The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 28 April 2022
REDACT (verb) : संपादन करना
- Meaning: edit (text) for publication.
- अर्थ: प्रकाशन के लिए संपादन (पाठ)।
- Synonyms: correct, rectify, repair, fix.
- Antonyms: befoul, deteriorate, diminish, hinder.
- Example: Some of the conclusions in the report have been redacted.
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, rise, upsurge, ascent, ascension
- Antonym: ascension
- Usage in a Sentence: Apparently he’ll be doing some levitation on the stage tomorrow.
TIRADE(Noun) : निंदा-भाषण
- Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
- अर्थ: आलोचना या आरोप का लंबा, गुस्सा भरा भाषण।
- Synonyms: diatribe, invective, polemic, denunciation, rant
- Antonyms: compliment, praise
- Usage: She launched into a tirade against the policies that ruined her business.
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.
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.
LOATHE (Verb) : घृणा करना
- Meaning:to hate someone or something
- अर्थ: किसी से या किसी चीज़ से घृणा करना
- Synonyms:despise, detest
- Antonyms:admire, adore
- Example:From an early age the brothers have loathed each other.
De facto (Adverb , Adjective) : वास्तव में
- Meaning: in fact, whether by right or not. (Adverb)
- अर्थ: वास्तव में, सही से या नहीं। (क्रिया विशेषण)
- Synonyms: actually, in fact, in reality, in effect
- Antonyms: de jure, non-realistic, allegedly, hypothetically
- Usage in a Sentence: With the death of his father, he became the de facto head of the family.
Theological (adjective) : आध्यात्मविद्या सम्बन्धी
- Meaning: relating to the study of the nature of God and religious belief
- अर्थ: ईश्वर के स्वरूप और धार्मिक विश्वास के अध्ययन से संबंधित है
- Synonyms: religious, scriptural, doctrinal
- Antonyms: atheism, blasphemy, godlessness
- Usage in a sentence: So if you like, a theological religious foundation was being laid for social action
ABLUTION (Noun) : स्नान
- Meaning:a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
- अर्थ: पानी या अन्य तरल के साथ सफाई, विशेष रूप से एक धार्मिक अनुष्ठान के रूप में।
- Synonyms:purification, cleansing
- Antonyms: impure
- Example: While the bandaging no longer takes place, the ritual ablutions are still performed.
Clinch (Verb, Noun) : पकड़
- Meaning: confirm or settle (a contract or bargain).
- अर्थ: पुष्टि या समझौता (एक अनुबंध या सौदा)।
- Synonyms: grip, clasp, settle
- Antonyms: unlock, release
- Usage in a sentence: They are hoping to clinch a major deal to supply computers to the army.
