The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 23 July 2021
EPONYMOUS (adjective): नामस्रोत
- Meaning: of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named.
- अर्थ: जिस व्यक्ति या किसी चीज़ का नाम रखा गया है, उसके लिए व्यक्ति या चीज़ से संबंधित है, या है।
- Synonyms: namesake, cognominal, homonymous, swashbuckling.
- Antonyms: anonymous, pseudo, unidentified, undisclosed.
- Usage: By a curious coincidence all the names of eponymous heroes chanced to remind people of beasts.
DIMINUTION (Noun) : अवनति
- Meaning: a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.
- अर्थ: किसी चीज के आकार, सीमा या महत्व में कमी।
- Synonyms: curtailment, contraction, constriction, restriction, limitation
- Antonyms: increase, expansion, growth
- Example: The diminution of food court monitors has resulted in an increase in food fights at the high school.
Punctilious (Adjective) : समयनिष्ठ (पाबंद)
- Meaning: showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
- अर्थ: विस्तार या सही व्यवहार पर बहुत ध्यान देना।
- Synonym: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive,
- Antonym: careless, easy-going, slapdash
- He was punctilious in providing every amenity for his customers.
Unprecedented (adjective) : अभूतपूर्व
- Meaning: never done or known before.
- अर्थ: पहले कभी नहीं किया या जाना जाता है।
- Synonym: unequaled, unmatched, unrivaled.
- Antonym: precedented, familiar, usual.
- Usage: The damage caused by the hurricane is unprecedented and has never been experienced before in this country.
GRISLY (Adjective) : क्रूर / डरावना
- Meaning: causing horror or disgust.
- अर्थ: आतंक या घृणा पैदा करना।
- Synonyms: gruesome, ghastly, frightful, horrid,
- Antonyms: pleasant, attractive
- Usage: Many massacres in history fade while some linger as grisly curiosities.
RELENT (verb) : नरम पड़ना
- Meaning: to cease resistance (as to another’s arguments, demands, or control).
- अर्थ: प्रतिरोध को रोकना (दूसरे के तर्क, मांग या नियंत्रण के अनुसार)।
- Synonyms: concede, give in, submit, succumb.
- Antonyms: combat, confront, counter, defy.
- Sentence: Because my mother is very angry, she won’t relent on my severe punishment.
Malapert (adjective) : गुस्ताख़
- Meaning: boldly disrespectful; impudent.
- अर्थ: साहसपूर्वक अनादर।
- Synonym: impertinent, cheeky, rude, brazen.
- Antonyms: courteous, humble, modest, polite.
- Sentence: In a fury, she said that he was too malapert to give her such an answer, and affirmed that both he and they should repent it.
STASH (Verb) : छिपाने की जगह
- Meaning: store (something) safely in a hidden or secret place.
- अर्थ: एक छिपी या गुप्त जगह में सुरक्षित रूप से (कुछ) स्टोर करें।
- Synonyms: bury, conceal, disguise, smuggle
- Antonyms: expose, reveal
- Example: Stash old plastic or paper shopping bags near the rubbish or garbage bin and then you can re-cycle them as bin liners.
SUBTERRANEAN (adjective) : भूमिगत
- Meaning: secret; concealed.
- अर्थ: गुप्त।
- Synonyms: covert, subversive, sunken, private.
- Antonyms: aboveground, surface, open, palpable.
- Example: The robbers are digging a subterranean path that will allow them to enter the bank from underneath the vault’s floor.
Knackered(Adjective) : थका हुआ
- Meaning: Feeling very tires
- अर्थ: बहुत थकान महसूस करना
- Synonym: worn out, weary
- Antonym: Working and fixed
- Usage: Reema is feeling knackered after working all day long in the seminar.
