The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 8 June 2022
COUNTERACT(Verb) : प्रतिक्रिया
Meaning: to work in opposition to
अर्थ: विरोध में काम करना
Synonyms: halt, negate
Antonyms: allow, aid
Example: This ingredient seems to counteract the other ones.
Peculiar(Adjective) : अजीब
Meaning: strange, bizarre
अर्थ: विचित्र
Synonyms: distinct, unique
Antonyms: similar, usual
Example: Upon entering the abandoned house, Kate experienced a peculiar feeling, as if someone was watching her.
Refute(Verb) : खंडन
Meaning: to prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect
अर्थ: असत्य, निराधार या गलत साबित होने के लिए
Synonyms: counter, expose
Antonyms: agree, aid
Example: The student refuted the professor’s claim in class.
INCONCEIVABLE(adjective) : समझ से बाहर
Meaning: not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable.
अर्थ: मानसिक रूप से कल्पना करने या समझ पाने में सक्षम नहीं; अविश्वसनीय।
Synonyms: implausible, improbable, incredible, incogitable.
Antonyms: plausible, reasonable, tenable, conceivable.
Example: When I looked at my outrageous hospital bill, I blinked at the inconceivable amount.
NOTION: (noun): धारणा
Meaning: a conception of or belief about something.
अर्थ: किसी चीज के बारे में धारणा या धारणा।
Synonyms: approach, perception, impression, conception.
Antonyms: concrete, reality, ignorance, misunderstanding.
Example: When the girl saw how much her friends liked her sugar cookies, she had the notion to open an online bakery.
SUPINE (adjective) : लापरवाह
Meaning: failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence.
अर्थ: नैतिक कमजोरी या अकर्मण्यता के परिणामस्वरूप कार्य करने या विरोध करने में विफल।
Synonyms: spineless, pliant, submissive, inactive.
Antonyms: proactive, fecund, vivacious, tenacious.
Example: My brother-in-law is a lazy fellow who will sleep with his head up in a supine position all day long.
PRUDENCE (Noun) : विवेक
Meaning: the quality of being prudent; cautiousness.
अर्थ: विवेकपूर्ण होने का गुण; सतर्क।
Synonyms: wisdom, judgment, sagacity, shrewdness
Antonyms: folly, recklessness
Example: Maybe you’ll exercise a little more financial prudence next time.
VITRIOLIC (Adjective) : कटु
Meaning: filled with bitter criticism or malice.
अर्थ: कटु आलोचना या द्वेष से भरा हुआ।
Synonyms: acrimonious, rancorous, bitter, caustic, mordant
Antonyms: pleasant, kind
Example: The newspaper launched a vitriolic attack on the president.
DECRY (Verb) : दोष देना
Meaning: publicly denounce.
अर्थ: सार्वजनिक रूप से निंदा करना।
Synonyms: denounce, condemn, criticize, censure, damn, attack
Antonyms: praise, overrate
Example: He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.
