The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 23 June 2022
Temporal : लौकिक
Meaning: relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.
अर्थ: आध्यात्मिक मामलों के विपरीत सांसारिक से संबंधित; धर्म निरपेक्ष।
Synonyms: temporary, worldly, earthly, terrestrial
Antonyms: spiritual, permanent, lasting, endless
Usage in a Sentence: The devout villagers, in their appeal for spiritual aid, did not forget the importance of temporal weapons.
Stereotype : श्रेणीबद्ध करना
Meaning: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
अर्थ: किसी विशेष प्रकार के व्यक्ति या बात का व्यापक रूप से आयोजित लेकिन निश्चित और सुस्पष्ट चित्र या विचार।
Synonyms: categorize, pigeonhole, cliché, archetype
Antonyms: differentiate, disorganize, dissimilate,
Usage in a Sentence: It’s not fair to stereotype a whole group of people based on one person you don’t like.
Discard रद्द करें
Meaning: get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable
अर्थ: (किसी या कुछ) से छुटकारा पाएं क्योंकि अब उपयोगी या वांछनीय नहीं है
Synonyms: throw away, dump, reject, dismiss, waste
Antonyms: keep, retain, embrace, cherish
Usage in a Sentence: Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded.
Eventful: घटने वाला
Meaning: marked by interesting or exciting events.
अर्थ: दिलचस्प या रोमांचक घटनाओं द्वारा चिह्नित।
Synonyms: momentous, memorable, significant, noteworthy
Antonyms: uneventful, dull, insignificant, trivial
Usage in a Sentence: It was an extremely eventful period in American history.
Proselytize: फुसलाना
Meaning: To attempt to convert someone to one’s own religious faith
अर्थ: किसी को अपने धार्मिक विश्वास में बदलने का प्रयास करना
Synonyms: propagandist, campaigner, crusader
Antonyms: nonpartisan, decode, stay, dissuade
Usage in a Sentence: The efforts of early missionaries to proselytize the Native Americans of Minnesota were largely unproductive.
Decency: शिष्टता
Meaning: behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.
अर्थ: व्यवहार जो नैतिकता या सम्मान के स्वीकृत मानकों के अनुरूप है।
Synonyms: morality, integrity, propriety, righteousness, decorum, virtue
Antonyms: discourtesy, impropriety, impoliteness, indecency
Usage in a Sentence: Sending aid to the victims was simply a matter of common decency.
Exhortation: प्रबोधन
Meaning: an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.
अर्थ: एक पता या संचार जोरदार ढंग से किसी से कुछ करने का आग्रह करता है।
Synonyms: persuasion, encouragement, urging
Antonyms: dissuasion, arbitration
Usage in a sentence: After repeated exhortation by his comrades, he finally straightened out his thinking.
Word: Contemporary: समकालीन
Meaning: living or occurring at the same time.
अर्थ: एक ही समय में रहना या घटित होना।
Synonyms: current, modern, present, topical
Antonyms: old, vintage, traditional, dated, archaic
Usage in a Sentence: She purchased a magazine devoted to contemporary fashions.
Levitation: उत्तोलन
Meaning: the action of rising or causing something to rise and hover in the air, typically by means of supposed magical powers.
अर्थ: किसी चीज को उठने या हवा में उछालने की क्रिया, आमतौर पर कथित जादुई शक्तियों के माध्यम से।
Synonyms: lift, raise, upsurge, ascent, ascension
Antonym: ascension
Usage in a Sentence: Apparently he’ll be doing some levitation on the stage tomorrow.
Quaint : विचित्र
Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
अर्थ: आकर्षक रूप से असामान्य या पुराने जमाने का।
Synonyms: odd, strange, eccentric, unusual, peculiar
Antonyms: ordinary, normal, common, usual
Usage in a Sentence: The writer talks about the quaint customs of the natives.
