The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 9 February 2022
ABOMINATE : घृणा करना
- Meaning: to hate something very much
- अर्थ: किसी चीज से बहुत अधिक घृणा करना
- Synonyms: abhor, despise
- Antonyms: admire, approve
- Example: Eventually one has to bring people together and sit down with those whose records one abominates.
LANGUISH : दुर्बल
- Meaning: to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time
- अर्थ: एक अप्रिय या अवांछित स्थिति में, अक्सर लंबे समय तक मौजूद रहने के लिए
- Synonyms: dwindle, faint
- Antonyms: build, develop
- Example: After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered.
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PUMMEL : कूटना
- Meaning: to defeat someone easily at a sport
- अर्थ: खेल में किसी को आसानी से हराना
- Synonyms: bash, batter
- Antonyms: compliment, fail
- Example: The boxer had pummeled his opponent into submission by the end of the fourth round.
ARCTIC : उत्तरी ध्रुवी
- Meaning: extremely cold
- अर्थ: अत्यंत शीतल
- Synonyms: cold, freezing
- Antonyms: hot, torrid
- Example: Arctic air stung New England with freezing temperatures.
SCALDING : गरम
- Meaning: If a liquid is scalding, it is extremely hot
- अर्थ: यदि कोई तरल पदार्थ खुरच रहा है, तो यह बहुत गर्म है
- Synonyms: blazing, blistering
- Antonyms: cold, cool
- Example: Against her will, hot scalding tears burst from her eyes and down her cheeks.
SUBJUGATE : अधीन करना
- Meaning: to treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs
- अर्थ: अपने आप को, अपनी इच्छाओं को, या अपनी मान्यताओं को अन्य लोगों या उनकी इच्छाओं या विश्वासों से कम महत्वपूर्ण मानना
- Synonyms: conquer, enslave
- Antonyms: lose, release
- Example: Reporters must subjugate personal political convictions to their professional commitment to balance.
ADHERE : पालन करना
- Meaning: to continue to obey, believe in, or support something, esp. a custom or belief
- अर्थ: किसी वस्तु को मानना, मानना या समर्थन करना, जारी रखना। एक रिवाज या विश्वास
- Synonyms: comply, heed
- Antonyms: disobey, ignore
- Example: College coaches have to adhere to the rules about recruiting high school students.
ADROIT : निपुण
- Meaning: very skillful and quick in the way you think or move
- अर्थ: जिस तरह से आप सोचते हैं या चलते हैं, बहुत कुशल और त्वरित
- Synonyms: adept, artful
- Antonyms: clumsy, awkward
- Example: She was adroit at removing my armor, which she did well and beautifully.
SPRIGHTLY : उत्साहयुक्त
- Meaning: (especially of old people) energetic and in good health
- अर्थ: (विशेषकर पुराने लोगों के) ऊर्जावान और अच्छे स्वास्थ्य में
- Synonyms: agile, bouncy
- Antonyms: apathetic, inactive
- Example: The 14th century saw the beginning of new literature of travel in sprightly and informing travelogues.
EXORBITANT : अत्यधिक
- Meaning: (of prices and demands) much too large
- अर्थ: (कीमतों और माँगों का) बहुत बड़ा
- Synonyms: enormous, outrageous
- Antonyms: cheap, good
- Example: The interest charged on most credit cards is exorbitant.
