The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 4 February 2022
Afflict(Verb) : पीड़ा देना
- Meaning: Cause pain or suffering
- अर्थ: पीड़ा या पीड़ा का कारण
- Synonym: distress, grieve
- Antonym: please, relieve
- Usage: This will remove the problems afflicting society, specially those affecting the working class majority.
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.
WREST (Verb) : हथियाना
- Meaning: forcibly pull (something) from a person’s grasp.
- अर्थ: किसी व्यक्ति की समझ से जबरन (कुछ) खींचना।
- Synonyms: wrench, snatch, seize, grab
- Antonyms: give
- Usage: Sita felt she had to wrest the weapon from the hostage-taker for the sake of her safety.
BACKSTOP (noun) : सुरक्षा
- Meaning: an emergency precaution or last resort.
- अर्थ: एक आपातकालीन एहतियात या अंतिम उपाय।
- Synonyms: safeguard, preventive measure, insurance.
- Antonyms: constraint, limitation, restriction, sanction.
- Usage: They want the Democrats to act as a backstop for this wild nonsense.
Contrition:(Noun) : पछतावा
- Meaning:- the state of feeling sorry for bad behaviour: the state of repentance.
- अर्थ: बुरे व्यवहार के लिए खेद महसूस करने की स्थिति: पश्चाताप की स्थिति।
- Synonyms: contriteness, guilt, penitence, regret, remorse, repentance
- Antonyms:-impenitence, remorselessness
- Usage:- The defendant pled guilty to the crime and expressed heartfelt contrition for the things he had done.
SCAPEGOAT (Noun) : बलि का बकराMeaning: A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings of others
अर्थ: वह व्यक्ति जो दूसरों के अधर्म के लिए दोषी ठहराया जाता हैSynonym: Whipping boy, victimAntonym: Armed man, cocked sparrowUsage: Rajesh always finds a scapegoat to blame whenever he encountered a problem.
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.
SMUG (adjective) : आत्मसंतुष्टMeaning: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.अर्थ: स्वयं या किसी की उपलब्धियों में अत्यधिक अभिमान होना या दिखाना।Synonyms: bighead, complacency, egotism, vainglory.Antonyms: diffidence, bashfulness, demureness, shyness.Usage: Because Rocky had a smug attitude during his meeting with the principal, he projected the image he was proud of his misdeeds.
HOARD : संचय करना
- Meaning:to stockpile or store things excessively
- अर्थ: चीजों को बहुत अधिक मात्रा में भंडारित करना या संग्रहीत करना
- Synonyms:accumulation, heap
- Antonyms:debt, need
- Example:The shopaholic likes to hoard clothing and has filled three closets with dresses and shoes that she doesn’t need.
EMBELLISH : संवारना
- Meaning:to make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality
- अर्थ: किसी चीज को वास्तविक रूप से देखने के लिए ध्वनि को बेहतर या बेहतर या अधिक स्वीकार्य बनाना
- Synonyms:adorn, deck
- Antonyms:lessen, reduce
- Example:Grandma likes to embellish her knitting by hiding secret messages in the pattern.
