The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 18 January 2022
POLYMATH(noun) : बहुश्रुत
Meaning: a person of wide knowledge or learning.
अर्थ: व्यापक ज्ञान या विद्या का व्यक्ति। Synonyms: intellectual, genius
Antonyms: Fool, illiterate
Usage: His CV reads something like a masterclass in being a polymath: he was an accomplished musician and designer.
Vacillate(verb) : संदेह करना
- Meaning: Waiver between different opinion or actions.
- अर्थ: अलग राय या कार्यों के बीच छूट।
- Synonym: temporize, hesitate, oscillate
- Antonym: resolute
- Usage: You might vacillate between ordering pizza and burger as both are testy.
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Molder(verb) : गलना
- Meaning: Slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect.
- अर्थ: धीरे-धीरे क्षय या विघटित होना, विशेषकर उपेक्षा के कारण।
- Synonym: decay, decompose
- Antonym: Renew, restore
- Usage: if you store your books in the damp basement of your uncle’s house, they are sure to molder.
Exhort(verb) : समझाना
- Meaning: Strongly encourage or urge to do something
- अर्थ: कुछ करने के लिए दृढ़ता से प्रोत्साहित करना या आग्रह करना
- Synonym: enjoin, adjure,
- Antonym: discourage
- Usage: Priya tries to Exhort her friend about her career. but she is not ready to listen.
Dearth(Noun) : अकाल
- Meaning: A scarcity or lack of something.
- अर्थ: किसी चीज की कमी या कमी।
- Synonym: meagreness, scantiness
- Antonym: abundance, a surfeit
- Usage: A dearth of nutritious food is a serious problem.
Titter(verb) : दबी हुई हँसी
- Meaning: Give a short, half-suppressed laugh, giggle
- अर्थ: एक छोटी, आधी दबी हुई हंसी देना, हंसना
- Synonym: giggle, snigger
- Antonym: Graon, moan
- Usage: The teen girls tittered at her light-hearted curse.
Slipshod(adjective) : असावधानीपूर्ण
- Meaning: characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
- अर्थ: देखभाल, विचार या संगठन की कमी की विशेषता।
- Synonym: careless, lackadaisical
- Antonym: meticulous, painstaking
- Usage: Ravi did a slipshod job. His scholarship is slipshod at best.
Incommodious(Adjective) : असुविधाजनक
- Meaning: Causing inconvenience or discomfort
- अर्थ: असुविधा या परेशानी पैदा करना
- Synonym: annoying, awkward
- Antonym: convenient, comfortable
- Usage: Because the heating unit is not working, it is rather incommodious in the house.
BUOYED(verb) : बढ़ावा देना
- Meaning: to sustain or encourage (often followed by up)
- अर्थ: बनाए रखने या प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए (अक्सर ऊपर के बाद)
- Synonyms: bolster, boost
- Antonyms: depress, deplete
- Usage: Her courage was buoyed by the doctor’s assurances.
RATIFIED(verb) : पुष्टि करना
- Meaning: confirmed or made official
- अर्थ: पुष्टि या आधिकारिक किया गया
- Synonyms: approve, confirm
- Antonyms: deny, destroy
- Usage: For the rule change to be approved, it must be ratified by 8 out of 10 teams.
