The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 3 May 2022
Ostensibly (adverb) : जाहिरा तौर पर
- Meaning:- as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.
- अर्थ: –जैसा प्रतीत होता है या सत्य कहा जाता है, यद्यपि आवश्यक नहीं; जाहिरा तौर पर।
- Synonyms: evidently, officially, seemingly
- Antonyms:-improbably, obscurely, unlikely
- Example:-Ostensibly they were a literary society; really they were diamond polishers.
Scurrilous (adjective) : मिथ्या
- Meaning:- making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.
- अर्थ: –अपनी प्रतिष्ठा को नुकसान पहुँचाने के इरादे से किसी के बारे में निंदनीय दावे करना या फैलाना।
- Synonyms:-defamatory, indecent, insulting
- Antonyms:-clean, decent
- Example:-I stood aghast at this scurrilous address, the like of which I had never yet heard.
Heavy-handed ( adjective) : तानाशाही
- Meaning:-dealing with people or problems in a severe or harsh way : too strict or controlling
- अर्थ: – लोगों या समस्याओं से गंभीर या कठोर तरीके से निपटना: बहुत सख्त या नियंत्रित करना
- Synonyms:- coercive, cruel, harsh
- Example: –A rough-featured, heavy-handed peasant’s son was this Peter.
Delineating (verb) : चित्रित करना
- Meaning:- describe or portray (something) precisely.
- अर्थ: – ठीक-ठीक वर्णन (चित्रण) करो।
- Synonyms:- define, depict, lay out
- Antonyms:-confuse, distort
- Example:-There was a particular dog in Washington which he was never tired of delineating.
Perfunctory (adjective) : असावधान
- Meaning:-(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
- अर्थ: – (किसी क्रिया का) बिना वास्तविक रुचि, भाव या प्रयत्न के किया गया।
- Synonyms:- cursory, offhand, sketchy
- Antonyms:-careful, complete
- Example:-She began to fry her pork and apples, with a perfunctory attempt at conversation.
Exaggerated (adjective) : अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण
- Meaning:- regarded or represented as larger, better, or worse than in reality.
- अर्थ: – वास्तविकता से बड़ा, बेहतर या बुरा माना या माना गया।
- Synonyms:-abstract, distorted, excessive
- Antonyms:-actual, believable, calm
- Example:-His great failing was that he exaggerated–no tale ever losing anything in his charge.
Scurrility (noun) : गाली-गलौज
- Meaning:-the quality of being scurrilous.
- अर्थ: – खूंखार होने का गुण।
- Synonyms:-abomination, affront, atrocity
- Antonyms:-blessing, compliment, decency
- Example:-There is the low joke which arises from scurrility and idle conceit.
Lapse (verb) : समाप्त हुए
- Meaning:-(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire.
- अर्थ: –(अधिकार, विशेषाधिकार या समझौते के) अमान्य हो जाता है क्योंकि इसका उपयोग, दावा या नवीनीकरण नहीं किया जाता है; समय सीमा समाप्त हो।
- Synonyms:- blunder, breach, crime
- Antonyms:-accuracy, advantage, behavior
- Example:-It was not, however, before the lapse of several months that he succeeded.
Contempt (noun) : निंदा
- Meaning:-the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
- अर्थ: – वह भाव जो किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु को व्यर्थ या विचाराधीन है।
- Synonyms:- antipathy, condescension, defiance
- Antonyms:-approval, esteem, flattery
- Example:-Where he thinks a contempt due, he pays it to the uttermost.
TIZZY : घबराहट
- Meaning: a state of nervous excitement or agitation.
- अर्थ: घबराहट या उत्तेजना की स्थिति।
- Synonyms: acrimony, animosity, annoyance, chagrin.
- Antonyms: calm, calmness, delight, ease
- Usage: Her mother was in a tizzy over Liz’s divorce.
