The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 1st September, 2020

▪️GLIMPSE (VERB): (झलक): glance 

Synonyms: flash, sight

Antonyms: stare, glare

Example:  Alpa glimpsed a figure standing in the shade.

▪️BLEND (NOUN): (मिश्रण): amalgam 

Synonyms: fusion, combination

Antonyms: division, separation

Example:  School fests are now a great blend of cultural representation and musical concerts.

▪️AVERSE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिकूल): opposing 

Synonyms: hesitant, hostile

Antonyms: kind, loving

Example: We are quite averse to the suggestion of having year-round college.

▪️SENILITY (NOUN): (बुढ़ापा): dementia 

Synonyms: decrepitude, dotage

Antonyms: infancy, adolescence

Example:  Ramesh; father is suffering from senility.

▪️RIDICULE (NOUN): (उपहास): travesty 

Synonyms: satire, mockery

Antonyms: seriousness, solemnity

Example:  Abhinav is held up as an object of ridicule.

▪️PERSECUTE (VERB): (सताना) harass 

Synonyms: torment, domineer

Antonyms: comfort, console

Example: The teacher kept on persecuting the student.

▪️GIGANTIC (ADJECTIVE): (विशाल) huge

Synonyms: enormous, immense

Antonyms: small, slight

Example:   A gigantic lily grows at a height of 12 feet’s.

▪️RAMPAGE (NOUN): (हंगामा) binge

Synonyms: disturbance, violence

Antonyms: calm, peace

Example: Alpa ravaged all our weekend plans.

▪️TRECHAREOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वासघाती) disloyal

Synonyms: faithless, unreliable

Antonyms: faithful, reliable

Example: Sunita is a treacherous junk-dealer.

▪️SANGUINE (ADJECTIVE): (आशावादी) confident

Synonyms: hopeful, optimistic

Antonyms: pessimistic, depressed

Example: Arun is a sanguine person in every adverse situation.