The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  8th August 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  8th August 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Perseverance (noun)

Meaning: persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. (धैर्य)

Synonyms: persistence, tenacity, determination

Antonyms: doubt, incertitude

Sentence: Perseverance is the only road to success.

2. Foreboding (noun)

Meaning: fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen. (पूर्वाभास)

Synonyms: apprehension, perturbation, trepidation

Antonyms: anticipation, excitement

Sentence: I felt a gloomy foreboding that something was going to go wrong.

3. Avowedly (adv.)

Meaning: as has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly; openly. (स्पष्टतया)

Synonyms: clear-cut, asserted, averred

Antonyms: denied, disregarded

Sentence: The article is avowedly a historical analysis.

4. Conciliatory (adj.)

Meaning: intended or likely to placate or pacify. (शांति)

Synonyms: propitiatory, placatory, appeasing

Antonyms: antagonizing, abrasive, aggravating

Sentence: Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting.

5. Humbug (noun)

Meaning: deceptive or false talk or behavior. (पाखण्ड)

Synonyms: hypocrisy, insincerity, dishonesty

Antonyms: original, genuine

Sentence: There were all the usual humbug and obligatory compliments from ministers.

6. Pittance (noun)

Meaning: a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage. (अल्प भाग)

Synonyms: very small amount, a tiny amount, an insufficient amount

Antonyms: big buck, treasure

Sentence: The internship offers only a pittance in salary, but it is a great opportunity to gain experience.

7. Allusion (noun)

Meaning: an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. (संकेत)

Synonyms: reference to, mention of, comment on

Sentence: The committee made no allusion to the former President in its report.

8. Enmeshed (verb)

Meaning: cause to become entangled in something. (जाल में फंसना)

Synonyms: entangle, ensnare, snare

Antonyms: disentangled, untangled, liberated

Sentence: The whales are caught by being enmeshed in nets.

9. Vantage (noun)

Meaning: a place or position affording a good view of something. (सहूलियत)

Synonyms: viewpoint, standpoint, stance

Antonyms: detriment, stranglehold

Sentence: The whole dispute looked silly from my vantage point.

10. Referendum (noun)

Meaning: a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision. (जनमत संग्रह)

Synonyms: public vote, ballot, poll

Sentence: They are having a referendum so the public can decide on the controversial issue.

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