THE HINDU VOCABULARY 16 JANUARY 2024 | THE HINDU VOCAB

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Chaotic (Adjective) पतला करना, संक्षिप्त 

  • Meaning:  (used about people) giving too much attention to small details and therefore difficult to please (व्‍यक्ति) छोटी-छोटी बातों पर बहुत अधिक ध्‍यान देने वाला अतएव प्रायः असंतुष्‍ट
  • Synonyms: Weak, thin, thinned out, watered down
  • Example Sentence: Dilute the mixture to taste

 

Jab (Adjective) प्रहार

  • Meaning:  too small in amount बहुत कम, स्‍वल्‍प
  • Synonyms: Inadequate, Scanty
  • ANTONYM: Abundant
  • Example Sentence: Earnings on this level fall to a meagre three cents a share.

Curtail (Verb) लड़खड़ाना, डगमगाना 

  • Meaning:  To make something shorter or smaller; to reduce छोटा या संक्षिप्‍त करना; कम करना; घटाना
  • Synonyms: Reduce, Cut, Decrease
  • ANTONYMS :Increase, Lengthen
  • Example Sentence: I had to curtail my answer as I was running out of time.I had to curtail my answer as I was running out of time.

Demolition (Noun) विनाश

  • Meaning:  A bad or difficult state or situation दुर्दशा; प्रतिकूल या कठिन दशा या स्थिति
  • Synonyms: Destruction, bulldozing
  • Antonyms : Construction, Confirmation
  • Example Sentence: The whole row of houses is scheduled for demolition

 

Scandalous (Adjective) लज्जाजनक

  • Meaning:  Very shocking or wrong अत्‍यंत विक्षोभकारी या अनुचित
  • Synonyms: Discreditable disreputable dishonourable
  • Antonyms : Seemly, Proper
  • Example Sentence: It is scandalous that so much money is wasted.

Bloodshed (Noun) रक्तपात, ख़ून-ख़राबा

  • Meaning:  The killing or harming of people रक्तपात, ख़ून-ख़राबा
  • Synonyms: Slaughter Slaying Killings
  • Antonyms : Peace
  • Example Sentence: Both sides in the war want to avoid further bloodshed

Shred (Noun) कतरना

  • Meaning:  To tear or cut something into shreds किसी वस्‍तु को छोटे महीन टुकड़ों में चीरना या काटना; कतरना
  • Synonyms: Chop finely, Grind
  • Example Sentence: The mass shredding of documents could jeopardize the work.

Critique (Noun) समालोचना

  • Meaning:  A piece of writing that describes the good and bad points of somebody/something विवेचनात्‍मक टीका, समालोचना, समीक्षा
  • Synonyms: Analysis Evaluation Assessment
  • Example Sentence: There is no space here to engage in a detailed critique of this approach.

Cessation (Noun) समाप्ति; विराम

  • Meaning:  The stopping of something; a pause in something समाप्ति; विराम
  • Synonyms: End, Termination, Stopping, Halting
  • Antonyms : Start Resumption
  • Example Sentence: The UN have demanded an immediate cessation of hostilities.

Adroitness (Noun) चतुराई

  • Meaning:  Cleverness or skill. चतुराई या कुशलता
  • Synonyms: Skill Skillfulness Prowess Expertise
  • Antonyms : Clumsiness Incompetence
  • Example Sentence: The UN have demanded an immediate cessation of hostilities.

 

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