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The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 8th June 2023
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‘Vocabulary’
- Pillory (verb)
Meaning: to subject (someone) to harsh public criticism (निंदा करना)
Synonyms: blame, criticize, scold
Antonyms: endorse, approve, commend
Sentence: The press pilloried the judge for his decision.
- Contemporaneous (adj.)
Meaning: existing or occurring in the same period of time. (समसामयिक)
Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent
Antonyms: asynchronous, noncontemporary
Sentence: The two events were more or less contemporaneous, with only months between them.
- Cumber (noun)
Meaning: as in burden (बोझ)
Synonyms: burden, hindrance, obstruction
Antonyms: incentive, impetus
Sentence: His heavy boots cumbered him in walking.
- Raiment (noun)
Meaning: covering for the human body (पोशाक)
Synonyms: clothing, clothes, attire
Sentence: I want nothing but raiment and daily bread.
- Stunted (adj.)
Meaning: having been prevented from growing or developing properly. (अवरुद्ध)
Synonyms: little, tiny, undersized
Antonyms: advanced, fostered
Sentence: Lack of food had stunted his growth.
- Chasten (verb)
Meaning: to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime (दंड देना)
Synonyms: punish, chastise, penalize
Antonyms: spare, excuse, pardon
Sentence: He has been chastened by all kinds of experiences in life.
- Cognoscente (noun)
Meaning: a connoisseur; a discerning expert. (विशेषज्ञ)
Synonyms: scholar, connoisseur, maestro
Antonyms: novice, amateur, neophyte
Sentence: He is a cognoscenti of medieval painting.
- Nay (noun)
Meaning: a negative answer or vote. (अस्वीकार)
Synonyms: denial, refusal, negation
Antonyms: yes, positive, approval
Sentence: The daily work continued; nay, it actually increased.
- Covetous (adj.)
Meaning: having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else. (लालची)
Synonyms: grasping, greedy, rapacious
Antonyms: generous, handsome, magnanimous
Sentence: A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
- Littorals (noun)
Meaning: a region lying along a shore. (समुद्र तट)
Synonyms: coastlands, seaside, banks
Sentence: The tea plant thrives and is being planted relatively rapidly on the Black Sea littoral in Transcaucasia
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