Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary: Aug Month– Day 5

August 7, 2021
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The Hindu English Vocabulary

DODDER (verb) : डगमगाना

  • Meaning: tremble or totter, typically because of old age.
  • अर्थ: कांपना या टोटका, आमतौर पर बुढ़ापे के कारण।
  • Synonyms: stumble, stagger, sway, lurch.
  • Antonyms: steady, fix, stay, still, remain.
  • Usage: The old woman doddered from the bed to the table.

RELIC (noun) : अवशेष

  • Meaning: a trace of some past or outmoded practice, custom, or belief.
  • अर्थ: कुछ अतीत या बहिर्मुखी अभ्यास, प्रथा, या विश्वास का एक निशान।
  • Synonyms: vestige, antique, artifact, residue.
  • Antonyms: modern, recent, latest, neoteric.
  • Usage: The piece of pottery was a relic of the past that evoked in me a feeling of nostalgia.


SHODDY (adjective) : तुच्छ

  • Meaning: badly made or done.
  • अर्थ: बुरी तरह बनाया या किया हुआ।
  • Synonyms: trashy, crude, junky, duff.
  • Antonyms: prestigious, reputed, elegant, upright.
  • Usage: Because of shoddy accounting practices, our firm is being audited.

PERJURY (Noun) : मिथ्या शपथ

  • Meaning: the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath.
  • अर्थ: शपथ के तहत जानबूझकर असत्य बताने या गलत बयानी करने का अपराध।
  • Synonym: violation of an oath, giving false evidence/testimony, bearing false witness/testimony, forswearing oneself, making false statements, wilful falsehood
  • Usage: The mother who lied about her son’s whereabouts will soon face trial for perjury.

ADJUDICATE (Verb) : निर्णय करना

  • Meaning: to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute
  • अर्थ: किसी विवाद में कौन सही है, इस बारे में आधिकारिक निर्णय लेना
  • Synonym: adjudge, judge, arbitrate, decide, determine
  • Usage: You should never adjudicate a major decision when you are under the influence of alcohol.

TORPOR (noun) : उदासीनता

  • Meaning: a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.
  • अर्थ: शारीरिक या मानसिक निष्क्रियता की स्थिति; सुस्ती।
  • Synonyms: listlessness, languor, stagnation, idleness.
  • Antonyms: eagerness, keenness, spiritedness, vigor.
  • Usage: During the winter, the bears fall into an intense torpor.

CONFABULATE (verb) : बातचीत करना

  • Meaning: to talk informally.
  • अर्थ: अनौपचारिक रूप से बात करना।
  • Synonyms: chitchat, gossip, patter, schmooze.
  • Antonyms: be silent, be quiet, listen.
  • Usage: Guests gathered in the hallway to confabulate about the weather and make small talk.


EERIE (adjective) : भयग्रस्त

  • Meaning: strange and frightening.
  • अर्थ: अजीब और भयावह।
  • Synonyms: sinister, ghostly, creepy, haunting.
  • Antonyms: normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine.
  • Usage: An eerie feeling came over us as we watched the scary movie.
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