The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 18 February 2021 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
TRANQUILITY(Noun) : शांति
- Meaning: a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, worry, etc.
- अर्थ: बिना शोर, हिंसा, चिंता आदि के एक शांत, शांत राज्य।
- Synonyms: calmness, coolness
- Antonyms: chaos, loudness
- Example: Not surprisingly, the desire for tranquility among local inhabitants is almost palpable.
TRANSIENT(Adjective) : क्षणिक
- Meaning: lasting for only a short time; temporary
- अर्थ: केवल थोड़े समय के लिए स्थायी; अस्थायी
- Synonyms: temporary, short- lived
- Antonyms: permanent, forever
- Example: The weakness was transient, and soon I was feeling strong again.
IMPEDE(Verb) : बाधा डालना
- Meaning: to make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something
- अर्थ: किसी चीज के होने के लिए या किसी और के लिए कुछ करना अधिक कठिन बनाना
- Synonyms: block, curb
- Antonyms: advance, aid
- Example: Shortages of medicine were impeding the effort to control diseases.
REPROBATE (noun) : बदमाश
- Meaning: an unprincipled person.
- अर्थ: एक अप्रतिष्ठित व्यक्ति।
- Synonyms: rogue, scoundrel, villain, wretch.
- Antonyms: upright, virtuous, principled, righteous
- Example: Although the old man pretended to be a reprobate in public, in private he did a lot of good deeds for the homeless.
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.
Frowsy(Adjective) : बेपरवाह
- Meaning: Scruffy and neglected in appearance
- अर्थ: दिखने में टेढ़ा और उपेक्षित
- Synonym: scruffy, unkempt
- Antonym: Smile
- Usage: He sat up and stretched, and rubbed his hands back and forth through his frowsy hair.
Skulk(Verb) : छिपना
- Meaning: Move in stealthy or furtive manner
- अर्थ: चोरी या फ़र्ज़ी तरीके से आगे बढ़ना
- Synonym: Avoid, elude
- Antonym: Appear, Issue
- Usage: At the gate she skulked, she felt like a thief.
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