The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  9th September 2023

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  9th September 2023

Vocabulary forms the most important aspect of many competitive exams like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC, and other Government exams. So here We provide you The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to enhance vocab power and helps you in your preparation for various examinations.

 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Elusive (adj.)

Meaning: difficult to find, catch, or achieve. (हाथ न आनेवाला)

Synonyms: difficult to catch, evasive, slippery

Antonyms: accessible, approachable, attainable

Sentence: Success will become ever more elusive.

2. Contumacious (adj.)

Meaning: (especially of a defendant’s behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority. (अवज्ञाकारी)

Synonyms: contrary, defiant, disobedient

Antonyms: amenable, biddable, obedient

Sentence: His refusal to make child support payments was contumacious.

3. Bizarre (adj.)

Meaning: very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement. (विचित्र)

Synonyms: strange, peculiar, odd

Antonyms: common, average, ordinary

Sentence: He gave a bizarre excuse for getting home so late.

4. Batter (verb)

Meaning: strike repeatedly with hard blows. (मारना)

Synonyms: pummel, pound, beat up

Antonyms: heal, aid, fix

Sentence: He was battered and falsely imprisoned by the officers.

5. Instigate (verb)

Meaning: bring about or initiate (an action or event). (भड़काना)

Synonyms: set in motion, put in motion, initiate

Antonyms: calm, soothe, subdue

Sentence: They instigated a reign of terror.

6. Slay (verb)

Meaning: kill (a person or animal) in a violent way. (मार डालना)

Synonyms: kill, murder, put to death

Antonyms: animate, resuscitate, revive

Sentence: St. George slew the dragon.

7. Fling (verb)

Meaning: throw or hurl forcefully. (फेंकना)

Synonyms: throw, toss, sling

Antonyms: hold, keep, retain

Sentence: He picked up the debris and flung it away.

8. Trifle (noun)

Meaning: a thing of little value or importance. (छोटी सी)

Synonyms: trivial thing, unimportant thing, nothing

Antonyms: importance, lot

Sentence: We needn’t trouble the headmaster over such trifles.

9. Amicable (adj.)

Meaning: (of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor. (मैत्रीपूर्ण)

Synonyms: friendly, good-natured, cordial

Antonyms: disagreeable, discordant, incompatible

Sentence: There will be an amicable settlement of the dispute.

10. Acquiesce (verb)

Meaning: accept something reluctantly but without protest. (संतुष्ट होना)

Synonyms: permit, consent to, agree to

Antonyms: dissent, refuse, reject

Sentence: Apparently, the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing.