The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 3 May 2022 (Improve Your Vocabulary

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.

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