The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 23 February 2022
SPECULATE(Verb) : कल्पना करना
- Meaning:to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain
- अर्थ: एक प्रश्न के संभावित उत्तर का अनुमान लगाने के लिए जब आपके पास निश्चित होने के लिए पर्याप्त जानकारी नहीं होती है
- Synonyms: contemplate, figure out
- Antonyms: abstain, forget
- Example: Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut.
ENVISAGE(Verb) : परिकल्पना करना
- Meaning: to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good
- अर्थ: भविष्य में कुछ कल्पना करना या अपेक्षा करना, विशेष रूप से कुछ अच्छा करना
- Synonyms: confront, consider
- Antonyms: disregard, ignore
- Example: It’s envisaged that building will start at the end of this year.
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PIQUE(Noun): मनमुटाव
- Meaning:a feeling of anger, especially caused by someone damaging your feeling of being proud of yourself
- अर्थ: क्रोध की भावना, विशेष रूप से किसी के द्वारा अपने आप पर गर्व करने की भावना को नुकसान पहुंचाने के कारण
- Synonyms: annoyance, displeasure
- Antonyms: delight, happiness
- Example:He stormed from the room in a fit of pique, shouting that he had been misunderstood.
BEWAIL (verb) : शोक मनाना
- Meaning: express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about (something).
- अर्थ: (कुछ) के बारे में बहुत अफसोस, उदासी या निराशा व्यक्त करें।
- Synonyms: bemoan, deplore, lament, mourn.
- Antonyms: cheer, laugh, smile, rejoice.
- Example: He invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it.
DURESS (noun) : अवरोध
- Meaning: threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgment.
- अर्थ: धमकी, हिंसा, अड़चन या अन्य कार्रवाई किसी को अपनी इच्छा या बेहतर निर्णय के खिलाफ कुछ करने में मजबूर करती है।
- Synonyms: coercion, compulsion, pressurization, enforcement.
- Antonyms: agreement, approval, consent, persuasion.
- Example: I think Harry was under duress when she signed the agreement; he never would have voluntarily accepted those conditions.
PAGAN (noun) : धर्मत्यागी
- Meaning: an individual who doesn’t follow one of the world’s main religions.
- अर्थ: एक व्यक्ति जो दुनिया के मुख्य धर्मों में से एक का पालन नहीं करता है।
- Synonyms: heathen, agnostic, heretic, apostate.
- Antonyms: religious, devout, monotheistic, believer.
- Example: Because Todd is a pagan, he refuses to practice any of the major religions.
BOLSTER (verb) : गोल तकिया
- Meaning: support or strengthen.
- Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, boost
- Antonyms: undermine
- Example: In order to bolster its profits, the computer company is cutting its workforce.
BUCOLIC (adjective) : ग्राम्य
- Meaning: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
- अर्थ: ग्रामीण इलाकों और देश के जीवन के सुखद पहलुओं से संबंधित है।
- Synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral, country
- Antonyms: urban
- Example: Even though I was born in the city, I still prefer the quiet of a small bucolic village any day.
STYMIE (Verb) : गतिरोध
- Meaning: prevent or hinder the progress of.
- अर्थ: की प्रगति को रोकना या रोकना।
- Synonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, inhibit,
- Antonyms: assist, help
- Example: The famous pianist refused to let his blindness stymie his successful career.