The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  9th May 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  9th May 2023

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1. Indecipherable (adj.)

Meaning: not able to be read or understood. (अस्पष्ट)

Synonyms: hard to read, unreadable, indiscernible

Antonyms: decipherable, readable

Sentence: There was an indecipherable message on the answering machine.

2. Mortgaging (verb)

Meaning: convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan. (गिरवी)

Synonyms: engaging, pledging, trothing

Antonyms: reneging

Sentence: The report explains how governments are mortgaging their nations’ futures.

3. Veritable (adj.)

Meaning: formal true or real —used to emphasize a description (सच्चा)

Synonyms: authentic, genuine, real

Antonyms: doubtful, dubious, equivocal

Sentence: The area is a veritable paradise for those who love walking

4. Consonance (noun)

Meaning: agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions. (समझौता)

Synonyms: agreement, concord, accord

Antonyms: discordance, disproportion, disunity

Sentence: These results are consonance with human’s experiences.

5. Revanchism (noun)

Meaning: a policy of seeking to retaliate, especially to recover lost territory. (प्रतिशोध)

Synonyms: revenge, vengeance, reprisal

Sentence: But we also know that revanchism is never-ending.

6. Resplendent (adj.)

Meaning: attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous. (उत्कृष्ट)

Synonyms: splendid, magnificent, brilliant

Antonyms: unappealing, unappetizing, unpleasant

Sentence: She looked resplendent in her green evening gown.

7. Fiat (noun)

Meaning: a formal authorization or proposition; a decree. (हुक्मनामा)

Synonyms: decree, edict, order

Sentence: Prices have been fixed by government fiat.

8. Insurrection (noun)

Meaning: a violent uprising against an authority or government. (विद्रोह)

Synonyms: rebellion, revolt, uprising

Antonyms: law, peace, order

Sentence: The insurrection was savagely put down.

9. Freebie (noun)

Meaning: a thing given free of charge. (मुफ्त)

Synonyms: bequest, favor, present

Antonyms: bribe, douceur

Sentence: The journalists were all given a freebie lunch.

10. Flimflam (noun)

Meaning: nonsensical or insincere talk. (बकवास)

Synonyms: balderdash, baloney, idiocy

Antonyms: reasonableness, sensibleness

Sentence: I was sick of his intellectual flimflam.

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