The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 8th October 2020

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 8th October 2020

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1. GLOAT (VERB):  (आनंदित होना): exclaim triumph

Synonyms: rejoice, relish      

Antonyms: be sad, commiserate

Example: The winning team was polite enough to not gloat over its huge win.

2. BANTER (NOUN): (हंसी उड़ाना): teasing

Synonyms: jeering, ridicule

Antonyms: flattery, praise

Example: His t-shirt had some banter line written over it.

3. EXTENSIVELY (ADVERB): (बड़े पैमाने पर): widely

Synonyms:  broadly, greatly

Antonyms:  minutely, marginally

Example: The demonetisation scheme benefitted the masses extensively.

4. COINCIDE (VERB): (सम्पाती होना): go along with

Synonyms: concur, harmonize 

Antonyms:  deviate, dissent

Example: I can coincide with his idea.

5. PSEUDONYM (NOUN): (उपनाम): false name

Synonyms:  nick name, alias

Antonyms: real name, authentic name

Example: All the characters in the play used their pseudonym.

6. NEUROSIS (NOUN): inhibition 🙁विक्षिप्‍ति) 

Synonyms: aberration, abnormality 

Antonyms: normality, sanity

Example:  Soni got a neurosis about chemicals and imagined them everywhere doing her harm. 

7. VOLTE-FACE (NOUN): annulment 🙁पक्ष परिवर्तन)

Synonyms: cancellation, rescinding 

Antonyms: enactment, validation

Example:  Ankit volte faced about the decision to marry Natasha. 

8. AFFABLE (ADJECTIVE): friendly 🙁भद्र)

Synonyms: amiable, genial 

Antonyms: rude, unfriendly

Example: She has an affable nature. 

9. OBVERSE (NOUN): front 🙁अग्र–भाग)

Synonyms: complement, counterpart 

Antonyms: back, rear

Example:  He needs to practise humbleness which is the obverse of your usual arrogance. 

10. EAGER (ADJECTIVE): anxious 🙁आतुर)

Synonyms: keen, ambitious 

Antonyms: dispassionate, uneager 

Example: The CBI was eager to prosecute the vice chancellor for extortion.

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