The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 3 May 2022 (Improve Your Vocabulary

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The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 3 May 2022

Ostensibly (adverb) : рдЬрд╛рд╣рд┐рд░рд╛ рддреМрд░ рдкрд░

  • Meaning:- as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.
  • рдЕрд░реНрде: –рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдкреНрд░рддреАрдд рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдпрд╛ рд╕рддреНрдп рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдпрджреНрдпрдкрд┐ рдЖрд╡рд╢реНрдпрдХ рдирд╣реАрдВ; рдЬрд╛рд╣рд┐рд░рд╛ рддреМрд░ рдкрд░ред
  • Synonyms: evidently, officially, seemingly
  • Antonyms:-improbably, obscurely, unlikely
  • Example:-Ostensibly they were a literary society; really they were diamond polishers.

Scurrilous (adjective) : рдорд┐рдереНрдпрд╛

  • Meaning:-┬аmaking or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.
  • рдЕрд░реНрде: –рдЕрдкрдиреА рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рд╖реНрдард╛ рдХреЛ рдиреБрдХрд╕рд╛рди рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдЗрд░рд╛рджреЗ рд╕реЗ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдирд┐рдВрджрдиреАрдп рджрд╛рд╡реЗ рдХрд░рдирд╛ рдпрд╛ рдлреИрд▓рд╛рдирд╛ред
  • 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) : рддрд╛рдирд╛рд╢рд╛рд╣реА

  • Meaning:-dealing with people or problems in a severe or harsh way : too strict or controlling
  • рдЕрд░реНрде: – рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдпрд╛ рд╕рдорд╕реНрдпрд╛рдУрдВ рд╕реЗ рдЧрдВрднреАрд░ рдпрд╛ рдХрдареЛрд░ рддрд░реАрдХреЗ рд╕реЗ рдирд┐рдкрдЯрдирд╛: рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╕рдЦреНрдд рдпрд╛ рдирд┐рдпрдВрддреНрд░рд┐рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛
  • Synonyms:- coercive, cruel, harsh
  • Example: –A rough-featured, heavy-handed peasant’s son was this Peter.

Delineating (verb) : рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░рд┐рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛

  • Meaning:- describe or portray (something) precisely.
  • рдЕрд░реНрде: – рдареАрдХ-рдареАрдХ рд╡рд░реНрдгрди (рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░рдг) рдХрд░реЛред
  • 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) : рдЕрд╕рд╛рд╡рдзрд╛рди

  • Meaning:-(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
  • рдЕрд░реНрде: – (рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд╛) рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рд╡рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╡рд┐рдХ рд░реБрдЪрд┐, рднрд╛рд╡ рдпрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдпрддреНрди рдХреЗ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ред
  • Synonyms:- cursory, offhand, sketchy
  • Antonyms:-careful, complete
  • Example:-She began to fry her pork and apples, with a perfunctory attempt at conversation.

Exaggerated (adjective) : рдЕрддрд┐рд╢рдпреЛрдХреНрддрд┐рдкреВрд░реНрдг

  • Meaning:- regarded or represented as larger, better, or worse than in reality.
  • рдЕрд░реНрде: – рд╡рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╡рд┐рдХрддрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдмрдбрд╝рд╛, рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░ рдпрд╛ рдмреБрд░рд╛ рдорд╛рдирд╛ рдпрд╛ рдорд╛рдирд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ред
  • 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) : рдЧрд╛рд▓реА-рдЧрд▓реМрдЬ

  • Meaning:-the quality of being scurrilous.
  • рдЕрд░реНрде: – рдЦреВрдВрдЦрд╛рд░ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдЧреБрдгред
  • Synonyms:-abomination, affront, atrocity
  • Antonyms:-blessing, compliment, decency
  • Example:-There is the low joke which arises from scurrility and idle conceit.

Lapse (verb) : рд╕рдорд╛рдкреНрдд рд╣реБрдП

  • Meaning:-(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire.
  • рдЕрд░реНрде: –(рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░, рд╡рд┐рд╢реЗрд╖рд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рдпрд╛ рд╕рдордЭреМрддреЗ рдХреЗ) рдЕрдорд╛рдиреНрдп рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рдЙрдкрдпреЛрдЧ, рджрд╛рд╡рд╛ рдпрд╛ рдирд╡реАрдиреАрдХрд░рдг рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ; рд╕рдордп рд╕реАрдорд╛ рд╕рдорд╛рдкреНрдд рд╣реЛред
  • Synonyms:- blunder, breach, crime
  • Antonyms:-accuracy, advantage, behavior
  • Example:-It was not, however, before the lapse of several months that he succeeded.

Contempt (noun) : рдирд┐рдВрджрд╛

  • Meaning:-the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
  • рдЕрд░реНрде: – рд╡рд╣ рднрд╛рд╡ рдЬреЛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрддрд┐ рдпрд╛ рд╡рд╕реНрддреБ рдХреЛ рд╡реНрдпрд░реНрде рдпрд╛ рд╡рд┐рдЪрд╛рд░рд╛рдзреАрди рд╣реИред
  • Synonyms:- antipathy, condescension, defiance
  • Antonyms:-approval, esteem, flattery
  • Example:-Where he thinks a contempt due, he pays it to the uttermost.

TIZZY : рдШрдмрд░рд╛рд╣рдЯ

  • Meaning: a state of nervous excitement or agitation.
  • рдЕрд░реНрде: рдШрдмрд░рд╛рд╣рдЯ рдпрд╛ рдЙрддреНрддреЗрдЬрдирд╛ рдХреА рд╕реНрдерд┐рддрд┐ред
  • Synonyms: acrimony, animosity, annoyance, chagrin.
  • Antonyms: calm, calmness, delight, ease
  • Usage: Her mother was in a tizzy over LizтАЩs divorce.
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