The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 31 March 2022
STRIP (noun) : पट्टी
- Meaning: remove all coverings from.
- अर्थ: सभी आवरणों को हटा दें।
- Synonyms: layer, ribbon, rod
- Antonyms: whole
- Usage : Wrap in a strip of gauze or cheesecloth and place in a steamer.
ATRABILIOUS (Adjective) : उदास
- Meaning: given or marked by melancholy
- अर्थ: उदासी द्वारा दिया या चिह्नित किया हुआ
- Synonyms: Doleful, Lugubrious, discontent, discouraged, rueful, despondent, miserable, morose
- Antonyms: placid, easygoing
- Usage : Since my friend has a atrabilious temper I don’t approach him often.
PLAINTIVE (Adjective) : दर्दनाक
- Meaning: expressing suffering or sadness, sounding sad and mournful.
- अर्थ: दुख या दुख व्यक्त करना, दुखी और शोकाकुल लगना।
- Synonym: aching, agonized, bitter, mournful, sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, lamentable
- Antonym: delighted, exulting, glorying, happy, joyful, rejoicing, triumphant, jocus, blithesome, euphoric.
- Usage: We could hear the plaintive cry of the wounded animal in the woods.
SCURRILOUS (Adjective) : मिथ्या
- Meaning: Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.
- अर्थ: अपनी प्रतिष्ठा को नुकसान पहुंचाने के इरादे से किसी के बारे में निंदनीय दावे करना या फैलाना।
- Synonym: abusive, vituperative, derogatory, disparaging
- Antonym: clean, decent, moral, deferential, tempered
- Usage : There were scurrilous attacks on the party leader by the opposition.
COVENANT (Noun) : प्रतिज्ञापत्र
- Meaning: an agreement., agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract.
- अर्थ: एक अनुबंध, पट्टे, विलेख या अन्य कानूनी अनुबंध से सहमत हैं।
- Synonym: accord, deal, bargain, settlement
- Antonym: disagreement, denial, misunderstanding, refusal
- Usage: “there was a covenant between the Indian government and British government to bring down the fugitive.
DEVOLVE (verb) : सौंपना
- Meaning: transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration.
- अर्थ: विशेष रूप से केंद्र सरकार से स्थानीय या क्षेत्रीय प्रशासन के लिए एक निचले स्तर पर स्थानांतरण (प्रतिनिधि) (शक्ति)।
- Synonyms: depute, assign, consign, entrust.
- Antonyms: centralize, retain, preserve, confine.
- Usage: The State Government devolving its powers on local self-governments is not to be criticized.
EXPUNGE (verb) : मिटाना
- Meaning: obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).
- अर्थ: पूरी तरह से (कुछ अवांछित या अप्रिय) को हटा दें या हटा दें।
- Synonyms: eradicate, eliminate, abolish, annihilate.
- Antonyms: renovate, repair, restore, revamp.
- Usage: Time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here.
UNTRAMMELED (adjective) : बेरोक
- Meaning: not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.
- अर्थ: कार्रवाई या अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता से वंचित नहीं; प्रतिबंधित या बाधित नहीं।
- Synonyms: unobstructed, unhampered, unrestrained, unfettered.
- Antonyms: limited, restrained, restricted, obstructed.
- Usage: My mother always encourages me to let my untrammeled dreams run wild.
PANDER (verb) : बढ़ावा देना
- Meaning: gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste)
- अर्थ: तृप्ति या भोग (एक अनैतिक या अरुचिकर इच्छा या स्वाद या ऐसी इच्छा या स्वाद वाला व्यक्ति)
- Synonyms: indulge, gratify, satisfy, yield.
- Antonyms: dissatisfy, deny, refuse, disturb.
- Usage: She tries to hold on to as much genuine stuff as she can while pandering to fancier tastes.
BLOC (noun) : गुट
- Meaning: a group of countries or political parties with common interests who have formed an alliance.
- अर्थ: समान हितों वाले देशों या राजनीतिक दलों के एक समूह ने गठबंधन बनाया है।
- Synonyms: association, coalition, federation, confederation.
- Usage: The parliamentary members tended to coalesce in blocs, which were alliances in support of particular philosophies.
