Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary: Dec Month – Day 18

The Hindu English Vocabulary

Comity (noun) : शिष्टाचार

  • Meaning:- courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others.
  • अर्थ: – शिष्टाचार और दूसरों के प्रति व्यवहार पर विचार करें।
  • Synonyms:- altruism, compassion, generosity
  • Antonyms:-cruelty, harshness, meanness
  • Example:-Comity has a toll-gate at which you must pay, or you may not enter the land of Freedom

Stalwart (adjective) : निष्ठावान

  • Meaning:- loyal, reliable, and hard-working.
  • अर्थ: – निष्ठावान, विश्वसनीय और परिश्रमी।
  • Synonyms:- dependable, fearless, indomitable
  • Antonyms:-afraid, timid, undependable
  • Example:-“A tall and stalwart esquire, methinks,” said Master Headley.

Stellar (adjective) : तारकीय

  • Meaning:- featuring or having the quality of a star performer or performers.
  • अर्थ: – किसी कलाकार या कलाकार की गुणवत्ता का होना या होना।
  • Synonyms:- astronomical, cosmic, galactic
  • Example:-It came on bullet-fast, headed directly for the side of the Stellar.

Evasion (noun) : टालना

  • Meaning:- the action of evading something.
  • अर्थ: –  किसी वस्तु को विकसित करने की क्रिया।
  • Synonyms:- dodging, artifice, circumvention, cunning
  • Antonyms:-directness, frankness
  • Example:-There is not a subterfuge or an evasion or a small mean deceit in her soul.

Reticence (noun) : अल्पभाषिता

  • Meaning:- the quality of being reticent; reserve.
  • अर्थ: – मितभाषी होने का गुण; आरक्षित।
  • Synonyms:- hesitation, shyness, closeness
  • Example:-In no duty towards others is there more need of reticence and self-restraint.

Acquiescence (noun) : रज़ामंदी

  • Meaning:- the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.
  • अर्थ: – बिना किसी विरोध के स्वीकृति।
  • Synonyms:- acceptance, assent, concurrence
  • Antonyms:-acceptance, assent, concurrence
  • Example:-Peter read it very deliberately, then he nodded in acquiescence.

Insouciant : बेपरवाह

  • Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern
  • अर्थ: चिंता का एक आकस्मिक अभाव दिखा
  • Synonym: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,
  • Antonym: anxious, concerned
  • Sentence: His insouciant handling of the oil spill in the Gulf is under fire from all sides.

Lackadaisical: भावुक

  • Meaning: lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
  • अर्थ: उत्साह और दृढ़ संकल्प की कमी; लापरवाही से आलसी।
  • Synonym: lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent,
  • Antonym: enthusiastic, excited
  • Sentence: The food was nice enough but the service was rather lackadaisical.

Pejorative : उत्कंठित

  • Meaning: expressing contempt or disapproval.
  • अर्थ: अवमानना या अस्वीकृति व्यक्त करना।
  • Synonym: disparaging, derogatory,  deprecatory,
  • Antonym: complimentary,
  • Sentence: Make sure students realise that ‘fat’ is an unflattering or pejorative word.

Repertoire : प्रदर्शनों की सूची

  • Meaning: a stock of plays, dances, or items that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.
  • अर्थ: नाटकों, नृत्यों, या वस्तुओं का एक स्टॉक जिसे एक कंपनी या एक कलाकार जानता है या प्रदर्शन करने के लिए तैयार है।
  • Synonym: collection, stock, range, repertory
  • Sentence: His repertoire includes a large number of Scottish folk songs.