The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 23 October 2020 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
EXONERATE (Verb) : हक़ बहाल करना
- Meaning: (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
- अर्थ: (एक आधिकारिक निकाय के) दोष या गलत काम के लिए किसी को दोष देना।
- Synonyms: absolve, clear, acquit,
- Antonyms: charge, convict
- Usage: The job of the defense attorney is to exonerate his clients and keep them out of jail.
PERNICIOUS (Adjective) : हानिकारक
- Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
- अर्थ: हानिकारक प्रभाव होना, विशेष रूप से क्रमिक या सूक्ष्म तरीके से।
- Synonyms: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
- Antonyms: beneficial, benign, favourable
- Usage: If you are going to behave in such a pernicious manner, I would prefer to not be around you.
MUZZLE (Verb) : चुप्पी
- Meaning: prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely.
- अर्थ: स्वतंत्र रूप से अपनी राय व्यक्त करने से (एक व्यक्ति या समूह) को रोकें।
- Synonyms: gag, silence, censor, suppress, stifle
- Antonyms: permit, release
- Usage: The highest court in the land came down heavily on the attempt by the administration to use its clout to muzzle the media.
DRACONIAN (adjective) : बेरहम
- Meaning: excessively harsh and severe.
- अर्थ: अत्यधिक कठोर और गंभीर।
- Synonyms: cruel, brutal, oppressive, ruthless.
- Antonyms: mild, amenable, temperate, gentle.
- Usage: There was a time when I would have argued that our libel laws were draconian and should be amended.
VEST (verb) : निहित होना
- Meaning: confer or bestow (power, authority, property, etc.) on someone.
- अर्थ: किसी पर शक्ति या अधिकार (शक्ति, अधिकार, संपत्ति इत्यादि) प्रदान करना या देना।
- Synonyms: entrust, invest, bestow, confer.
- Antonyms: impede, inhibit, disqualify, disbar.
- Usage: Extensive powers were vested into the hands of the President who headed the executive branch of government.
HOBBLE (verb) : लड़खड़ाते हुए चलना
- Meaning: walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.
- अर्थ: एक अजीब तरीके से चलना, आम तौर पर एक चोट से दर्द के कारण।
- Synonyms: totter, dodder, falter, lurch.
- Antonyms: breeze, glide, sail, stride.
- Usage: And the Olympic silver medallist in Sydney looked to be in considerable pain as he hobbled off the track.
GRAFT (noun) : घूस
- Meaning: bribery and other corrupt practices used to secure illicit advantages or gains in politics or business.
- अर्थ: राजनीति या व्यवसाय में अवैध लाभ या लाभ को सुरक्षित करने के लिए रिश्वत और अन्य भ्रष्ट आचरण।
- Synonyms: corruption, dishonesty, fraudulence, subornation.
- Antonyms: incorruptibility, honesty, sterility, probity.
- Example: Public procurement laws also need urgent reform to prevent graft and corruption.
MAINSTAY (noun) : आधार
- Meaning: a person or thing on which something else is based or depends.
- अर्थ: वह व्यक्ति या वस्तु जिस पर कोई और चीज आधारित या निर्भर है।
- Synonyms: cornerstone, bulwark, buttress, bastion.
- Antonyms: antagonist, opponent, enemy.
- Example: Smith was a mainstay of the club’s success this season with his running from defence and solid tackling.
MISGIVING (noun) : संदेह
- Meaning: a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.
- अर्थ: किसी चीज के परिणाम या परिणाम के बारे में संदेह या आशंका की भावना।
- Synonyms: qualm, doubt, reservation, scruple.
- Antonyms: assurance, certainty, certitude, conviction.
- Example: Despite my misgivings, I picked up a box of these today when I filled the new prescription.
STUPEFY (Verb) : मूर्ख बनाना
- Meaning: to shock someone; stun
- अर्थ: किसी को झटका देना; अचेत
- Synonyms: astound, benumb
- Antonyms: enliven, calm
- Example: The people exclaim in horror and are stupefied with fear.
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