usually cumbersome.

3. DECIPHER (VERB): (गूढ़लेख पढ़ना)

Synonyms: decrypt, break

Antonyms: encode

Example: Authorized government agencies can decipher encrypted telecommunications.

4. SCURRILOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अपमानजनक)

Synonyms: vituperative, derogatory

Antonyms: praising

Example: It was a scurrilous attack on his integrity.

5. CONUNDRUM (NOUN): (समस्या)

Synonyms: difficult, quandary

Antonyms: solution

Example: One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts.

6. CONSUMMATE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तम)

Synonyms: exemplary, supreme

Antonyms: imperfect

Example: Alpa dressed with consummate elegance.

7. HURL (VERB): (वेग से फेंकना)

Synonyms: toss, fling

Antonyms: catch

Example: Rioters hurled a brick through the windscreen.

8. MAVERICK (NOUN): (व्यक्तिवादी)

Synonyms: nonconformist, free spirit

Antonyms: conformist

Example: He’s the maverick of the senate.

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