Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary: Dec Month – Day 7

The Hindu English Vocabulary

OBSTREPEROUS (Adjective) : प्रचंड

  • Meaning: difficult to deal with and noisy
  • अर्थ: मुश्किल और शोर से निपटना
  • Synonyms: loud, blusterous
  • Antonyms: calm, silent
  • Example: Only a few highly publicised cases have been manipulated to give the impression of obstreperous owners.

PUMMEL : कूटना

  • Meaning: to defeat someone easily at a sport
  • अर्थ: खेल में किसी को आसानी से हराना
  • Synonyms: bash, batter
  • Antonyms: compliment, fail
  • Example: The boxer had pummeled his opponent into submission by the end of the fourth round.

ARCTIC : उत्तरी ध्रुवी

  • Meaning: extremely cold
  • अर्थ: अत्यंत शीतल
  • Synonyms: cold, freezing
  • Antonyms: hot, torrid
  • Example: Arctic air stung New England with freezing temperatures.

SCALDING : गरम

  • Meaning: If a liquid is scalding, it is extremely hot
  • अर्थ: यदि कोई तरल पदार्थ खुरच रहा है, तो यह बहुत गर्म है
  • Synonyms: blazing, blistering
  • Antonyms: cold, cool
  • Example: Against her will, hot scalding tears burst from her eyes and down her cheeks.

SUBJUGATE : अधीन करना

  • Meaning: to treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs
  • अर्थ: अपने आप को, अपनी इच्छाओं को, या अपनी मान्यताओं को अन्य लोगों या उनकी इच्छाओं या विश्वासों से कम महत्वपूर्ण मानना
  • Synonyms: conquer, enslave
  • Antonyms: lose, release
  • Example: Reporters must subjugate personal political convictions to their professional commitment to balance.

ADHERE : पालन ​​करना

  • Meaning: to continue to obey, believe in, or support something, esp. a custom or belief
  • अर्थ: किसी वस्तु को मानना, मानना या समर्थन करना, जारी रखना। एक रिवाज या विश्वास
  • Synonyms: comply, heed
  • Antonyms: disobey, ignore
  • Example: College coaches have to adhere to the rules about recruiting high school students.

STIPULATE (verb) : शर्त लगाना

  • Meaning: demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.
  • अर्थ: आमतौर पर एक समझौते के तहत मांग या निर्दिष्ट (एक आवश्यकता)।
  • Synonyms: specify, prescribe, enjoin, assign.
  • Antonyms: relinquish, surrender, yield, imply.
  • Example: The software company’s policies stipulate employees must take two fifteen-minute breaks a day.

Dubious (adjective) : संदिग्ध

  • Meaning : hesitating or doubting.
  • अर्थ: संकोच या संदेह करना।
  • Synonyms: unsure, doubtful, incertain, uncertain
  • Antonyms: sure, certain, uncertainty, diffidence
  • Example: she looks dubious about the idea.

Meticulous(Adjective) : सूक्ष्म

  • Meaning: showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
  • अर्थ: विस्तार पर बहुत ध्यान देना; बहुत सावधान और सटीक।
  • Synonym: careful, conscientious
  • Antonym: careless, sloppy, slapdash
  • Usage: The painter gave meticulous attention to detail.

Unprecedented (adjective) : अभूतपूर्व

  • Meaning:never done or known before.
  • अर्थ: पहले कभी नहीं किया या जाना जाता है।
  • Synonym: unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled.
  • Antonym: precedented, familiar, usual.
  • Usage:The damage caused by the hurricane is unprecedented and has never been experienced before in this country.