The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 17 December 2020 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
FORAY(Noun) : धावा /चढ़ाई
Meaning: a short visit, especially with a known purpose
अर्थ: एक छोटी यात्रा, विशेष रूप से एक ज्ञात उद्देश्य के साथ
Synonyms: descent, invasion
Antonyms: leave, abstention
Usage: I made a quick foray into town before lunch to get my sister a present.
EXALT (Verb) : सराहना करना
Meaning: think or speak very highly of (someone or something).
अर्थ: किसी (या किसी चीज़) के बारे में बहुत अधिक सोचना या बोलना।
Synonyms: dignify, glorify
Antonyms: blame, condemn
Usage: For a fee, most celebrities will exalt a product by pretending to like it.
PAUCITY (Noun) : न्यूनता
Meaning: the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
अर्थ: केवल छोटी या अपर्याप्त मात्रा या मात्रा में किसी चीज की उपस्थिति।
Synonyms: scarcity, dearth, shortage, rarity
Antonyms: abundance
Usage: Because of the paucity of our oil supply, we need to seek out other fuel resources.
OGLE (Verb) : घूरना
Meaning: stare at in a lecherous manner.
अर्थ: लचर तरीके से घूरना।
Synonyms: stare, gawk
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Usage: Most women dislike being ogled .
HOARD: ढेर
Meaning: to collect large amounts of something and keep it in a safe, often secret, place
अर्थ: किसी चीज़ की बड़ी मात्रा में इकट्ठा करना और उसे एक सुरक्षित, अक्सर गुप्त स्थान पर रखना
Synonyms: accumulation, backlog
Antonyms: debt, lack
Usage: During the siege people began hoarding food and supplies.
SURGE : वृद्धि
Meaning: a sudden and great increase
अर्थ: एकाएक और बड़ी वृद्धि
Synonyms: deluge, growth
Antonyms: decline, decrease
Usage: A special system prevents the circuitry being tripped accidentally by a power surge or lightning strike.
EMPHATIC : प्रभावी, मज़बूत
Meaning: done or said in a strong way and without any doubt
अर्थ: बिना किसी संदेह के और दृढ़ रूप में कहा या किया गया
Synonyms: aggressive, assertive
Antonyms: weak, halting
Usage: Towards the end of the eighteenth century, people began to see revolutions as emphatic disruptions of the past, as new points in a line.
REVERE : प्रशंसा करना
Meaning: to regard someone or something with great respect or devotion
अर्थ: किसी को या किसी चीज को बहुत सम्मान या भक्ति के साथ मानना
Synonyms: admire, adore
Antonyms: criticize
Usage: It’s a sad truth that many Americans revere movie stars and sports figures as demi-gods.
Conundrum(Noun) : पहेली
Meaning: A difficult problem
अर्थ: एक कठिन समस्या
Synonym: quandary, a dilemma
Antonym: proposition, solution
Usage: She faced the conundrum of finding a job without having experience in the desired field.
OBSCENE(Adjective) : नृशंस (विशेषण)
Meaning: offending against moral principles; repugnant.
अर्थ: नैतिक सिद्धांतों के खिलाफ अपमानजनक; प्रतिकूल।
Synonyms: shocking, scandalous, vile, foul, atrocious, outrageous
Antonyms: clean, decent, gentle, magnificent
Usage: The salaries some company directors earn are obscene.
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