Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary: April Month – Day 4

The Hindu English Vocabulary

GERMANE (adjective) : सार्थक

  • Meaning: relevant to a subject under consideration.
  • अर्थ: विचाराधीन किसी विषय के लिए प्रासंगिक। Synonyms: relevant, pertinent, applicable, apposite
  • Antonyms: irrelevant
  • Example: He asks questions that are germane and central to the issue.

BOLSTER (verb) : आधार, सहारा

  • Meaning: support or strengthen.
  • अर्थ: सहारा देना या मजबूत करना।
  • Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, boost
  • Antonyms: undermine
  • Example: He is making a bold attempt to bolster the territory’s confidence.

RAPACIOUS (adjective) : अति लोलुप

  • Meaning: aggressively greedy or grasping.
  • अर्थ: आक्रामक रूप से लालची या लोभी।
  • Synonyms: grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive
  • Antonyms: generous
  • Example: It was a horrendous, rapacious strategy that they had used to gain control of their own home system.

LAUDABLE (adjective) : प्रशंसनीय

  • Meaning: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation.
  • अर्थ: (किसी कार्य, विचार या उद्देश्य का) प्रशंसा और प्रशंसा के योग्य।
  • Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, admirable, meritorious
  • Example: Faith ceases to be laudable when it is blind faith.

SUCCINCTLY (adverb): संक्षेप में

  • Meaning: in a way that expresses what needs to be said clearly and without unnecessary words.
  • अर्थ: एक तरह से जो स्पष्ट रूप से और अनावश्यक शब्दों के बिना कहने की आवश्यकता को व्यक्त करता है।
  • Synonyms: brief, compendious, concise, terse.
  • Antonyms: circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix.
  • Example: The reviewer’s remarks were succinct and to the point.

PRECARIOUS (adjective): अनिश्चित

  • Meaning: dependent on chance; uncertain.
  • अर्थ: संयोग पर निर्भर; अनिश्चित।
  • Synonyms: unsure, unpredictable, doubtful, dubious.
  • Antonyms: certain, stable, confirmed, definite.
  • Example: As Finance Secretary I found that the finances of the state were in a precarious condition.

VEXATIOUS (adjective) कष्टकर

  • Meaning: Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry.
  • अर्थ: गुस्सा, हताशा या चिंता का कारण या प्रवृत्ति।
  • Synonyms: annoying, irksome, infuriating, exasperating.
  • Antonyms: pleasing, soothing, aiding, assisting.
  • Example: This vexatious problem was resolved, incompletely, by civil war and secession.

BUCOLIC (adjective) : ग्राम्य

  • Meaning: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
  • अर्थ: ग्रामीण इलाकों और देश के जीवन के सुखद पहलुओं से संबंधित है।
  • Synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral, country
  • Antonyms: urban
  • Example: There was a certain bucolic look on the faces of the cart drivers.

PURLOIN (verb) चुराना

  • Meaning: steal (something).
  • अर्थ: चोरी (कुछ)।
  • Synonyms: loot, pilfer, steal, embezzle.
  • Antonyms: bestow, contribute, donate, purchase.
  • Example: Sometimes it’s impossible to not purloin an excerpt from another person’s blog.