The Hindu Vocabulary 15 July 2022
STREW (verb) : बिखेरना
- Meaning: scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area.
- अर्थ: किसी सतह या क्षेत्र में बिखराव या फैलाव (चीजें)।
- Synonyms: scatter, stipple, spatter, disperse.
- Antonyms: centralize, concentrate, accumulate, collect.
- Usage: Environmentalists were saddened to see people strew litter everywhere in the medians of the highways.
Turgid (Adjective): सूजा हुआ
- Meaning: Swollen
- अर्थ: सूजा हुआ
- Synonyms: tumid, inflated, bombastic, tumescent , bloated
- Antonyms: deflated, decreased, diminished, contracted, chapfallen
- Example: The river rolled darkly brown and turgid.
SMATTERING (noun) : गिरोह
- Meaning: a small number
- अर्थ: एक छोटी संख्या
- Synonyms: couple, few, handful, sprinkle.
- Antonyms: horde, legion, loads, multitude.
- Usage: He spoke a smattering of words she didn’t understand.
NONPAREIL (adjective) : अतुल
- Meaning: having no match or equal; unrivalled.
- अर्थ: जिसका कोई मेल या बराबर न हो; बेजोड़।
- Synonyms: incomparable, matchless, unrivalled, inimitable.
- Antonyms: familiar, frequent, normal, ordinary.
- Usage: The champions deserved the title because they were nonpareil all season and won every game.
Quirk (Noun) : अनियमितता
- Meaning: a strange habit
- अर्थ: एक अजीब आदत
- Synonyms: irregularity, trait
- Antonyms: normality,
- Usage: His biggest quirk is his love for old marbles.
INTRANSIGENT (adjective) : दुराग्रही
- Meaning: unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.
- अर्थ: किसी के विचारों को बदलने या किसी बात पर सहमत होने से इनकार करना या मना करना।
- Synonyms: resolute, inexorable, inveterate, tenacious.
- Antonyms: tractable, acquiescent, subservient, obsequious.
- Usage: When it came to their willingness to extend my curfew, my parents were intransigent and would not budge.
FITFUL (adjective) : अस्थिर
- Meaning: active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady.
- अर्थ: सक्रिय या सहज रूप से या रुक-रुक कर; नियमित या स्थिर नहीं।
- Synonyms: intermittent, sporadic, spasmodic, unsteady.
- Antonyms: constant, continuous, steady, unwavering.
- Usage: Because the weather has been fitful lately, we are not sure if our outdoor wedding is going to take place.
SOJOURN (noun) : विराम
- Meaning: a temporary stay at one place, esp. while traveling.
- अर्थ: एक जगह पर एक अस्थायी निवास, यात्रा करते समय।
- Synonyms: stay, tarry, visit, stopover.
- Antonyms: journey, migration, departure, advance.
- Usage: During Dean’s sojourn in Paris, he spent two weeks visiting all of the city’s cultural attractions.
Divulge(Verb) : रहस्य खोलना
- Meaning: Make known something, such as a confidence or secret.
- अर्थ: किसी चीज को ज्ञात करना, जैसे कि आत्मविश्वास या रहस्य।
- Synonym: promulgate, declare
- Antonym: conceal
- Usage: She does not want to divulge any information regarding the nature of her speech in order to keep the curiosity alive
CYNICAL : मानवद्वेषी
- Meaning: doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile.
- अर्थ: संदेह के रूप में कि क्या कुछ होगा या क्या यह सार्थक है।
- Synonyms: sceptical, doubtful, distrustful, suspicious
- Antonyms: optimistic, credulous
- Example: She may be cynical about the film industry, but ultimately she has no intention of biting the hand that feeds her.