The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  9th September 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  9th September 2022

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‘Vocabulary’

1. Drape (verb)

Meaning: to make it more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming (सजाना)

Synonyms: adorn, array, beautify

Antonyms: blemish, deface, disfigure

Sentence: The town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities.

2. Impermanence (noun)

Meaning: the state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time. (अनस्थिरता)

Synonyms: ephemerality, evanescence, fleetingness

Antonyms: endurance, permanence, permanency

Sentence: Change, and impermanence is characteristic of life.

3. Disseminate (verb)

Meaning: spread (something, especially information) widely. (प्रसार)

Synonyms: spread, circulate, distribute

Antonyms: conceal, enshroud, hide

Sentence: Health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information.

4. Quantifiable (adj.)

Meaning: able to be expressed or measured as a quantity. (मात्रात्मक)

Synonyms: calculate, cipher, compute

Sentence: The number of websites on the Internet is not quantifiable.

5. Prefatory (adj.)

Meaning: serving as an introduction; introductory. (प्रारंभिक)

Synonyms: introductory, preliminary, opening

Antonyms: after, behind, end

Sentence: The poet makes this clear in a prefatory note on the text

6. Impetuous (adj.)

Meaning: acting or done quickly and without thought or care. (अविवेकी)

Synonyms: impulsive, rash, hasty

Antonyms: careful, cautious, heedful

Sentence: He’s always been an impetuous young man, rushing into things without asking questions first.

7. Occlude (verb)

Meaning: stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage). (रोक देना)

Synonyms: block, obstruct, stop

Antonyms: clear, free, unblock

Sentence: A blood clot had occluded a major artery in his body.

8. Finesse (noun)

Meaning: intricate and refined delicacy. (चालाकी)

Synonyms: skill, subtlety, expertise

Antonyms: inadequacy, incompetence, ineptitude

Sentence: He is a true believer, but sadly lacks finesse.

9. Jollity (noun)

Meaning: lively and cheerful activity or celebration. (चहलपहल)

Synonyms: conviviality, festivity, gaiety

Antonyms: dolefulness, melancholy, depression

Sentence: It was a memorable night of riotous jollity.

10. Assortment (noun)

Meaning: a miscellaneous collection of things or people. (वर्गीकरण)

Synonyms: mixture, variety, array

Antonyms: homogeneity, homogeneousness, likeness

Sentence: This shop has a good assortment of goods to choose from.

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