Wednesday, 15 July 2020

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 15th July 2020

  1. ARTIFACT (NOUN): lie (असत्य)
    Synonyms:
    untruth, fiction
    Antonyms: reality, truth
    Example:
     He made a statement full of artifacts.
  2. ARTLESS (ADJECTIVE): simple (सीधा)
    Synonyms:
    guileless, honest

    Antonyms: contrived, artful
    Example:
     He is such an artless man.
  3. ABSTINENT (ADJECTIVE): ascetic (संयमी)
    Synonyms:
    austere, moderate
    Antonyms: hungry, greedy
    Example: 
    The patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol.
  4.  SATE (VERB): satisfy (पूरा करना)
    Synonyms: 
    cloy, gorge
    Antonyms: abstain, deprive
    Example:
     Ate your appetite at the resort’s restaurant.
  5. PERVERION (NOUN): spoof (दोष)
    Synonyms: 
    burlesque, distortion
    Antonyms: 
    seriousness, solemnity

    Example: The absurdly lenient sentence is a perversion of justice.
  6. BURGESS (NOUN): civilian
    Synonyms: 
    inhabitant, resident

    Antonyms: alien, foreigner
    Example:  He is a nice burgess
  7. ARRAIGN (VERB): accuse (दोष लगाना)
    Synonyms: 
    incriminate, indict

    Antonyms: exculpate, exonerate
    Example: She was arraigned on charges of attempted murder.
  8. APPOSITE (ADJECTIVE): pertinent (योग्य)
    Synonyms: 
    germane, relevant

    Antonyms: inappropriate, improper
    Example: There was an apposite quotation written in the side of the wall.
  9. RAPACIOUS(ADJECTIVE): Greedy (लालची)
    Synonyms: 
    acquisitive, avaricious

Antonyms: benevolent, generous

Example: He is a rapacious boy.

  1. SPECIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Misleading (दिखौवा)

Synonyms: deceptive, false           

Antonyms: genuine, valid

Example: Because it was based on specious information, the study was flawed.

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