The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 6 April 2022
GERMANE (adjective) : सार्थक
- Meaning: relevant to a subject under consideration.
- अर्थ: विचाराधीन किसी विषय के लिए प्रासंगिक। Synonyms: relevant, pertinent, applicable, apposite
- Antonyms: irrelevant
- Example: He asks questions that are germane and central to the issue.
BOLSTER (verb) : आधार, सहारा
- Meaning: support or strengthen.
- अर्थ: सहारा देना या मजबूत करना।
- Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, boost
- Antonyms: undermine
- Example: He is making a bold attempt to bolster the territory’s confidence.
RAPACIOUS (adjective) : अति लोलुप
- Meaning: aggressively greedy or grasping.
- अर्थ: आक्रामक रूप से लालची या लोभी।
- Synonyms: grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive
- Antonyms: generous
- Example: It was a horrendous, rapacious strategy that they had used to gain control of their own home system.
LAUDABLE (adjective) : प्रशंसनीय
- Meaning: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation.
- अर्थ: (किसी कार्य, विचार या उद्देश्य का) प्रशंसा और प्रशंसा के योग्य।
- Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, admirable, meritorious
- Example: Faith ceases to be laudable when it is blind faith.
SUCCINCTLY (adverb): संक्षेप में
- Meaning: in a way that expresses what needs to be said clearly and without unnecessary words.
- अर्थ: एक तरह से जो स्पष्ट रूप से और अनावश्यक शब्दों के बिना कहने की आवश्यकता को व्यक्त करता है।
- Synonyms: brief, compendious, concise, terse.
- Antonyms: circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix.
- Example: The reviewer’s remarks were succinct and to the point.
PRECARIOUS (adjective): अनिश्चित
- Meaning: dependent on chance; uncertain.
- अर्थ: संयोग पर निर्भर; अनिश्चित।
- Synonyms: unsure, unpredictable, doubtful, dubious.
- Antonyms: certain, stable, confirmed, definite.
- Example: As Finance Secretary I found that the finances of the state were in a precarious condition.
VEXATIOUS (adjective) कष्टकर
- Meaning: Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry.
- अर्थ: गुस्सा, हताशा या चिंता का कारण या प्रवृत्ति।
- Synonyms: annoying, irksome, infuriating, exasperating.
- Antonyms: pleasing, soothing, aiding, assisting.
- Example: This vexatious problem was resolved, incompletely, by civil war and secession.
BUCOLIC (adjective) : ग्राम्य
- Meaning: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
- अर्थ: ग्रामीण इलाकों और देश के जीवन के सुखद पहलुओं से संबंधित है।
- Synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral, country
- Antonyms: urban
- Example: There was a certain bucolic look to the faces of the cart drivers.
PURLOIN (verb) चुराना
- Meaning: steal (something).
- अर्थ: चोरी (कुछ)।
- Synonyms: loot, pilfer, steal, embezzle.
- Antonyms: bestow, contribute, donate, purchase.
- Example: Sometimes it’s impossible to not purloin an excerpt from another person’s blog.
