THE HINDU VOCABULARY 12 DECEMBER 2023 | THE HINDU VOCAB

Exigent ( Noun) 

• requiring precise accuracy
• Synonyms: insistent, instant, exacting
• Example Sentence: he has became more exigent over his pronunciation.

pegged (Verb) :

• किसी वस्‍तु को खूँटे से बाँधना/ वस्‍तु को एक विशेष स्‍तर पर स्थिर बनाए रखना
• Synonyms: fix, pin, attach
• Antonyms: unbind, unharness, uncouple.
• Example Sentence: clothes were pegged out on a line.

calibrate (Verb) : 

• Synonyms: ​ measured, computed,
• Antonyms : damage, deregulate , disarrange
• Example Sentence: The clocks were calibrated taking observations of the Sun and of a star.

discrepancy (Noun ) (दो बातों में असंगति )

• Synonyms: inconsistency, divergence
• Antonyms: similarity, correspondence
• Example Sentence: It apparently does away with the discrepancies between the different districts.

increment (Noun) : 

• वेतन में नियमित रूप से होने वाली वृद्धि; वेतन-वृद्धि
• Synonyms: ​ increase, addition, gain
• Antonyms : reduction
• Example Sentence: your first increment will be payable six months from your date of commencement

depict (Verb): 

• किसी वस्‍तु को चित्र या आरेख बनाकर दिखाना, चित्रांकन करना, चित्रित करना
• Synonyms: portray, illustrate, delineate
• Antonyms: distort, obscure , deform
• Example Sentence: Words fail to depict the pain and suffering of that memory.

augment (Verb): 

• किसी वस्‍तु का मूल्‍य, संख्‍या आकार आदि बढ़ाना
• Synonyms: increase, build-up
• Antonyms: decrease
• Example Sentence: we brought in professional singers to augment the numbers

entrant (Noun) 

• किसी व्‍यवसाय, स्‍पर्धा आदि में प्रवेश करने वाला व्‍यक्ति
• Synonyms: neophyte, beginner
• Antonyms: veteran
• Example Sentence: I’m an entrant for the marathon.

adverse (Adjective): प्रतिकूल, विरुद्घ

• Synonyms: unfavourable, disadvantageous
• Antonyms : favourable, beneficial, positive, friendly
• Example Sentence: her book attracted a lot of adverse criticism.

Deflator(Verb): अपस्फीतिकारक

• Synonyms: gesture, signal, wave
• Antonyms: repel.repulse.
• Example Sentence: when I saw him beckon, I went back to him