The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 19 April 2021 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
CONCEDE (verb) : मेल खाना
- Meaning : admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
- अर्थ: स्वीकार करते हैं या सहमत होते हैं कि पहले इनकार या विरोध करने के बाद कुछ सच है।
- Synonyms : accept, admit, allow, capitulate
- Antonyms: defend, deny, disallow
- Usage: If we concede to the criminal the right to a further chance we concede it to ourselves.
CUTTING EDGE (adjective) : अग्रणी
- Meaning: highly advanced; innovative or pioneering.
- अर्थ: अत्यधिक उन्नत; अभिनव या अग्रणी।
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- Synonyms: a progressive, revolutionary, trailblazing, novel.
- Antonyms: conventional, customary, established, traditional.
- Usage : The best militaries in the world have to be cutting edge and always purchase the latest technology.
SHREWD(Adjective) : चालाक
- Meaning: having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.
- अर्थ: निर्णय की तेज शक्तियाँ होना या दिखाना; चतुर।
- Synonyms: astute, sharp-witted, sharp, acute, intelligent
- Antonyms: stupid, unwise, ingenuous
- Usage: As a motivational speaker, Clark is a shrewd manipulator of human emotions.
INVIGORATE(Verb) : सबल बनाना
- Meaning: to give life, vigor, or spirit to
- अर्थ: प्राण, शक्ति या आत्मा देना
- Synonym: amp (up), animate, brace, energize, enliven, fillip, fire
- Antonym: damp, dampen, deaden, dull, kill
- Usage: The fresh air and sunshine invigorated the children after a long winter indoors.
EPHEMERAL (Adjective) : अस्थायी
- Meaning: Lasting for short time
- अर्थ: कम समय तक रहना
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- Synonyms: Temporary, Short-lived, transient.
- Antonyms: long-lived, enduring, everlasting, eternal, perpetual.
- Example: time is ephemeral so don’t waste it.
UNBECKNOWNST (Adjective) : अनजान
- Meaning: without the knowledge of (someone).
- अर्थ: (किसी के) ज्ञान के बिना।
- Synonyms: Unknown, undiscovered, concealed, mysterious
- Antonyms: Known, realised, recognised, understood
- Example: Unbeknownst to Natasha, Kurt saw his mistress three times a week
SHUN (Verb) : टालना
- Meaning: persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
- अर्थ: एंटीपैथी या सावधानी के जरिए लगातार (किसी या किसी चीज को) नजरअंदाज करना, नजरअंदाज करना या अस्वीकार करना।
- Synonyms: avoid, evade, eschew, ignore
- Antonyms: accept, seek, welcome
- Example: Investors began to shun our company’s stock, causing it to plummet in value
WREST (Verb) : मरोड
- Meaning: forcibly pull (something) from a person’s grasp.
- अर्थ: किसी व्यक्ति की समझ से जबरन (कुछ) खींचना।
- Synonyms: wrench, snatch, seize, grab
- Antonyms: give
- Example: Rita felt she had to wrest the weapon from the hostage-taker for the sake of her safety.
MUSTER (Verb) : संग्रह
- Meaning: collect or assemble (a number or amount).
- अर्थ: इकट्ठा या इकट्ठा (एक संख्या या राशि)।
- Synonyms: assemble, collect, congregate, convene
- Antonyms: avoid, destroy, disperse, dodge
- Example: The two football teams muster in their respective huddles before each play.
VILIFY (Verb) : तिरस्कार करना
- Meaning: speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
- अर्थ: अपमानजनक तरीके से बोलना या लिखना।
- Synonyms: disparage, denigrate, defame, revile
- Antonyms: commend, lionize
- Example: The politician wrote an article to vilify his opponent.
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