The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 2 April 2021 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
AXIOMATIC (Adjective) : सिद्ध
Meaning: self-evident or unquestionable.
अर्थ: स्वयं स्पष्ट या निर्विवाद।
Synonym: Understood, Given, Granted, self-evident
Antonym: Misunderstood, uncertain
Usage: The arithmetic principles are axiomatic in nature.
TINGE (verb) रंग देना
Meaning: color slightly.
अर्थ: थोड़ा रंग।
Synonyms: dye, stain, shade, suffuse.
Antonyms: decolorize, whiten, blanch, bleach.
Usage: The sky had become a dark shade of indigo, tinged with the remnants of deep magenta.
RECRIMINATION (noun) आरोप
Meaning: an accusation in response to one from someone else.
अर्थ: किसी और से जवाब में एक आरोप।
Synonyms: retaliation, counterattack, accusation, condemnation.
Antonyms: acquiescence, acceptance, avowal, assent.
Usage: But already the parties are preparing the ground for recriminations over the failure of the entire process.
BRAZEN (Adjective) : ज़बरदस्त
Meaning: obvious, without any attempt to be hidden
अर्थ: स्पष्ट, बिना किसी प्रयास के छिपे रहना
Synonyms: blatant, bold
Antonyms: humble, meek
Usage: In a brazen assault, the gang fired their weapons at the policeman.
DURESS (Noun) : अवरोध
Meaning: threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgment.
अर्थ: धमकी, हिंसा, अड़चन या अन्य कार्रवाई किसी को अपनी इच्छा या बेहतर निर्णय के खिलाफ कुछ करने में मजबूर करती है।
Synonyms: coercion, compulsion, pressurization, enforcement.
Antonyms: agreement, approval, consent, persuasion.
Usage: I think Harry was under duress when she signed the agreement; he never would have voluntarily accepted those conditions.
DILATORY (adjective) : धीमा सुस्त
Meaning: slow to act
अर्थ: कार्य करने में धीमा
Synonyms: sluggish, slothful, lax, slack.
Antonyms: fast, prompt, brisk, quick.
Usage: They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information.
INADVERTENT (Adjective) : बेपरवाह/असावधान
Meaning: not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning.
अर्थ: जानबूझकर नियोजन के माध्यम से प्राप्त या प्राप्त नहीं किया गया।
Synonyms: unintended, accidental, unpremeditated, unplanned,
Antonyms: deliberate, intentional
Usage: I wonder how many inadvertent inventions were developed in the process of trying to discover something totally different.
BACKSTOP (noun) : सुरक्षा
Meaning: an emergency precaution or last resort.
अर्थ: एक आपातकालीन एहतियात या अंतिम उपाय।
Synonyms: safeguard, preventive measure, insurance.
Antonyms: constraint, limitation, restriction, sanction.
Usage: They want the Democrats to act as a backstop for this wild nonsense.
NUDGE (Verb) : प्रोत्साहित करना
Meaning: coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something.
अर्थ: कुछ करने के लिए मनाना या धीरे से प्रोत्साहित करना (किसी को)।
Synonyms: prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
Usage: After her late night out partying, both parents nudge their daughter to wake her up during the church service.
CULMINATE (Verb) : पराकाष्ठा पर पहुंचना
Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development.
अर्थ: उच्चतम विकास के चरमोत्कर्ष या बिंदु तक पहुँचना।
Synonyms: peak, climax
Antonyms: start, begin
Usage: At the end of the night, the concert will culminate in a huge fireworks display.
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