The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 5 July 2021
FRIVOLOUS: तुच्छ
- Meaning: not having any serious purpose or value.
- अर्थ: कोई गंभीर उद्देश्य या मूल्य नहीं होना।
- Synonyms: flippant, glib, waggish
- Antonyms: serious, practical, important
- Example: Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty.
STENTORIAN (adjective) : बुलंद
- Meaning: (of a person’s voice) loud and powerful.
- अर्थ: (किसी व्यक्ति की आवाज़ में) ज़ोर से और शक्तिशाली।
- Synonyms: booming, clangorous, piercing, roaring.
- Antonyms: soothing, muffled, muted, softened.
- Usage: When my father speaks in a stentorian voice, I know I’m in trouble.
ACQUIT (Verb): बरी करना
- Meaning: free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
- अर्थ: दोषी न होने के फैसले द्वारा एक (स्वतंत्र) आपराधिक आरोप से।
- Synonyms: absolve, exonerate, exculpate, vindicate
- Antonyms: convict
- Usage: They always acquit themselves of their duty very well.
SUCCOUR (Noun): परेशानी में सहायता
- Meaning: assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
- अर्थ: कष्ट और संकट के समय सहायता और समर्थन।
- Synonyms: aid, assistance, support, ease
- Usage: Even though Holly is painfully shy, she is never hesitant to offer succor to anyone who is in pain.
EXONERATE (Verb) : दोषमुक्त करना
- Meaning: (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
- अर्थ: दोष या गलत काम के लिए किसी को दोषमुक्त करना।
- Synonyms: absolve, clear, acquit,
- Antonyms: charge, convict
- Example: The job of the defense attorney is to exonerate his clients and keep them out of jail.
Protracted(Adjective) : बढ़ाया हुआ
- Meaning: lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
- अर्थ: लंबे समय तक या अपेक्षित या सामान्य से अधिक समय तक चलने वाला।
- Synonym: prolonged, extended
- Antonym: curtail, shorten
- Sentence: The mandible is protracted and retracted in chewing.
Trailblazing(Adjective) : पथप्रदर्शक
- Meaning: introducing new ideas or methods; innovative or pioneering.
- अर्थ: नए विचारों या विधियों का परिचय; अभिनव या अग्रणी।
- Synonym: innovative, radical
- Antonym: conservative
- Sentence: “It’s a trailblazing result, ” says astrophysicist Sara Seager of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
Harping(Verb) : दोहराना
- Meaning: talk or write persistently and tediously on (a particular topic).
- अर्थ: किसी विशेष विषय पर लगातार और थकाऊ ढंग से बात करना या लिखना।
- Synonym: dwell, reiterate, repeat
- Antonym: forbid, fearfulness
- Sentence: He’s always harping on about lack of discipline
Blatant(Adjective) : ऊधमी
- Meaning: (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.
- अर्थ: (बुरे व्यवहार का) खुलकर और निर्दयता से किया।
- Synonym: flagrant, glaring
- Antonym: inconspicuous, subtle
- Sentence: The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity.
Weed out : निकाल देना
- Meaning: to remove (people or things that are not wanted) from a group
- अर्थ: एक समूह से (लोगों या चीजों को जो नहीं चाहते हैं) को हटाने के लिए
- Synonyms: eradicate, eliminate, root out, remove, exterminate
- Antonyms: seed, sow, plant
- Usage in a sentence: He is keen to weed out the many applicants he believes may be frauds.
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