The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  8th February 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  8th February 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Verbatim (adv.)

Meaning: in exactly the same words as were used originally. (प्रतिशब्द)

Synonyms: word for word, exactly, identically

Antonyms: inaccurately, inexactly

Sentence: You can’t just copy the encyclopedia article verbatim for your report—that’s plagiarism.

2. Immured (verb)

Meaning: enclose or confine (someone) against their will. (क़ैद करना)

Synonyms: caged, imprisoned, enclosed

Antonyms: free, loose, unbound

Sentence: He was immured in a dark room.

3. 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!

4. Miscellany (noun)

Meaning: a group or collection of different items; a mixture. (मिश्रण)

Synonyms: assortment, mixture, melange

Sentence: The museum houses a fascinating miscellany of nautical treasures.

5. Offing (noun)

Meaning: time that is to come (आने वाला समय)

Synonyms: by-and-by, future, hereafter

Antonyms: past, posterity

Sentence: Major changes are in the offing for the company.

6. Prevaricate (verb)

Meaning: to make a statement one knows to be untrue (झूठ बोलना)

Synonyms: lie, fib, equivocate

Antonyms: testify, assert

Sentence: He seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions.

7. Stratification (noun)

Meaning: the arrangement or classification of something into different groups. (श्रेणीविभाजन)

Synonyms: categorization, categorizing, classifying

Sentence: She was concerned about the stratification of American society.

8. Lambent (adj.)

Meaning: (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance. (उज्ज्वल)

Synonyms: beaming, luminous, glowing

Antonyms: dim, dull, dark

Sentence: The lambent flames from our campfire cast a comforting glow.

9. Vouchsafe (verb)

Meaning: give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner. (अनुदान करना)

Synonyms: grant, confer on, concede

Antonyms: hinder, impede, refuse

Sentence: He vouchsafed the information that the meeting had been postponed.

10. Belie (verb)

Meaning: disguise or contradict. (झुठलाना)

Synonyms: explode, contradict, disprove

Antonyms: allow, approve, agree

Sentence: Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.

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