The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 23 November 2020 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
THRALL(Noun) : ग़ुलाम
- Meaning: the state of being under the control of another person
- अर्थ: किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के नियंत्रण में होने की स्थिति
- Synonyms: servitude, slavery
- Antonyms: mastery, dominance
- Example: After experiencing oppression at the thrall of Great Britain, the colonists decided to take action against the giant country in order to make decisions for themselves.
USURIOUS (adjective) : अति ब्याज
- Meaning: rate of interest that is unfairly high.
- अर्थ: ब्याज की दर जो गलत तरीके से उच्च है।
- Synonyms: avaricious, acquisitive, rapacious, covetous.
- Antonyms: affordable, moderate, generous, undulating.
- Usage: Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest?
GRANULAR (adjective) : बारीक
- Meaning: Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
- अर्थ: छोटे अनाज या कणों से मिलकर बनता है।
- Synonyms: powdery, grainy, gritty, sandy.
- Antonyms: soft, fine, smooth, glossy.
- Usage: In the dry state, granular soil particles can be easily separated and identified.
CONTRAVENTION (noun) : उल्लंघन
- Meaning: An action which offends against a law, treaty, or other ruling.
- अर्थ: एक कार्रवाई जो एक कानून, संधि या अन्य शासन के खिलाफ होती है।
- Synonyms: breach, violation, infringement, transgression.
- Antonyms: compliance, conformity, obedience, adoption.
- Usage: These powers must be exercised on consideration of the likelihood of damage or distress caused by the contravention of the Act.
SCALDING(Adjective) : धधकते हुए
- Meaning: If a liquid is scalding, it is extremely hot
- अर्थ: यदि कोई तरल पदार्थ खुरच रहा है, यह बहुत गर्म है
- Synonyms: blazing, blistering
- Antonyms: cold, cool
- Example: Against her will, hot scalding tears burst from her eyes and down her cheeks.
Leeway (Noun) : स्वतंत्रता
- Meaning: the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.
- अर्थ: उपलब्ध होने या चलने की स्वतंत्रता की मात्रा।
- Synonyms: freedom, scope
- Antonyms: Bigotry, extremism
- Sentence: My boss grants me leeway to make my own decisions.
Dilatory (adjective) : धीमा
- Meaning: slow to act
- अर्थ: कार्य करने में धीमा
- Synonyms: sluggish, slothful, lax, slack.
- Antonyms: fast, prompt, brisk, quick.
- Sentence: They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information.
Reprobate (Noun) : बदमाश
- Meaning: an unprincipled person.
- अर्थ: एक अप्रतिष्ठित व्यक्ति।
- Synonyms: rogue, scoundrel, villain, wretch.
- Antonyms: upright, virtuous, principled, righteous
- Sentence: Although the old man pretended to be a reprobate in public, in private he did a lot of good deeds for the homeless.
Axiomatic (Adjective): सिद्ध
- Meaning: self-evident or unquestionable.
- अर्थ: स्वयं स्पष्ट या निर्विवाद।
- Synonym: Understood, Given, Granted, self-evident
- Antonym: Misunderstood, uncertain
- Sentence: The arithmetic principles are axiomatic in nature.
Fester (Verb): सड़ना
- Meaning: Become septic or become rotten and offensive to the senses.
- अर्थ: सड़ जाना और आक्रामक बनना।
- Synonyms: Suppurate, Rot, Decay, Degrade, Disintegrate.
- Antonym: Build, Grow, Please, Improve, Flourish.
- Sentence: If a cut or other injury festers, it becomes infected
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