The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 20th August, 2020

▪️DEFALCATION (NOUN): (कमज़ोरी)

Synonyms: disaster, failure    

Antonyms: accomplishment, achievement

Example: Abhinav made defalcation in funds.

▪️DEBILITY (NOUN): 

Synonyms: enervation, enfeeblement 

Antonyms: soundness, healthiness

Example: Even though she beat cancer, she still dealt with debility from her battle. 

▪️DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): (पृथक्)

Synonyms: discordant, diverse    

Antonyms: agreeing, alike

Example: Alpa made disparate arguments.

▪️CANARD (NOUN): (झूठी अफवाह)

Synonyms: exaggeration, lie 

Antonyms: truth, reality

Example: Her statement was full of canard.

▪️DOYEN (NOUN): (दल के उच्च सदस्य)

 Synonyms: principal, authority     

Antonyms: pupil, student

Example: Harun is a doyen of this organisation.

▪️RECEDE (VERB):  (पीछे हटना)

Synonyms: abate, regress

Antonyms: increase, extend

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

▪️WANTON (ADJECTIVE):  (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):  (प्रभावहीन करना)

Synonyms: revoke, abolish

Antonyms: approve, allow

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

▪️ALIGN (VERB):( पंक्तिबद्ध करना)

Synonyms: array, adjust

Antonyms: disorder, mess up

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

▪️GRAPPLE (VERB):(भिड़ जाना)

Synonyms: confront, cope

Antonyms: release, let go

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