The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 9 November 2020 (Improve Your Vocabulary)
DIVEST (verb) विनिहित करना
- Meaning: to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
- अर्थ: किसी वस्तु को मुक्त करने के लिए (किसी व्यक्ति या बात) को सेट करना।
- Synonyms: disencumber, rid, emancipate, release.
- Antonyms: hamper, restrain, shackle, encumber.
- Example: Under the new deal, the company agreed to divest itself of half its revenues, so they could distribute it among their creditors.
BERATE (verb) जोर से डाँटना
- Meaning: cold or criticize (someone) angrily.
- अर्थ: ठंड या आलोचना (किसी को) गुस्से से।
- Synonyms: castigate, chastise, lambaste, reprimand.
- Antonyms: approve, extol, laud, praise.
- Example: Every time the referee made a questionable call, the fans would berate him and throw beans on the field.
FABLED (adjective) कथा में बर्णन किया हुआ
- Meaning: mythical; imaginary.
- अर्थ: पौराणिक; काल्पनिक।
- Synonyms: fictitious, hypothetical, apocryphal, allegorical.
- Antonyms: authentic, existent, factual, confirmed.
- Example: Long after the kingdoms of southern Arabia disappeared, the fabled riches of the region live on in the popular imagination.
Chronic (Adjective) – स्थायी
- Meaning: continuing or occurring again and again for a long time, happening or existing frequently or most of the time, always or often doing something specified
- अर्थ: लंबे समय तक बार-बार जारी रहना या घटित होना, लगातार या अधिकतर समय, हमेशा या अक्सर कुछ किया जाना
- Synonym: natural; persistent, regular,
- Antonym: unaccustomed, unused; intermittent, occasional
- Example: He suffers from chronic arthritis.
Punctilious (Adjective) – समयनिष्ठ (पाबंद)
- Meaning: showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
- अर्थ: विस्तार या सही व्यवहार पर बहुत ध्यान देना।
- Synonym: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive,
- Antonym: careless, easy-going, slapdash
- Example: While I enjoy cleanliness, I am not so punctilious that I get upset about a little dust on my furniture.
REVULSION (noun) : तबदीली
- Meaning: a sense of disgust and loathing.
- अर्थ: घृणा और घृणा का भाव।
- Synonyms: abhorrence, repugnance, nausea, detestation.
- Antonyms: penchant, predilection, preference, propensity.
- Sentence: Widespread public revulsion at the executions exacerbated a growing alienation from the British administration in Ireland.
Credence (noun) : प्रत्यय
- Meaning: belief in or acceptance of something as true.
- अर्थ: किसी वस्तु को सत्य मान लेना या मानना।
- Synonym: acceptance, belief, faith, trust
- Antonym: distrust, mistrust, suspicion, dubiety.
- Sentence: Since you have a history of lying, I find it difficult to give credence to anything you tell me.
Malapert (adjective) : असभ्य
- Meaning: boldly disrespectful; impudent.
- अर्थ: साहसपूर्वक अनादर; बेशर्म।
- Synonym: impertinent, cheeky, rude, brazen.
- Antonyms: courteous, humble, modest, polite.
- Sentence: In a fury, she said that he was too malapert to give her such an answer, and affirmed that both he and they should repent it.
Amicable (adjective) : मैत्रीपूर्ण
- Meaning: Friendly
- अर्थ: मित्रवत
- Synonym: Cordial, Harmonious, amiable, polite.
- Antonym: impolite, uncivil, rude, unfriendly.
- Sentence: Most customer service agents are amicable people who are good at settling disagreements.
Banter (noun) : मज़ाक
- Meaning: the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
- अर्थ: चिढ़ाने वाली टिप्पणियों का चंचल और मैत्रीपूर्ण आदान-प्रदान।
- Synonym: wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay, ribbing.
- Antonym: flattery, praise, work
- Sentence: If the banter between the award presenters is not exciting, no one will watch the show.
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