The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 7 January 2021
JOVIAL:┬ард╣рдВрд╕рдореБрдЦ
- Meaning: full of or showing high-spirited merriment
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдКрдБрдЪрд╛-рдКрдБрдЪрд╛ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рд╡реЗ рд╕реЗ рднрд░рд╛ рдпрд╛ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рд╡рд╛
- Synonyms: happy, cheerful
- Antonyms: sad, depressed
- Example: She was in a jovial mood.
CLICHE:┬ардардкреНрдкрд╛
- Meaning:┬аa trite or obvious remark
- рдЕрд░реНрде:┬ардПрдХ рдЯреНрд░рд╛рдЗрдЯ рдпрд╛ рд╕реНрдкрд╖реНрдЯ рдЯрд┐рдкреНрдкрдгреА
- Synonyms:┬аtrite, platitude
- Antonyms:animating
- Example:My wedding day – and I know it’s a cliche – was just the happiest day of my life.
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COALITION : рдЧрдардмрдВрдзрди
- Meaning: the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдПрдХ рд╢рд░реАрд░ рдпрд╛ рд░реВрдк рдпрд╛ рд╕рдореВрд╣ рдореЗрдВ рд╡рд┐рд╡рд┐рдз рдЪреАрдЬреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓рди
- Synonyms: alliance, union
- Antonyms: discord,rift
- Example:A coalition between Liberals and Conservatives.
UNDERLYING : рдмреБрдирд┐рдпрд╛рджреА
- Meaning:in the nature of something though not readily apparent
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдХреБрдЫ рдХреА рдкреНрд░рдХреГрддрд┐ рдореЗрдВ рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдВрдХрд┐ рд╕реНрдкрд╖реНрдЯ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рд╕реНрдкрд╖реНрдЯ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИ
- Synonyms: latent, repressed
- Antonyms: primary
- Example:The underlying message of the film is that love transcends everything else.
FEASABILITY : рдкреНрд░рдпреЛрдЬреНрдп
- Meaning: the quality of being doable
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдпреЛрдЧреНрдп рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдЧреБрдг
- Synonyms: usability, facility
- Antonyms: useless
- Example: We’re looking at the feasibility of building a shopping center there.
Unprecedented (adjective) : рдЕрднреВрддрдкреВрд░реНрд╡
- Meaning: never done or known before.
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдХрднреА рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИред
- Synonym: unequaled, unmatched, unrivaled.
- Antonym: precedented, familiar, usual.
- Usage: The damage caused by the hurricane is unprecedented and has never been experienced before in this country.
GRISLY (Adjective) : рдХреНрд░реВрд░ / рдбрд░рд╛рд╡рдирд╛
- Meaning: causing horror or disgust.
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдЖрддрдВрдХ рдпрд╛ рдШреГрдгрд╛ рдкреИрджрд╛ рдХрд░рдирд╛ред
- Synonyms: gruesome, ghastly, frightful, horrid,
- Antonyms: pleasant, attractive
- Usage: Many massacres in history fade while some linger as grisly curiosities.
SPLURGE (verb) : рдкреИрд╕реЗ рдЙрдбрд╝рд╛рдирд╛
- Meaning: to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously.
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдлрд╛рд▓рддреВ рдпрд╛ рдЖрдбрдВрдмрд░рдкреВрд░реНрд╡рдХ рдЦрд░реНрдЪ рдХрд░рдирд╛ред
- Synonyms: squander, fling, dissipate, disburse.
- Antonyms: accumulate, hoard, conserve, preserve.
- Usage: I feel like splurging on a new dress.
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 рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдкрдорд╛рдирдЬрдирдХ рддрд░реАрдХреЗ рд╕реЗ рдпрд╛ рдЕрдкрдорд╛рдирдЬрдирдХ рддрд░реАрдХреЗ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛ред
- Synonyms: mock, deride, ridicule
- Antonyms: flatter, praise, compliment
- Usage: The rude rich boy thought it was fun to scoff at the poor people at his school.
Stirring(adjective) : рд╕рд░рдЧрд░реНрдореА, рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛рд╢реАрд▓рддрд╛
- Meaning: causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing.
- рдЕрд░реНрде: рдЙрддреНрддреЗрдЬрдирд╛ рдпрд╛ рдордЬрдмреВрдд рднрд╛рд╡рдирд╛ рдкреИрджрд╛ рдХрд░рдирд╛; рдЧрд░реНрдордЬреЛрд╢реАред
- Synonym: exciting, thrilling
- Antonym: boring, pedestrian
- Example: Rhyn looked up, anger stirring again.