The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 14 April 2022
BADINAGE (noun) परिहास
- Meaning: humorous or witty conversation.
- अर्थ: विनोदी या मजाकिया बातचीत।
- Synonyms: banter, chaff, raillery, repartee.
- Antonyms: bullying, criticism, argument, fight.
- Usage: The president was in a good mood as he walked through the crowd and made several voters laugh with his witty badinage.
MELLOW (adjective) मधुर
- Meaning: (especially of a sound, flavour, or color) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness.
- अर्थ: (विशेषकर ध्वनि, स्वाद या रंग का) सुखद रूप से चिकना या नरम; कठोरता से मुक्त।
- Synonyms: dulcet, euphonious, melodious, mellifluous.
- Antonyms: gruff, abrasive, caustic, coarse.
- Usage: His mellow voice and his qualitative speech made everyone applaud him.
EXCORIATE (verb) आलोचना करना
- Meaning: to criticize harshly and usually publicly.
- अर्थ: कठोर और आमतौर पर सार्वजनिक रूप से आलोचना करना।
- Synonyms: assail, castigate, vituperate, imprecate.
- Antonyms: acclaim, compliment, laud, exalt.
- Usage: The stern judge will excoriate the behavior of the repeat offender by sentencing him to thirty years in prison.
PROTRACTED (adjective) फैला हुआ
- Meaning: lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
- अर्थ: लंबे समय तक या अपेक्षा या सामान्य से अधिक समय तक चलने वाला।
- Synonyms: expanded, lasting, prolonged, sustained.
- Antonyms: abbreviated, abridged, curtailed, shortened.
- Usage: Three years of long and protracted negotiations characterized the proposals for an indoor-events arena.
APOTHEOSIS (noun) उत्कृष्टता
- Meaning: the highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax.
- अर्थ: किसी चीज के विकास में उच्चतम बिंदु; एक चरमोत्कर्ष या चरमोत्कर्ष।
- Synonyms: peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith.
- Antonyms: nadir, debasement, jab, imperfectness.
- Usage: When my teacher said that my sculpture was the apotheosis of all the other pieces of art in the class, I was thrilled.
SPLURGE (verb) कोलाहपूर्ण प्रदर्शन
- Meaning: to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously.
- अर्थ: फालतू या दिखावटी खर्च करना।
- Synonyms: waste, squander, dissipate, disburse.
- Antonyms: economize, conserve, preserve, retain.
- Usage: Should I splurge on the really nice camera or just buy one of the cheap models?
INCORRIGIBLE (adjective) असंशोधनीय
- Meaning: not capable of being reformed.
- अर्थ: सुधार के योग्य नहीं।
- Synonyms: inveterate, incurable, irredeemable, intractable.
- Antonyms: rectifiable, reparable, reclaimable, recoverable.
- Usage: Even after spending a year in jail, the young man remains incorrigible and unafraid of the law.
INCHOATE (adjective) प्रारंभिक
- Meaning: just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
- अर्थ: अभी शुरू हुआ और इसलिए पूरी तरह से गठित या विकसित नहीं हुआ; अल्पविकसित।
- Synonyms: budding, inceptive, incipient, nascent.
- Antonyms: developed, full-fledged, evolved, ripened.
- Usage: Having just come into existence a few years ago, the new political party is considered inchoate by many historians.
FRACTIOUS (adjective) झगड़ालू
- Meaning: irritable and quarrelsome.
- अर्थ: चिड़चिड़े और झगड़ालू।
- Synonyms: grumpy, cantankerous, peevish, irascible.
- Antonyms: amicable, docile, affable, genial.
- Usage: During the concert, police officers were on hand just in case the crowd became fractious.
WRANGLE (noun) तकरार
- Meaning: a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated.
- अर्थ: एक विवाद या तर्क, आमतौर पर वह जो लंबा और जटिल हो।
- Synonyms: quarrel, tussle, clash, brawl.
- Antonyms: acquiesce, agreement, peace, harmony.
- Usage: The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.
