The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 12 January 2022 (Improve Your Vocabulary)

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The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 12 January 2022

AXIOMATIC (Adjective) : рд╕рд┐рджреНрдз
Meaning: self-evident or unquestionable.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдВ рд╕реНрдкрд╖реНрдЯ рдпрд╛ рдирд┐рд░реНрд╡рд┐рд╡рд╛рджред
Synonym: Understood, Given, Granted, self-evident
Antonym: Misunderstood, uncertain
Usage: The arithmetic principles are axiomatic in nature.

TINGE (verb) рд░рдВрдЧ рджреЗрдирд╛
Meaning: color slightly.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдереЛрдбрд╝рд╛ рд░рдВрдЧред
Synonyms: dye, stain, shade, suffuse.
Antonyms: decolorize, whiten, blanch, bleach.
Usage: The sky had become a dark shade of indigo, tinged with the remnants of deep magenta.

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RECRIMINATION (noun) рдЖрд░реЛрдк
Meaning: an accusation in response to one from someone else.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдФрд░ рд╕реЗ рдЬрд╡рд╛рдм рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЖрд░реЛрдкред
Synonyms: retaliation, counterattack, accusation, condemnation.
Antonyms: acquiescence, acceptance, avowal, assent.
Usage: But already the parties are preparing the ground for recriminations over the failure of the entire process.

BRAZEN (Adjective) : рдЬрд╝рдмрд░рджрд╕реНрдд
Meaning: obvious, without any attempt to be hidden
рдЕрд░реНрде: рд╕реНрдкрд╖реНрдЯ, рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рд╕ рдХреЗ рдЫрд┐рдкреЗ рд░рд╣рдирд╛
Synonyms: blatant, bold
Antonyms: humble, meek
Usage: In a brazen assault, the gang fired their weapons at the policeman.

DURESS (Noun) : рдЕрд╡рд░реЛрдз
Meaning: threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgment.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдзрдордХреА, рд╣рд┐рдВрд╕рд╛, рдЕрдбрд╝рдЪрди рдпрд╛ рдЕрдиреНрдп рдХрд╛рд░реНрд░рд╡рд╛рдИ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдХреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдЗрдЪреНрдЫрд╛ рдпрд╛ рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░ рдирд┐рд░реНрдгрдп рдХреЗ рдЦрд┐рд▓рд╛рдл рдХреБрдЫ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдордЬрдмреВрд░ рдХрд░рддреА рд╣реИред
Synonyms: coercion, compulsion, pressurization, enforcement.
Antonyms: agreement, approval, consent, persuasion.
Usage: I think Harry was under duress when she signed the agreement; he never would have voluntarily accepted those conditions.

DILATORY (adjective) : рдзреАрдорд╛ рд╕реБрд╕реНрдд
Meaning: slow to act
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдХрд╛рд░реНрдп рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдзреАрдорд╛
Synonyms: sluggish, slothful, lax, slack.
Antonyms: fast, prompt, brisk, quick.
Usage: They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information.

INADVERTENT (Adjective) : рдмреЗрдкрд░рд╡рд╛рд╣/рдЕрд╕рд╛рд╡рдзрд╛рди
Meaning: not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдЬрд╛рдирдмреВрдЭрдХрд░ рдирд┐рдпреЛрдЬрди рдХреЗ рдорд╛рдзреНрдпрдо рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдпрд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ред
Synonyms: unintended, accidental, unpremeditated, unplanned,
Antonyms: deliberate, intentional
Usage: I wonder how many inadvertent inventions were developed in the process of trying to discover something totally different.

BACKSTOP (noun) : рд╕реБрд░рдХреНрд╖рд╛
Meaning: an emergency precaution or last resort.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдПрдХ рдЖрдкрд╛рддрдХрд╛рд▓реАрди рдПрд╣рддрд┐рдпрд╛рдд рдпрд╛ рдЕрдВрддрд┐рдо рдЙрдкрд╛рдпред
Synonyms: safeguard, preventive measure, insurance.
Antonyms: constraint, limitation, restriction, sanction.
Usage: They want the Democrats to act as a backstop for this wild nonsense.

NUDGE (Verb) : рдкреНрд░реЛрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣рд┐рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛
Meaning: coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдХреБрдЫ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдордирд╛рдирд╛ рдпрд╛ рдзреАрд░реЗ рд╕реЗ рдкреНрд░реЛрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣рд┐рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛ (рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдХреЛ)ред
Synonyms: prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
Usage: After her late night out partying, both parents nudge their daughter to wake her up during the church service.

CULMINATE (Verb) : рдкрд░рд╛рдХрд╛рд╖реНрдард╛ рдкрд░ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪрдирд╛
Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдЙрдЪреНрдЪрддрдо рд╡рд┐рдХрд╛рд╕ рдХреЗ рдЪрд░рдореЛрддреНрдХрд░реНрд╖ рдпрд╛ рдмрд┐рдВрджреБ рддрдХ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрдирд╛ред
Synonyms: peak, climax
Antonyms: start, begin
Usage: At the end of the night, the concert will culminate in a huge fireworks display.

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