The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 13 April 2021 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
STRIDE (noun) : छलाँग
Meaning: A long step or stage in making progress.अर्थ: प्रगति करने में एक लंबा कदम या चरण। Synonyms: clump, tramp, stomp, stalk.
Antonyms: amble, meander, ramble, wander.
Usage: In two bounding strides the woman was in the street, kneeling over her friend.
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.
Usage: This vexatious problem was resolved, incompletely, by civil war and secession.
STODGY (adjective) : मैला-कुचैला
Meaning: Dull and uninspired; lacking originality or excitement.अर्थ: सुस्त और उदासीन; मौलिकता या उत्तेजना की कमी।
Synonyms: uninteresting, uninspired, monotonous, humdrum.
Antonyms: exciting, entertaining, breathtaking, enthralling.
Usage: Most of my students used informal, asymmetrical balance, as formal balance can seem stodgy and dull.
DODDER (verb) : डगमगाना
Meaning: tremble or totter, typically because of old age.अर्थ: कांपना या टोटका, आमतौर पर बुढ़ापे के कारण।
Synonyms: stumble, stagger, sway, lurch.
Antonyms: steady, fix, stay, still, remain.
Usage: The old woman doddered from the bed to the table.
AGAPE (adjective) : भौंचक्का
Meaning: (of a person’s mouth) wide open in surprise or wonder.अर्थ: (किसी व्यक्ति के मुँह में) आश्चर्य या आश्चर्य में खुला हुआ।
Synonyms: agog, breathless, enthusiastic, raring.
Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent, unimpressed, uninterested.
Usage: When I first saw the sunset in the Grand Canyon, I could only stand staring with my mouth agape.
TORPOR (noun) : उदासीनता
Meaning: a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.
अर्थ: शारीरिक या मानसिक निष्क्रियता की स्थिति; सुस्ती।Synonyms: listlessness, languor, stagnation, idleness.
Antonyms: eagerness, keenness, spiritedness, vigor.
Usage: During the winter, the bears fall into an intense torpor.
PRECARIOUS (adjective) : अनिश्चित
Meaning: dependent on chance; uncertain.अर्थ: संयोग पर निर्भर; अनिश्चित।
Synonyms: unsure, unpredictable, doubtful, dubious.
Antonyms: certain, stable, confirmed, definite.
Usage: As Finance Secretary I found that the finances of the state were in a precarious condition.
CONFABULATE (verb) : बातचीत करना
Meaning: to talk informally.अर्थ: अनौपचारिक रूप से बात करना।
Synonyms: chitchat, gossip, patter, schmooze.
Antonyms: be silent, be quiet, listen.
Usage: Guests gathered in the hallway to confabulate about the weather and make small talk.
EERIE (adjective) : भयग्रस्त
Meaning: strange and frightening.
अर्थ: अजीब और भयावह।Synonyms: sinister, ghostly, creepy, haunting.
Antonyms: normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine.
Usage: An eerie feeling came over us as we watched the scary movie.
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 व्यक्त करता है कि स्पष्ट रूप से और अनावश्यक शब्दों के बिना क्या कहने की आवश्यकता है।
Synonyms: brief, compendious, concise, terse.
Antonyms: circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix.
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