The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 27 October 2020 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
PURPORTEDLY (adverb) : माना जाता है
- Meaning: As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; allegedly.
- अर्थ: जैसा कि प्रतीत होता है या सच कहा जाता है, हालांकि जरूरी नहीं कि; कथित तौर पर।
- Synonyms: professedly, supposedly, seemingly, superficially.
- Antonyms: absolutely, authentically, certainly, earnestly.
- Usage: The fans found a bat purportedly signed by Virat Kohli.
SHRILL (Adjective) : कर्णभेदी, कोलाहलमय
- Meaning: (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.
- अर्थ: ऊँची-ऊँची और छेदने वाली (किसी आवाज़ या ध्वनि का)।
- Synonyms: high-pitched, piercing, high, sharp
- Antonyms: low, soft, dulcet
Usage: When Rose was stabbed, she let out a shrill scream. - Antonyms: low, soft, dulcet
- Usage: When Rose was stabbed, she let out a shrill scream.
Interdict (Noun) : प्रतिबंध, निषेध
- Meaning: an authoritative prohibition, in particular
- अर्थ : एक आधिकारिक निषेध, विशेष रूप से
- Synonym: prohibition, ban, bar, veto, proscription,
- Antonym: corroborate, support
- Usage: Because I failed most of my classes last term, my parents will probably interdict me from working this semester.
Naught (noun) : शून्य, तुच्छता
- Meaning: the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it
- अर्थ : संख्यात्मक चिह्न 0 या उसके द्वारा प्रतिनिधित्व संख्या या मात्रा की अनुपस्थिति
- Synonyms: aught, cipher, goose egg, nil, nothing, o, oh, zero, zilch, zip
- Usage: The pleas for peace have been for naught as the war has been going on for over five years.
Pernicious(Adjective) : हानिकारक
- Meaning: Exceedingly Harmful
- अर्थ: अत्यधिक हानिकारक
- Synonym: harmful, destructive
- Antonym: beneficial, favourable
- Usage: Evidence exists that hidden and pernicious obstacles have increased.
Adscititious(Adjective) : अनावश्यक
- Meaning: Added or derived from something outside; not inherent.
- अर्थ: बाहर की किसी चीज़ से जोड़ा या निकाला हुआ; निहित नहीं है।
- Synonym: inessential
- Antonym: essential, primary
- Usage: We should choose our books as we would our companioins, for their sterling and intrinsic merit, not for their adscititious or accidental advantages.
Brackish(Adjective) : नमकीन
- Meaning: Slightly salty; not appealing to the taste
- अर्थ: थोड़ा नमकीन; स्वाद के लिए अपील नहीं
- Synonym: saline, salt
- Antonym: Fresh
- Usage: The brackish breeze of his seaside town became gusts that shot down 6th avenue and lifted the tails of his coat.
Panoply(Noun) : धूमधाम
- Meaning: A large and impressive range of things
- अर्थ: चीजों की एक बड़ी और प्रभावशाली श्रेणी
- Synonym: Array, range
- Antonym: Hiding, Dullness
- Usage: A panoply of innovations has helped chile to out perform its south american neighbors.
CONDIGN (adjective) : न्यायोचित
- Meaning: (of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.
- अर्थ: (दंड या प्रतिशोध में) अपराध या अधर्म के लिए उपयुक्त; फिटिंग और योग्य।
- Synonyms: earned, merited, warranted, justifiable.
- Antonyms: unjust, undue, unsuitable, unfair.
- Usage: I may pity him, and even understand his motives, but a murderer is still deserving of condign punishment.
Trepidation (Noun): घबराहट
- Meaning: Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
- अर्थ: घबराहट अनिश्चितता की भावना।
- Synonyms: perturbation, uneasiness, agitation, dismay, anxiety
- Antonyms: calm, equanimity, contentment, assurance, peace
- Example: I approached my office with a great deal of trepidation.
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