The Hindu Vocabulary 19 July 2022
DIMINUTION (Noun) : अवनति
- Meaning: a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.
- अर्थ: किसी चीज के आकार, सीमा या महत्व में कमी।
- Synonyms: curtailment, contraction, constriction, restriction, limitation
- Antonyms: increase, expansion, growth
- Sentence: The diminution of cafeteria monitors has resulted in an increase in food fights at the high school.
RELENT (verb) : नरम पड़ना
- Meaning: to cease resistance (as to another’s arguments, demands, or control).
- अर्थ: प्रतिरोध को रोकना (दूसरे के तर्क, मांग या नियंत्रण के अनुसार)।
- Synonyms: concede, give in, submit, succumb.
- Antonyms: combat, confront, counter, defy.
- Sentence: Because my mother is very angry, she won’t relent on my severe punishment.
Malapert (adjective) : गुस्ताख़
- Meaning: boldly disrespectful; impudent.
- अर्थ: साहसपूर्वक अनादर।
- 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.
Taciturn(Adjective) : अल्पभाषी
- Meaning: tending to be quiet, not speaking frequently.
- अर्थ: शांत रहना, बार-बार नहीं बोलना।
- Synonym: closemouthed, laconic, untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, reserved.
- Antonym: chatty, garrulous, blabby, talkative, loquacious
- Sentence: He is somewhat taciturn young man.
Covenant (Noun) : नियम
- Meaning: an agreement., agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract.
- अर्थ: एक अनुबंध, पट्टे, विलेख या अन्य कानूनी अनुबंध से सहमत हैं।
- Synonym: accord, deal, bargain, settlement
- Antonym: disagreement, denial, misunderstanding, refusal
- Sentence: “there was a covenant between the Indian government and British government to bring down the fugitive.
De facto (Adverb , Adjective) : वास्तव में
- Meaning: in fact, whether by right or not. (Adverb)
- अर्थ: वास्तव में, सही से या नहीं। (क्रिया विशेषण)
- Synonyms: actually, in fact, in reality, in effect
- Antonyms: de jure, non-realistic, allegedly, hypothetically
- Usage in a Sentence: With the death of his father, he became the de facto head of the family.
Theological (adjective) : आध्यात्मविद्या सम्बन्धी
- Meaning: relating to the study of the nature of God and religious belief
- अर्थ: ईश्वर के स्वरूप और धार्मिक विश्वास के अध्ययन से संबंधित है
- Synonyms: religious, scriptural, doctrinal
- Antonyms: atheism, blasphemy, godlessness
- Usage in a sentence: So if you like, a theological religious foundation was being laid for social action
ABLUTION (Noun) : स्नान
- Meaning:a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
- अर्थ: पानी या अन्य तरल के साथ सफाई, विशेष रूप से एक धार्मिक अनुष्ठान के रूप में।
- Synonyms:purification, cleansing
- Antonyms: impure
- Example: While the bandaging no longer takes place, the ritual ablutions are still performed.
Clinch (Verb, Noun) : पकड़
- Meaning: confirm or settle (a contract or bargain).
- अर्थ: पुष्टि या समझौता (एक अनुबंध या सौदा)।
- Synonyms: grip, clasp, settle
- Antonyms: unlock, release
- Usage in a sentence: They are hoping to clinch a major deal to supply computers to the army.
Ambivalent (Adjective ) : द्वैधवृत्तिक
- Meaning: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
- अर्थ: किसी चीज या किसी के बारे में मिश्रित भावनाएं या विरोधाभासी विचार रखना।
- Synonyms: uncertain, undecided, unsure, unsettled
- Antonyms: certain, sure, conclusive, decided
- Usage in a sentence: The Australian private sector is increasingly bullish about the technology’s future, despite its government’s generally ambivalent attitude toward climate change.
