THE HINDU VOCABULARY 24 DECEMBER 2023 | THE HINDU VOCAB

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Ambush (NOUN) घात लगाना; छिपकर अचानक हमला करना

  • Meaning: A surprise attack from a hidden position घात लगाकर किया गया हमला
  • Synonyms: surprise attack ,trap, snare
  • Antonyms: free, liberate ,emancipate
  • Example Sentence: 3 civilians picked up by Army after J&K ambush found dead.

Bastion (NOUN) गढ़

  • Meaning: a fortified place , stronghold एक दृढ़ स्थान, गढ़
  • Synonyms: Citadel, stronghold
  • Antonyms: looseness.
  • Example Sentence: It’s a family show: SP eyes old bastions in Uttar Pradesh as Lok Sabha election nears

contemplating (VERB) ग़लत समझ लेना

  • Meaning: look thoughtfully for a long time at.
  • Synonyms: look at, view, regard
  • Antonyms: discard, disregard, forget
  • Example Sentence: Only ‘contemplating’ revoking hijab ban in classes: Siddaramaiah

Glut ( Noun) भरमार

  • Meaning: More of something than is needed आवश्‍यकता से अधिक; भरमार
  • Synonyms: Surplus, Excess ,Surfeit
  • Antonyms: Dearth, Scarcity
  • Example Sentence: India’s $60 billion man­made textile sector reels from Chinese imports glut.

 

Prolific ( VERB) 

  • Meaning: (used especially about a writer, artist, etc.) producing a lot (विशेषतः लेखक, कलाकार आदि) प्रचुर मात्रा में कृतियों की रचना करने वाला; बहुसर्जक, बहुकृतिक
  • Synonyms: Productive, Creative, Inventive
  • ANTONYMS : Barren , Sterile , Fruitless , Unproductive , Infertile , Unfruitful , Unprolific.
  • Example Sentence: Perry heaps praise on the prolific McGrath for second fifty in match.

 

EARMARKED (Noun) निर्धारित

  • Meaning: To choose somebody/something to do something in the future भविष्‍य में किसी काम के लिए किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु को चुन लेना
  • Synonyms: Set aside, Lay aside, Set apart
  • antonyms: Ignored, neglected, misused
  • Example Sentence: The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme.

 

MUTT (ADJECTIVE) मूर्ख

  • Meaning: A person regarded as stupid or incompetent. मूर्ख या अयोग्य समझा जाने वाला व्यक्ति।
  • Synonyms: Fool, Idiot, Halfwit
  • Antonyms: Brain, Genius, Sage, Intellect
  • Example Sentence: No puppy perhaps, but a likable mutt maybe.

Assignment( NOUN ) कठोर

  • Meaning: A job or type of work that you are given to do कार्यभार, नियत कार्य, नियुक्ति
  • Synonyms: Task, Piece of work, Piece of business
  • Antonyms: Dereliction, Abandonment, Sloppiness
  • Example Sentence: The reporter disappeared while on (an) assignment in the war zone.

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