The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 4 November 2020 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
VALIANT (Adjective) : बहादुर
- Meaning: possessing or showing courage or determination.
- अर्थ: साहस या दृढ़ संकल्प रखना या दिखाना।
- Synonyms: brave, fearless, courageous, valorous
- Antonyms: cowardly, irresolute
- Usage: Firemen are valiant individuals who put their lives on the line to save others.
Interdict (Noun) : पाबंदी
- Meaning: an authoritative prohibition, in particular
- अर्थ: एक आधिकारिक निषेध, विशेष रूप से
- Synonym: prohibition, ban, bar, veto, prescription,
- Antonym: corroborate, support
- Usage: Because I failed most of my classes last term, my parents will probably interdict me from working this semester.
Agony(noun) : व्यथा
- Meaning: extreme physical or mental suffering.
- अर्थ: अत्यधिक शारीरिक या मानसिक पीड़ा
- Synonym: pain, hurt, suffering
- Antonym: Heaven, paradise
- Usage: For the patient, the mere act of blinking was agony.
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.
CONSTERNATION (Noun) : आतंक
- Meaning: a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
- अर्थ: आम तौर पर कुछ अप्रत्याशित पर चिंता या निराशा की भावना।
- Synonyms: perturbation, anxiety, distress, disquiet,
- Antonyms: satisfaction
- Example: I sleep in consternation not knowing where my keys are.
STIPULATE (verb) : शर्त लगाना
- Meaning: demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.
- अर्थ: आमतौर पर एक समझौते के तहत मांग या निर्दिष्ट (एक आवश्यकता)।
- Synonyms: specify, prescribe, enjoin, assign.
- Antonyms: relinquish, surrender, yield, imply.
- Example: The software company’s policies stipulate employees must take two fifteen-minute breaks a day.
OBSTREPEROUS (Adjective) : प्रचंड
- Meaning: difficult to deal with and noisy
- अर्थ: मुश्किल और शोर से निपटना
- Synonyms: loud, blusterous
- Antonyms: calm, silent
- Example: Only a few highly publicised cases have been manipulated to give the impression of obstreperous owners.
Dubious (adjective) : संदिग्ध
- Meaning : hesitating or doubting.
- अर्थ: संकोच या संदेह करना।
- Synonyms: unsure, doubtful, incertain, uncertain
- Antonyms: sure, certain, uncertainty, diffidence
- Example: she looks dubious about the idea.
Meticulous(Adjective) : सूक्ष्म
- Meaning: showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
- अर्थ: विस्तार पर बहुत ध्यान देना; बहुत सावधान और सटीक।
- Synonym: careful, conscientious
- Antonym: careless, sloppy, slapdash
- Usage: The painter gave meticulous attention to detail.
Unprecedented (adjective) : अभूतपूर्व
- Meaning:never done or known before.
- अर्थ: पहले कभी नहीं किया या जाना जाता है।
- Synonym: unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled.
- Antonym: precedented, familiar, usual.
- Usage:The damage caused by the hurricane is unprecedented and has never been experienced before in this country.
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