The Hindu newspaper is treated as the Bible by the various exam aspirants be it Bank Exam aspirants, SSC aspirants, or UPSC aspirants. Reading the editorial section of the newspaper daily has two-fold benefits: (a) It gives the editor’s views on the latest happenings in India and the world, (b) It also helps enhance English vocabulary.
In this blog of “The Hindu Vocabulary December 2020”, we have come up with a list of difficult words taken from the Hindu Editorials, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms, examples (the correct usage of the words).
Read along to understand it better.
The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 25-12-2020
1. LET DOWN (VERB): disappoint (निराश करना)
Synonyms: abandon, leave stranded
Antonyms: benefit, satisfy
Example Sentence:
Over the harbour, I started to let down.
2. ABASH (VERB): embarrass (लज्जित करना)
Synonyms: disconcert, rattle
Antonyms: soothe, allay
Example Sentence:
Shamita looked slightly abashed.
3. EVICTION (NOUN): ejection (बेदखली)
Synonyms: expulsion, removal
Antonyms: receiving, welcoming
Example Sentence:
The forced eviction of residents took place.
4. UNTENABLE (ADJECTIVE): indefensible (असमर्थनीय)
Synonyms: illogical, unsound
Antonyms: logical realistic
Example Sentence:
I am being perplexed so as why he is making such untenable comments.
5. DELIVERABLE (NOUN): output (प्रदेय)
Synonyms: product, result
Antonyms: input, admission
Example Sentence:
From that time he has been adding steadily to his deliverable and his reputation.
6. AGGRIEVE (VERB): offend (दु:ख देना)
Synonyms: oppress, abuse
Antonyms: assist, back
Example Sentence:
Her sharply penetrating cuss words aggrieved me a lot.
7. SERMONIZE (VERB): moralize (उपदेश देना)
Synonyms: preachify, teach
Antonyms: mislead, misguide
Example Sentence:
The saint was sermonizing the people of Canada.
8. RUPTURE (NOUN): crack (फूटन)
Synonyms: break, fissure
Antonyms: closing, closure
Example Sentence:
As soon as each understood the other’s full intention, there would be a rupture.
9. TENOR (NOUN): gist (विषय)
Synonyms: body, core
Antonyms: exterior, outside
Example Sentence:
He could not understand the general tenor of the debate.
10. CREDENCE (NOUN): trust (विश्वसनीयता)
Synonyms: belief, faith
Antonyms: disbelief, distrust
Example Sentence:
Psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen.
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