Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary: May Month– Day 18

 TREPIDATION (noun) : घबराहट

• Meaning: a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.
• अर्थ: किसी चीज़ को लेकर भय या चिंता की भावना।
• Synonyms: fear, apprehension, dread, fearfulness. Antonyms: contentment, bravery, happiness, delight.
• Usage: As the earthquake bared down, I was overpowered with trepidation.

NAB (verb) : दबोचना

• Meaning: catch (someone) doing something wrong.
• अर्थ: कुछ गलत करते हुए (किसी को) पकड़ना।
• Synonyms: seize, apprehend, arrest, restrain.
• Antonyms: emancipate, free, liberate, unchain.
• Usage: A bank robber was nabbed because he made the classic mistake of returning to the scene of the crime.

CULLING (verb) : चुनाव करें

• Meaning: select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources.
• अर्थ: बड़ी मात्रा से चयन करें; विभिन्न स्रोतों से प्राप्त करें।
• Synonyms: elect, select, choose, pick.
• Antonyms: reject, disapprove, repudiate, spurn.
• Usage: In nine months, we as a group, tracked an unknown number of missing children, culling out two hundred and eleven Howie attempted to locate.

Veteran (Noun) : दीर्घानुभवी

• Meaning: a person who has had long experience in a particular field.
• अर्थ: एक व्यक्ति जिसे किसी विशेष क्षेत्र में लंबे समय से अनुभव है।
• Synonyms: experienced, seasoned, expert, skilled
• Antonyms: inexperienced, rookie, amateur, unskilled
• Usage in a sentence: He is a veteran parliamentarian whose views enjoy widespread respect.

CHRONIC (Adjective) : पुरानी
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 specifiedअर्थ: लंबे समय तक बार-बार जारी रहना या घटित होना, लगातार या अधिकतर समय, हमेशा या अक्सर कुछ किया जानाSynonym: natural; persistent, regular,Antonym: unaccustomed, unused; intermittent, occasionalExample: He suffers from chronic arthritis.
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.

NIMBLY (Adjective) : दक्षतापूर्वक 

• Meaning: having or showing quickness of mind
• अर्थ: मन का तेज होना या दिखना
• Synonym: alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever
• Antonym:  dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull,

PERSUASION (noun) : अनुनय

• Meaning: a belief or set of beliefs, especially religious or political ones.
• अर्थ: मान्यताओं का एक विश्वास या सेट, विशेषकर धार्मिक या राजनीतिक।
• Synonyms: opinion, conviction, faith, view.
• Antonyms: dissuasion, distrust, constraint, disbelief.
• Usage: Political leaders and women of all political persuasions are expected to attend the commemorations.