Friday, July 23, 2021

Daily The Hindu Vocabulary editorials

1.Trickle Down (Phrasal Verb)-(of wealth) gradually benefit the poorest as a result of the increasing wealth of the richest.


2.Exchequer (N)-the funds of a government or institution or individual. राजकोष


3.Abysmal (Adj)-very great; limitless.


4.Ramp Up (Phrasal Verb)-increase the level or amount of something sharply. बढ़ाना


5.Hinterland (N)-a part of the country that is far away from the big city areas. पृष्ठ प्रदेश


6.Cope (V)-to deal successfully with a difficult situation.


7.Bailout (N)-an act of giving financial assistance to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse.


8.Ailing (Adj)-experiencing financial problems.


9.Propensity (N)-an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way. प्रवृत्ति, झुकाव


10.Belt-Tightening (V)-to spend less money.


11.Doles (N)-a grant of government funds to the unemployed.


12.Elephant In The Room (Phrase)-a difficult, controversial, or obvious problem that no one wants to talk about.



13. PLAUSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वसनीय): credible

Synonyms: reasonable, believable

Antonyms: unlikely

Example Sentence:

He gave a plausible explanation of how he got into acting.


14. TRANSGRESSION (NOUN):(उल्लंघन) : offence

Synonyms: crime, sin

Antonyms: obedience

Example Sentence:

I'll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions.


15. THRILL (VERB): (रोमांचित करना): excite

Synonyms: stimulate, arouse

Antonyms: bore

Example Sentence:

Frankly, jumping off a cliff doesn't thrill me at all.


16. CONFISCATE (VERB): (ज़ब्त करना): impound

Synonyms: seize, commandeer

Antonyms: return

Example Sentence:

The guards immediately confiscated his camera.


17. NEGLIGENCE (NOUN): (लापरवाही): carelessness

Synonyms: dereliction of duty, neglect

Antonyms: conscientiousness

Example Sentence:

She got injured due to the negligence of his employers.


18. STASH (VERB): (छिपाना): store

Synonyms: stow, pack

Antonyms: show

Example Sentence:

Their wealth had been stashed away in Swiss banks.


19.PERTINENT (ADJECTIVE):(प्रासंगिक): relevant

Synonyms: to the point, apposite

Antonyms: irrelevant

Example Sentence:

She asked me a lot of pertinent questions.


20. CONFINE (VERB): (सीमित करना): enclose

Synonyms: incarcerate, imprison

Antonyms: release

Example Sentence:

He does not confine his message to high politics.


21. VETERAN (NOUN): (अनुभवी): old hand

Synonyms: old-timer, old stager

Antonyms: novice

Example Sentence:

He is a veteran theatre artist.


22. LAPSE (VERB): (अवधि समाप्त होना): expire

Synonyms: run out, terminate

Antonyms: current

Example Sentence:

He let his membership of CND lapse.

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