The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 10 February 2021 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
DISSIDENCE (Noun) : मतभेद
Meaning: disagreement over a matter
अर्थ: किसी बात पर असहमति
Synonyms: contention, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, dispute
Antonyms: agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence
Example: So much is said nowadays about the dissidence of the spiritual and intellectual worlds.
ALACRITY (noun) : तत्परता
Meaning: cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness.
अर्थ: हंसमुख तत्परता, शीघ्रता, या इच्छा।
Synonyms: alertness, avidity, briskness, cheerfulness, dispatch, eagerness
Antonyms: apathy, coolness, discouragement, indifference
Usage: His alacrity of manner and quick step justified this opinion.
CAPACIOUS (adjective) : विशाल
Meaning: having a lot of space inside, roomy.
अर्थ: अंदर बहुत जगह है, विशाल।
Synonyms: roomy, commodious, spacious, ample.
Antonyms: limited, restricted, narrow, exclusive.
Usage: The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium is very capacious.
DISCREET (adjective) : सतर्क
Meaning: careful and prudent in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment.
अर्थ: किसी के भाषण या कार्यों में सावधानी और विवेकपूर्ण, विशेष रूप से कुछ गोपनीय रखने या शर्मिंदगी से बचने के लिए।
Synonyms: careful, circumspect, cautious, wary.
Antonyms: absurd, senseless, ill-advised, imprudent.
Usage: He took his time but ultimately made a discreet choice.
JARGON (noun) : शब्दजाल
Meaning: the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
अर्थ: किसी विशेष समूह या क्षेत्र के विशेष शब्द या भाव।
Synonyms: dialect, terminology, vocabulary, vernacular.
Antonyms: discourse, oration, eloquence.
Usage: It is difficult to understand the jargon of tribal people.
VIABLE (adjective) : व्यवहार्य
Meaning : capable of working successfully; feasible.
अर्थ: सफलतापूर्वक काम करने में सक्षम; संभव।
Synonyms : Applicable, feasible, possible, usable
Antonyms : impossible, unfeasible, unlikely
Example: They are considered only to the extent that they are viable consumers.
PURITANICAL (adjective): सख़्त
Meaning: having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence.
अर्थ: स्व-भोग के प्रति बहुत सख्त या असंवेदनशील नैतिक रवैया रखना या प्रदर्शित करना।
Synonyms: prudish, puritan, prim, priggish.
Antonyms: lecherous, indulgent, indecent, debauched.
Example : It just shows that those endless puritanical bromides about the perils of fixating on individual designers are wasted breath.
ARRANT (adjective) : कुख्यात
Meaning: used to say how bad something is.
अर्थ: कहना कि कुछ कितना बुरा है।
Synonyms: utter, absolute, complete, thorough.
Antonyms: dubious, questionable, restricted, uncertain.
Example : Because of her arrant devotion to her family, she volunteered to go to the labor camp with them.
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 की तुलना में कम महत्वपूर्ण मानना
Synonyms: conquer, enslave
Antonyms: lose, release
Example : Reporters must subjugate personal political convictions to their professional commitment to balance.
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.
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.
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