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The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary – Day 3

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1) Congregated (Verb)एकत्रित होना

Meaning: gather into a crowd or mass.

Synonyms: assemble, gather, collect

Antonyms: disperse

Usage: “some 4,000 demonstrators had congregated at a border point”

 

2) Assertions (Noun)अभिकथन

Meaning: a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

Synonyms: declaration, contention, statement

Antonyms: disavowals, denial, desertion

Usage: “his assertion that his father had deserted the family”

 

3) Accorded (Verb)प्रदान करना

Meaning: give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

Synonyms: give, grant, tender

Antonyms: withhold, remove

Usage: “the powers accorded to the head of state”

 

4) Creeping (Verb)रेंगना

Meaning: move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

Synonyms: crawl, move on all fours, move on hands and knees

Antonyms: barreling, bolting, breakneck

Usage: “he crept downstairs, hardly making any noise”

 

5) Adversary (Noun)प्रतिद्वंद्वी

Meaning: one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

Synonyms: opponent, rival, enemy

Antonyms: ally, supporter

Usage: “Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals”

 

6) Complacent (Adjective)आत्मसंतुष्ट

Meaning: showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

Synonyms: smug, self-satisfied, pleased with oneself

Antonyms: dissatisfied, humble

Usage: “you can’t afford to be complacent about security”

 

7) Castigating (Verb) – फटकारना  

Meaning: reprimand (someone) severely.

Synonyms: reprimand, rebuke, admonish

Antonyms: praise, commend

Usage: “he was castigated for not setting a good example”

 

8) Expediency (Noun)समीचीनता

Meaning: the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.

Synonyms: convenience, advantage, advantageousness

Antonyms: disadvantage

Usage: “an act of political expediency”

 

9) Unenviable (Adjective)अवांछनीय

Meaning: difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant.

Synonyms: disagreeable, unpleasant, undesirable

Antonyms: enviable, desirable

Usage: “an unenviable reputation for drunkenness”

 

10) Disrupting (Verb)बाधा पहुँचाना  

Meaning: drastically alter or destroy the structure of.

Synonyms: distort, damage, buckle

Antonyms: organize, arrange

Usage: “alcohol can disrupt the chromosomes of an unfertilized egg”

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