The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 15 April 2022
COUNTERACT(Verb) : प्रतिक्रिया
- Meaning: to work in opposition to
- अर्थ: विरोध में काम करना
- Synonyms: halt, negate
- Antonyms: allow, aid
- Example: This ingredient seems to counteract the other ones.
Peculiar(Adjective) : अजीब
Meaning: strange, bizarreअर्थ: विचित्रSynonyms: distinct, uniqueAntonyms: similar, usual
Example: Upon entering the abandoned house, Kate experienced a peculiar feeling, as if someone was watching her.
Refute(Verb) : खंडन
- Meaning: to prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect
- अर्थ: असत्य, निराधार या गलत साबित होने के लिए
- Synonyms: counter, expose
- Antonyms: agree, aid
- Example: The student refuted the professor’s claim in class.
INCONCEIVABLE(adjective) : समझ से बाहर
- Meaning: not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable.
- अर्थ: मानसिक रूप से कल्पना करने या समझ पाने में सक्षम नहीं; अविश्वसनीय।
- Synonyms: implausible, improbable, incredible, incogitable.
- Antonyms: plausible, reasonable, tenable, conceivable.
- Example: When I looked at my outrageous hospital bill, I blinked at the inconceivable amount.
NOTION: (noun): धारणा
- Meaning: a conception of or belief about something.
- अर्थ: किसी चीज के बारे में धारणा या धारणा।
- Synonyms: approach, perception, impression, conception.
- Antonyms: concrete, reality, ignorance, misunderstanding.
- Example: When the girl saw how much her friends liked her sugar cookies, she had the notion to open an online bakery.
SUPINE (adjective) : लापरवाह
- Meaning: failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence.
- अर्थ: नैतिक कमजोरी या अकर्मण्यता के परिणामस्वरूप कार्य करने या विरोध करने में विफल।
- Synonyms: spineless, pliant, submissive, inactive.
- Antonyms: proactive, fecund, vivacious, tenacious.
- Example: My brother-in-law is a lazy fellow who will sleep with his head up in a supine position all day long.
PRUDENCE (Noun) : विवेक
- Meaning: the quality of being prudent; cautiousness.
- अर्थ: विवेकपूर्ण होने का गुण; सतर्क।
- Synonyms: wisdom, judgment, sagacity, shrewdness
- Antonyms: folly, recklessness
- Example: Maybe you’ll exercise a little more financial prudence next time.
VITRIOLIC (Adjective) : कटु
Meaning: filled with bitter criticism or malice.अर्थ: कटु आलोचना या द्वेष से भरा हुआ।Synonyms: acrimonious, rancorous, bitter, caustic, mordantAntonyms: pleasant, kindExample: The newspaper launched a vitriolic attack on the president.
DECRY (Verb) : दोष देना
Meaning: publicly denounce.अर्थ: सार्वजनिक रूप से निंदा करना।Synonyms: denounce, condemn, criticize, censure, damn, attackAntonyms: praise, overrateExample: He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.