The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  8th May 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  8th May 2023

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Oversight (noun)

Meaning: an unintentional failure to notice or do something. (चूक)

Synonyms: mistake, error, blunder

Antonyms: accuracy, precision

Sentence: Claiming “three billion” instead of “three million” was just an oversight.

2. Stodgy (adj.)

Meaning: causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest (उबाऊ)

Synonyms: boring, dull, monotonous

Antonyms: interesting, intriguing, engaging

Sentence: The sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy.

3. Haywire (adj.)

Meaning: erratic; out of control. (उत्तेजित)

Synonyms: out of order, erratic, faulty

Antonyms: in order, under control

Sentence: After that, things started to go haywire.

4. Unwittingly (adv.)

Meaning: without being aware; unintentionally. (बेइरादा)

Synonyms: accidentally, fortuitously, inadvertently,

Antonyms: meticulously, orderly, intentionally

Sentence: If I offended you it was unwittingly.

5. Garish (adj.)

Meaning: obtrusively bright and showy; lurid. (भड़कीला)

Synonyms: gaudy, lurid, loud

Antonyms: quiet, muted, subdued

Sentence: It’s a little too garish for my taste.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Dossier (noun)

Meaning: a collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject. (फ़ाइल)

Synonyms: file, report, data

Sentence: The company is compiling a dossier of evidence to back its allegations.

9. Disingenuous (adj.)

Meaning: not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does. (कपटी)

Synonyms: dishonest, deceitful, underhand

Antonyms: honest, sincere, genuine

Sentence: He was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical.

10. 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.

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