The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:12 October 2020 (Improve Your Vocabulary)

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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 12 October 2020 (Improve Your Vocabulary)

MIRE : मुसीबत में फसना

  • Meaning: involve someone or something in (a difficult situation).
  • अर्थ: किसी को या किसी चीज़ को किसी कठिन परिस्थिति में शामिल करना।
  • Synonyms: entangle, embroil, enmesh, involve
  • Example: The woman worked two jobs in order to remove herself from the mire of poverty.

INNOCUOUS : अहानिकर

  • Meaning: not harmful or offensive.
  • अर्थ: हानिकारक या आक्रामक नहीं।
  • Synonyms: harmless, safe, non-dangerous, non-poisonous
  • Antonyms: harmful, obnoxious
  • Example: While you may think bullying is innocuous, it leaves a lasting scar on its victim.


DOLE : अंशदान

  • Meaning: benefit paid by the state to the unemployed.
  • अर्थ: बेरोजगारों को राज्य द्वारा दिया गया लाभ।
  • Synonyms: benefit, allowance, charity, benefit
  • Antonyms: forfeit, loss
  • Example: Do any of these people have jobs or are they all freeloading on the public dole?

PAUCITY : न्यूनता

  • Meaning: the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
  • अर्थ: केवल छोटी या अपर्याप्त मात्रा या मात्रा में किसी चीज की उपस्थिति।
  • Synonyms: scarcity, dearth, shortage, rarity
  • Antonyms: abundance
  • Example: Because of the paucity of our oil supply, we need to seek out other fuel resources.

PROBE : छानबीन

  • Meaning: a thorough investigation into a crime or other matter.
  • अर्थ: अपराध या अन्य मामले की गहन जांच।
  • Synonyms: investigation, inquiry, examination, scrutiny
  • Example: An independent investigator will probe the allegations of racial bias in police hiring.

Mettle : दिलेरी

  • Meaning: a person’s ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience.
  • अर्थ: किसी व्यक्ति की कठिनाइयों का सामना करने की क्षमता; आत्मा और लचीलापन।
  • Synonyms: fortitude, tenacity, spirit, valor
  • Antonyms: cowardice, timidity, weakness
  • Example: To prove his mettle and show that he was daring enough to join the club, Timmy had to spend an hour alone in the haunted house on the hill.

SHREWD : कुशल

  • Meaning: having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.
  • अर्थ: निर्णय की तेज शक्तियाँ होना या दिखाना; चतुर।
  • Synonyms: astute, sharp-witted, sharp, acute, intelligent
  • Antonyms: stupid, unwise, ingenuous
  • Example: As a motivational speaker, Clark is a shrewd manipulator of human emotions.

IMPASSE : गतिरोध

  • Meaning: a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.
  • अर्थ: ऐसी स्थिति जिसमें कोई प्रगति संभव नहीं है, खासकर असहमति के कारण; एक गतिरोध।
  • Synonyms: deadlock, dead-end, stalemate, checkmate, stand-off; standstill
  • Antonyms: solution, boon
  • Example: Because of the impasse between workers and management, the factory has been closed for two weeks.

FETTER : बेड़ी

  • Meaning: confine or restrict (someone).
  • अर्थ: सीमित या प्रतिबंधित (कोई)।
  • Synonyms: restrict, restrain, constrain, confine, limit; hinder
  • Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, expedite
  • Example: The budget crisis is a fetter to the city’s plan for repairing the highways.

PARRY : बचाव

  • Meaning: answer (a question or accusation) evasively.
  • अर्थ: उत्तर (एक प्रश्न या आरोप) स्पष्ट रूप से।
  • Synonyms: evade, sidestep, avoid, dodge
  • Antonyms: attract, allow, confront, encounter
  • Example: Before Mary walked away, she tried to parry Ann’s insult with one of her own.

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