The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 3 February 2022
TROVE (noun) : निधि
- Meaning: a store of valuable or delightful things.
- अर्थ: मूल्यवान या रमणीय वस्तुओं का भंडार।
- Synonyms: accumulation, agglomeration, backlog, conglomeration.
- Antonyms: junk, dispersion, reduction, shrinkage.
- Example: I discovered a trove of candy bars and pop tarts in my teen son’s pillow case.
GRIM (adjective) : विकट
- Meaning: very serious or gloomy.
- अर्थ: बहुत गंभीर या उदास।
- Synonyms: stern, forbidding, uninviting, unapproachable
- Antonyms: amiable, pleasant
- Example: His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their jobs.
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INVASIVE (adjective) : आक्रामक
- Meaning: tending to spread very quickly and undesirably or harmfully.
- अर्थ: बहुत जल्दी और अवांछनीय रूप से या हानिरहित रूप से फैलने की प्रवृत्ति।
- Synonyms: nosy, interfering
- Example: The samples tested in this series may not include a high proportion of health care staff involved in invasive procedures.
VITIATE (verb) : भ्रष्ट करना
- Meaning: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
- अर्थ: की गुणवत्ता या दक्षता को खराब या ख़राब करना।
- Synonyms: annihilate, negate, quash, abate
- Antonyms: allow, help, permit, affirm
- Example: Changes at this point may actually vitiate the entire system.
Plenary (adjective) : परिपूर्ण
- Meaning: absolute.
- अर्थ: पूर्ण।
- Synonyms: unconditional, unlimited, unrestricted, comprehensive.
- Antonyms: abbreviated, abridged, diminished, reduced.
- Example: The delegation to the international convention was given plenary authority to negotiate a treaty in the nation’s best interest.
AXIOMATIC(Adjective) : सिद्ध
- Meaning: self-evident or unquestionable.
- अर्थ: स्वयं स्पष्ट या निर्विवाद।
- Synonym: Understood, Given, Granted, self-evident
- Antonym: Misunderstood, uncertain
- Usage: The arithmetic principles are axiomatic in nature.
CONNIVANCE(Noun) : उपेक्षा
- Meaning: Secretly involved in immoral or illegal activity.
- अर्थ: अनैतिक या अवैध गतिविधि में गुप्त रूप से शामिल।
- Synonym: Involvement, assistance, conspiracy, intrigue
- Antonym: Disapprobation, rejection, dislike
- Usage: With the connivance of the government, the Indian army planned a surgical strike.
HOODWINK(Verb) : आंख में धूल झोंकना
- Meaning: Deceive or trick
- अर्थ: छल
- Synonym: Outwit, fool, swindle
- Antonym: Undeceive, protect
- Usage: Beware of the fake calls that try to hoodwink you into giving your bank details.
DISTRATE (adjective) : असावधान
- Meaning: distracted or absent-minded.
- अर्थ: विचलित या अनुपस्थित-चित्त।
- Synonyms: forgetful, inattentive, oblivious, heedless.
- Antonyms: alert, attentive, focused, unperturbed.
- Usage: He grew more and more distrait as hours passed without confirmation that there were survivors of the plane crash
BENIGNANT (adjective) : महरबान
- Meaning: having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.
- अर्थ: दूसरों के लिए सहानुभूति और विचार द्वारा चिह्नित या चिह्नित करना।
- Synonyms: beneficent, benevolent, compassionate, softhearted.
- Antonyms: atrocious, barbarous, callous, fiendish.
- Usage: The queen had a benignant reputation and was loved for her caring treatment of others.
