The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 5 May 2022
DERISIVE(Adjective) : व्यंग्यात्मक
- Meaning: mocking and ridiculing
- अर्थ: उपहास करना
- Synonyms: cheeky, scornful
- Antonyms: polite, respectful
- Example:The bully let out a derisive laugh when mocking his classmate’s nerdy glasses.
GUSSY (Verb) : सुशोभित
- Meaning:to make someone or something look more attractive or impressive
- अर्थ: किसी को या किसी चीज़ को अधिक आकर्षक या प्रभावशाली बनाने के लिए
- Synonyms: adorn, beautify
- Antonyms: deface, spoil
- Example:The museum will put finishing touches on new exhibits and gussy up old ones in time for the grand reopening.
FORECLOSE (verb) : मना करना
- Meaning: Rule out or prevent (a course of action).
- अर्थ: नियम या कार्रवाई को रोकना (कार्रवाई का एक कोर्स)।
- Synonyms: preclude, prevent, remove, avert.
- Antonyms: unbound, permit, allot, co-operate.
- Example: The decision effectively foreclosed any possibility of his early rehabilitation.
ABIDING (Adjective) : स्थायी
- Meaning: (of a feeling or memory) lasting a long time; enduring.
- अर्थ: (एक भावना या स्मृति का) लंबे समय तक चलने वाला; स्थायी।
- Synonyms: Persisting, Long-lasting, Everlasting, Perpetual.
- Antonyms: Short-lived, Ephemeral, Transitory, Transient.
- Usage: The abiding interest in Corner is patriotic and political rather than literary.
AGHAST(Adjective) : आश्चर्यान्वित, हक्काबक्का
- Meaning: Suddenly filled with strong feelings of shock and worry
- अर्थ: अचानक सदमे और चिंता की मजबूत भावनाओं से भर गया
- Synonyms: Anxious, Dismayed
- Antonyms: Unsurprised, Calm
- Usage: Workers and union officials were aghast at the layoffs.
Regale (Verb) : दावत देना
- Meaning: entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.
- अर्थ: बात-बात पर मनोरंजन या मनोरंजन (किसी को) करना।
- Synonym: entertain, amuse, divert, delight, fascinate
- Antonym: anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset
- Usage: On the ghost tour, an experienced guide will regale you with scary stories of the house’s past residents.
Wither (Verb) : मुरझाना
- Meaning: fall into decay or decline
- अर्थ: क्षय या पतन में पड़ना
- Synonym: diminish, dwindle, shrink, lessen, fade
- Antonym: grow
- Usage: Words to express her feelings seemed to wither and die inside her.
PERSUASIVE(Adjective) : प्रेरक
- Meaning: making you want to do or believe a particular thing
- अर्थ: किसी विशेष चीज को करना या मानना चाहते हैं
- Synonyms: alluring, compelling
- Antonyms: implausible. incredible
- Usage: Some studies suggest that low mood can improve skill in persuasive argument and sharpen memory.
RECALCITRANT(Adjective) : अड़ियल
- Meaning: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.
- अर्थ: अधिकार या अनुशासन के प्रति उदासीन रवैया रखना।
- Synonyms: intractable, unmanageable, ungovernable, refractory
- Antonyms: amenable, docile, compliant
- Example: But even the most recalcitrant could embrace one of the chesterfields or comfy cardigans.
BLOVIATE (VERB) : वाचालता
- Meaning: to speak or write verbosely and windily
- अर्थ: वाचालता और दृढ़ता से बोलना या लिखना
- Synonyms: alleviate, aviate, bloated, blockade, deviate
- Antonyms: be quiet, be silent
- Sentence: Many serious individuals do not like people that bloviate, as they hate conversation that does not have a point and takes too long
