The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 25 January 2022
SMATTERING (noun): मंडली, गिरोह
- Meaning: a small number
- अर्थ : कम संख्या
- Synonyms: couple, few, handful, sprinkle.
- Antonyms: horde, legion, loads, multitude.
- Example: He spoke a smattering of words she didn’t understand.
BACKLASH (noun): पलटाव, प्रतिघात
- Meaning: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.
- अर्थ : बड़ी संख्या में लोगों द्वारा एक मजबूत नकारात्मक प्रतिक्रिया, विशेष रूप से सामाजिक या राजनीतिक विकास के लिए।
- Synonyms: ricochet, counteraction, retaliation, reverberation.
- Antonyms: decertify, forbid, invalidate, cause.
- Example: The president received backlash from thousands of people who disagreed with his Twitter statements.
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INCENSE (Verb) : क्रोध से क्रुद्ध करना
- Meaning: make very angry.
- अर्थ : बहुत गुस्सा करना
- Synonyms: enrage, infuriate, anger, madden
- Antonyms: placate, please, calm
- Example: News of the salary reduction is sure to incense the workers.
HAVEN (Noun) : शरण स्थल
- Meaning: a place of safety or refuge.
- अर्थ : सुरक्षा या शरण की जगह।
- Synonyms: refuge, retreat, shelter, sanctuary
- Example: In the blizzard, many highway travelers searched for a haven from the freezing wind.
LARGESSE (Noun) : दानशीलता
- Meaning: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
- अर्थ :दूसरों पर धन या उपहार देने में उदारता।
- Synonyms: generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty
- Antonyms: meanness, miserliness
- Example: When I was in need, I benefited from the largesse of an anonymous donor.
PAGAN (noun) : नास्तिक
- 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.
FRENZY (noun): उन्माद
- Meaning: a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.
- अर्थ : एक राज्य या अनियंत्रित उत्तेजना या जंगली व्यवहार की अवधि।
- Synonyms: hysteria, mania, delirium, agitation.
- Antonyms: placidity, quietude, repose, restfulness.
- Example: The child had such a bad temper that he would often go into a frenzy when he didn’t get his way.
SAGACITY (noun) :बुद्धिमत्ता
- Meaning: ability to make good judgments and decisions.
- अर्थ : अच्छे निर्णय और निर्णय लेने की क्षमता।
- Synonyms: discernment, insight, sapience, acumen.
- Antonyms: folly, imbecility, witlessness, irrationality.
- Example: Even though his friends chose to go out and get into trouble, the young man had the sagacity to stay home and study.
CARCASS (noun) : शव
- Meaning: the dead body of an animal.
- अर्थ: एक जानवर का मृत शरीर।
- Synonyms: corpse, cadaver, remains, relics.
- Antonyms: revival, alive, essence, resurrection.
- Usage: There were a couple of dead animal carcasses on the ground as well.
NUDGE (Verb) : प्रोत्साहित करना
- Meaning: coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something.
- अर्थ: कुछ करने के लिए मनाना या धीरे से प्रोत्साहित करना (किसी को)।
- Synonyms: prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate
- Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
- Usage: After her late night out partying, both parents nudge their daughter to wake her up during the church service.
