The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 28 April 2021 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
TREASON (noun) : राज-द्रोह
Meaning: the action of betraying someone or something.
अर्थ: किसी को या किसी चीज़ को धोखा देने की क्रिया।
Synonyms: betrayal, disloyalty, falsity, treachery.
Antonyms: faithfulness, loyalty, staunchness, steadfastness.
Usage: Reading a friend’s diary without permission would have to be regarded as the ultimate act of personal treason.
MEDDLE (verb) : हस्तक्षेप करना
Meaning: interfere in something that is not one’s concern.
अर्थ: किसी ऐसी चीज़ में हस्तक्षेप करना जो किसी की चिंता न हो।
Synonyms: interlope, intrude, poke, pry.
Antonyms: shun, disregard, neglect, overlook.
Usage: Please stop meddling in your sister’s life, even though you mean well.
OVERTURE (noun) : सन्धि प्रस्ताव
Meaning: an introduction to something more substantial.
अर्थ: कुछ अधिक पर्याप्त करने के लिए एक परिचय।
Synonyms: prelude, introduction, opening, voluntary.
Antonyms: conclusion, epilogue, aftermath, coda.
Usage: He spent more time with the orchestra, with the overture in the beginning of the show than the whole block of the show.
IMPERATIVE (adjective) अनिवार्य
Meaning: Of vital importance; crucial.
Synonyms: indispensable, exigent, essential, urgent.
Antonyms: negligible, insignificant, trivial, secondary.
Usage: It is imperative that couples should communicate in order to know the root of the conflict.
ECCENTRIC(Adjective) : केंद्रभ्रष्ठ
Meaning: deviating from the norm
अर्थ: आदर्श से भटकना
Synonyms: bizarre, curious
Antonyms: common, familiar
Example: She’s a little eccentric but still fun to be around.
SAGE (adjective) : समझदार
Meaning: profoundly wise.
अर्थ: गहरा बुद्धिमान।
Synonyms: sagacious, erudite, discerning, judicious.
Antonyms: dumb, imbecile, moronic, slow-witted.
Example: A sage suggestion that they think long and hard before deciding to marry at such a young age
GRIM (adjective) : विकट
Meaning: very serious or gloomy.
अर्थ: बहुत गंभीर या उदास।
Synonyms: stern, forbidding, uninviting, unapproachable
Antonyms: amiable, pleasant
Example: His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their jobs.
Charismatic : आकर्षक व्यक्तित्व युक्त
Meaning: exercising a compelling charm which inspires devotion in others. (Adjective)
अर्थ: एक आकर्षक आकर्षण का प्रयोग करना जो दूसरों में भक्ति को प्रेरित करता है।
Synonyms: charming, captivating, enchanting, glamorous
Antonyms: repulsive, unrelatable, tedious, abominable, unappealing
Usage: Not an obviously charismatic figure, Mr Chan’s principal qualities are those of a high-order bureaucrat.
Lopsided : असंतुलित, एकतरफ़ा
Meaning: with one side lower or smaller than the other
अर्थ: एक तरफ से कम या दूसरे से छोटा
Synonyms: uneven, unequal, irregular, unbalanced, disproportionate, partial
Antonyms: level, balanced, even
Usage: After all, such lopsided enthusiasm indicates that you feel well equipped to tell judges how to do their jobs
Rescind (Verb) : रद्द कर देना
Meaning: revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).
अर्थ: निरस्त, रद्द या निरस्त (एक कानून, आदेश, या समझौता)।
Synonyms: revoke, repeal, cancel, reverse, abrogate, overturn, overrule, override, annul, nullify,
Antonyms: enforce, enact
Example: the government eventually rescinded the directive
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