The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 26 July 2021
DODDER (verb) : डगमगाना
Meaning: tremble or totter, typically because of old age.
अर्थ: कांपना या टोटका, आमतौर पर बुढ़ापे के कारण।
Synonyms: stumble, stagger, sway, lurch.
Antonyms: steady, fix, stay, still, remain.Usage: The old woman doddered from the bed to the table.
RELIC (noun) : अवशेष
- Meaning: a trace of some past or outmoded practice, custom, or belief.
- अर्थ: कुछ अतीत या बहिर्मुखी अभ्यास, प्रथा, या विश्वास का एक निशान।
- Synonyms: vestige, antique, artifact, residue.
- Antonyms: modern, recent, latest, neoteric.
- Usage: The piece of pottery was a relic of the past that evoked in me a feeling of nostalgia.
SHODDY (adjective) : तुच्छ
- Meaning: badly made or done.
- अर्थ: बुरी तरह बनाया या किया हुआ।
- Synonyms: trashy, crude, junky, duff.
- Antonyms: prestigious, reputed, elegant, upright.
- Usage: Because of shoddy accounting practices, our firm is being audited.
PERJURY (Noun) : मिथ्या शपथ
- Meaning: the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath.
- अर्थ: शपथ के तहत जानबूझकर असत्य बताने या गलत बयानी करने का अपराध।
- Synonym: violation of an oath, giving false evidence/testimony, bearing false witness/testimony, forswearing oneself, making false statements, wilful falsehood
- Usage: The mother who lied about her son’s whereabouts will soon face trial for perjury.
ADJUDICATE (Verb) : निर्णय करना
- Meaning: to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute
- अर्थ: किसी विवाद में कौन सही है, इस बारे में आधिकारिक निर्णय लेना
- Synonym: adjudge, judge, arbitrate, decide, determine
- Usage: You should never adjudicate a major decision when you are under the influence of alcohol.
TORPOR (noun) : उदासीनता
- Meaning: a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.
- अर्थ: शारीरिक या मानसिक निष्क्रियता की स्थिति; सुस्ती।
- Synonyms: listlessness, languor, stagnation, idleness.
- Antonyms: eagerness, keenness, spiritedness, vigor.
- Usage: During the winter, the bears fall into an intense torpor.
PRECARIOUS (adjective) : अनिश्चित
Meaning: dependent on chance; uncertain.अर्थ: संयोग पर निर्भर; अनिश्चित।Synonyms: unsure, unpredictable, doubtful, dubious.Antonyms: certain, stable, confirmed, definite.Usage: As Finance Secretary I found that the finances of the state were in a precarious condition.
CONFABULATE (verb) : बातचीत करना
- Meaning: to talk informally.
- अर्थ: अनौपचारिक रूप से बात करना।
- Synonyms: chitchat, gossip, patter, schmooze.
- Antonyms: be silent, be quiet, listen.
- Usage: Guests gathered in the hallway to confabulate about the weather and make small talk.
EERIE (adjective) : भयग्रस्त
- Meaning: strange and frightening.
- अर्थ: अजीब और भयावह।
- Synonyms: sinister, ghostly, creepy, haunting.
- Antonyms: normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine.
- Usage: An eerie feeling came over us as we watched the scary movie.
AGAPE (adjective) : भौंचक्का
Meaning: (of a person’s mouth) wide open in surprise or wonder.
अर्थ: (किसी व्यक्ति के मुँह में) आश्चर्य या आश्चर्य में खुला हुआ।
Synonyms: agog, breathless, enthusiastic, raring.
Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent, unimpressed, uninterested.
Usage: When I first saw the sunset in the Grand Canyon, I could only stand staring with my mouth agape.
