The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 8th December 2021
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‘Vocabulary’
- Amnesty (noun)
Meaning: an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses. (आम माफ़ी)
Synonyms: pardon, pardoning. reprieve
Antonyms: penalty, punishment, retribution
Sentence: The government granted an amnesty to all political prisoners.
- Subvert (verb)
Meaning: undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution). (नाश करना)
Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow
Antonyms: elevate, ennoble, uplift
Sentence: By insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward.
- Botched (adj.)
Meaning: (of a task) carried out badly or carelessly. (असफल)
Synonyms: bungling, clumsy, fumbled
Antonyms: accomplished, adroit, deft
Sentence: It is a silly idea and he has botched it.
- Acceded (verb)
Meaning: Agree to a demand, request, or treaty. (स्वीकार कर लिया)
Synonyms: agree to, consent to, accept
Antonyms: dissented, rebuffed, refused
Sentence: The government acceded to public pressure to review the tax.
- Rapprochement (noun)
Meaning: (especially in international relations) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations. (मेल-मिलाप)
Synonyms: reconciliation, fellowship, rapport
Antonyms: alienation, disaffection, disgruntlement
Sentence: I hope for a rapprochement between our two countries.
- Overt (adj.)
Meaning: done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden. (अपरोक्ष)
Synonyms: undisguised, unconcealed, clear
Antonyms: unapparent, unclarified, unclear
Sentence: His opponent’s intention is quite overt.
- Vacuous (adj.)
Meaning: having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless. (असार)
Synonyms: blank, vacant, expressionless
Antonyms: brainy, bright, brilliant
Sentence: He delivered a vacuous inaugural speech.
- Irascible (adj.)
Meaning: having or showing a tendency to be easily angered. (चिड़चिड़ा)
Synonyms: irritable, quick-tempered, short-tempered
Antonyms: affable, companionable, cordial
Sentence: She’s becoming more and more irascible as she grows older.
- 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!
- Insuperable (adj.)
Meaning: (of 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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