The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 30th July, 2020

▪️RECEDE (VERB): Withdraw (पीछे हटना) 

Synonyms: abate, regress 

Antonyms: increase, extend 

Example: The Cabinet will recede more and more from our principles, our party. 

WANTON (ADJECTIVE): extravagant:(आवारा) 

Synonyms: lustful, outrageous 

Antonyms: good, moral 

Example: Between 1868 and 1872 they added ten millions by wanton extravagance to the State debt. 

▪️NULLIFY (VERB): Cancel (प्रभावहीन करना)

Synonyms: revoke, abolish 

Antonyms: approve, allow 

Example: Fortunately, the attempt to nullify its benefits proved ineffectual. 

▪️ALIGN (VERB): line up:(पंक्तिबद्ध करना)

Synonyms: array, adjust 

Antonyms: disorder, mess up 

Example: Similar instruction is given the troopers in aligning themselves to the left. 

▪️GRAPPLE (VERB): grab:(भिड़ जाना)

Synonyms: confront, cope 

Antonyms: release, let go 

Example: Every blood-vessel was striving to grapple with the present.

▪️JUNTA (NOUN): (समिति) council

Synonyms: faction, cabal

Antonyms: single, individual

Example: After the dictator died the country was taken over by a junta of former officials.

▪️SCUTTLE (VERB): (जल्दी से दौड़ना) scamper

Synonyms: dash, hasten

Antonyms: walk, saunter

Example: The hamster starts to scuttle around his cage when he hears the children approaching.

▪️JEER (VERB): (मज़ाक उड़ाना) ridicule

Synonyms: taunt, hoot

Antonyms: compliment, laud

Example :The winning team jeered the opponents as their captain flaunted the trophy.

▪️JETTISON (VERB): (निकाल फ़ेकना) throw overboard

Synonyms: dump, discard

Antonyms: hold, keep

Example: I will keep the good experiences and jettison the bad ones, before I leave this city.

▪️MANTLE (NOUN): (आवरण) cloak

Synonyms: mask, disguise

Antonyms: reality, truth

Example: Aman smiled and pulled off his mantle, handing it to the boy.