The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 5 July 2022
DEMEAN:┬ардиреАрдЪрд╛ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдирд╛
- Meaning: cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something).
- рдЕрд░реНрде: (рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдпрд╛ рдХреБрдЫ) рдХреЗ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рди рдФрд░ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЧрдВрднреАрд░ рдиреБрдХрд╕рд╛рди рдХрд╛ рдХрд╛рд░рдгред
- Synonyms: degrading, humiliating, inglorious, abject
- Antonyms: admire, elevate, honor, laud
- Example: We should not demean any profession.
RELENT (verb) : рдирд░рдо рдкрдбрд╝рдирд╛
- Meaning:┬аto cease resistance (as to another’s arguments, demands, or control).
- рдЕрд░реНрде:┬ардкреНрд░рддрд┐рд░реЛрдз рдХреЛ рд░реЛрдХрдирд╛ (рджреВрд╕рд░реЗ рдХреЗ рддрд░реНрдХреЛрдВ, рдорд╛рдВрдЧреЛрдВ рдпрд╛ рдирд┐рдпрдВрддреНрд░рдг рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░)ред
- Synonyms:┬аconcede, give in, submit, succumb.
- Antonyms:┬аcombat, confront, counter, defy.
- Example:┬аBecause my mother is very angry, she wonтАЩt relent on my severe punishment.
TRIFLE (Noun) : рддреБрдЪреНрдЫ
- Meaning: a thing of little value or importance.
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдХрдо рдореВрд▓реНрдп рдпрд╛ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡ рдХреА рд╡рд╕реНрддреБред
- Synonyms: bagatelle, inessential, nothing
- Antonyms: lot
- Example: We should not trouble the CEO over such trifles.
SCOFF (Verb) : рд╡реНрдпрдВрдЧреНрдп
- Meaning: speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдХрд┐рд╕реА рд╕реЗ рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдмрд╛рдд рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рддрд┐рд░рд╕реНрдХрд╛рд░рдкреВрд░реНрд╡рдХ рдЙрдкрд╣рд╛рд╕рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдпрд╛ рдЙрдкрд╣рд╛рд╕рдкреВрд░реНрдг рддрд░реАрдХреЗ рд╕реЗ рдмреЛрд▓рдирд╛ред
- Synonyms: mock, deride, ridicule
- Antonyms: flatter, praise, compliment
- Example: The rude rich boy thought it was fun to scoff at the poor people at his school.
INURE (verb) : рд╕рд╣рдирд╢реАрд▓ рдмрдирд╛рдирд╛
- Meaning: accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдЪреАрдЬ рдХрд╛ рдЖрджреА (рдХреЛрдИ), рд╡рд┐рд╢реЗрд╖ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рдЕрдкреНрд░рд┐рдпред
- Synonyms: accustom, habituate, acclimatize, adapt.
- Antonyms: enervate, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate.
- Usage: The hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare.
REVERE (verb) : рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рди
- Definition: feel deep respect or admiration for (something)
- рдЕрд░реНрде:(рдХреБрдЫ) рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЧрд╣рд░рд╛ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рди рдпрд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╢рдВрд╕рд╛ рдорд╣рд╕реВрд╕ рдХрд░рдирд╛
- Synonyms: respect, admire, cherish, appreciate.
- Antonyms: blaspheme, desecrate, profane, violate.
- Usage: If you want to achieve any goal, revere the process & success will follow.
ABOMINATE : рдШреГрдгрд╛ рдХрд░рдирд╛
- Meaning: to hate something very much
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдмрд╛рдд рд╕реЗ рдмрд╣реБрдд рдЕрдзрд┐рдХ рдШреГрдгрд╛ рдХрд░рдирд╛
- Synonyms: abhor, despise
- Antonyms: love, like
- Example: They abominated the idea of red tapism.
PROFANE : рдЕрдкрд╡рд┐рддреНрд░
- Meaning: vulgar and inappropriate
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдЕрд╢рд┐рд╖реНрдЯ рдФрд░ рдЕрдиреБрдкрдпреБрдХреНрдд
- Synonyms: coarse, nasty
- Antonyms: kind, polite
- Example: They have profaned the long upheld traditions of the Temple.
RATIFIED : рдкреБрд╖реНрдЯрд┐ рдХрд░рдирд╛
- Meaning: confirmed or made official
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдкреБрд╖реНрдЯрд┐ рдпрд╛ рдЖрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░рд┐рдХ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛
- Synonyms: approve, confirm
- Antonyms: deny, destroy
- Example: The proposal was ratified by the concerned authority.
PURPORTEDLY (adverb) : рдХрдерд┐рдд рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ
- Meaning: As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; allegedly.
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдкреНрд░рддреАрдд рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдпрд╛ рд╕рддреНрдп рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдВрдХрд┐ рдЬрд░реВрд░реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд┐ рдРрд╕рд╛ рд╣реЛ; рдХрдерд┐рдд рддреМрд░ рдкрд░ред
- Synonyms: professedly, supposedly, seemingly, superficially.
- Antonyms: absolutely, authentically, certainly, earnestly.
- Usage: The fans found a bat purportedly signed by Virat Kohli.