The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 19 September 2020 (Memorize with Pictures )
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
PRATTLE (verb) : बकबक करना
- Meaning: talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.
- अर्थ: मूर्खतापूर्ण या असंगत तरीके से बात करना।
- Synonyms: chatter, babble, prate, ramble.
- Antonyms: quiet, silence, enunciate, articulate.
- Example: To make others envious, Reena likes to prattle on about her great job.
STRUT (Verb) : अकड़
Meaning: walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait.
अर्थ: एक कठोर, सीधा, और स्पष्ट रूप से अभिमानी या गर्भित चाल के साथ चलना।
Synonyms: swagger, swank, parade,
Example: The rooster would strut in the yard when trying to impress the hens.
DELVE (Verb) : छान – बीन करना’
Meaning: research or make painstaking inquiries into something.
अर्थ: किसी चीज में शोध या श्रमसाध्य पूछताछ करना।
Synonyms: investigate, probe, examine, explore
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Example: Because she was planning a trip, the woman began to delve into a search for plane tickets.
Flair(noun) : स्वभाव
- Meaning: a special or instinctive aptitude or the ability for doing something well.
- अर्थ: एक विशेष या सहज योग्यता या कुछ अच्छा करने की क्षमता।
- Synonym: aptitude, talent
- Antonym: inability
- Example: He demonstrated his flair for organization
Grazed(verb) : घांस चरना
- Meaning: of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.
- अर्थ: मवेशी, भेड़, आदि) एक खेत में घास खाते हैं।
- Synonym: feed, eat, crop
- Antonym: bash, bump
- Example: It grazed her arm.
Glee(noun) : उल्लास
- Meaning: great delight, especially from one’s own good fortune or another’s a misfortune.
- अर्थ: विशेष रूप से अपने स्वयं के सौभाग्य या किसी दूसरे के दुर्भाग्य से, बहुत प्रसन्नता।
- Synonym: delight, pleasure
- Antonym: gloom, disappointment
- Example: He could hardly contain his glee over his victory
Nibbled(verb) : मुंह मारना
- Meaning: take small bites out of.
- अर्थ: छोटे-छोटे दंश निकालते हैं।
- Synonym: pick, gnaw
- Antonym: stiff, clumsy, lumbering
- Example: We nibbled on some cheese and crackers before dinner.
Droves(noun) : रेवड़
- Meaning: a herd or flock of animals being driven in a body.
- अर्थ: एक शरीर में जानवरों के झुंड या झुंड को खदेड़ा जा रहा है।
- Synonym: herd, flock, pack, fold
- Antonym: trickles
- Example: He drove to their house in some agitation.