SSC and all Competitive Exams. Explore The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary to score good marks in English Section. Start practising this vocabulary to increase your word power. While reading a passage you have to highlight tough words in it and analyse the correct meaning of those words. This will help you understand the passage clearly and also you can learn more new words, it means also you can develop your vocabulary. To help you in this part we have provided an English Vocabulary passage along with meaning, synonyms and usages of hard words in the passage, make use of it. We also providing Important Vocabulary Quiz based on “THE ECONOMIST” and “THE HINDU”
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1) Truce (Noun) — युद्धविराम संधि
Definition: An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
Synonyms: Ceasefire, Armistice Respite, Lull, Moratorium
Antonyms: Fighting, Hostilities
Usage: The U.S. and Chinese Presidents, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, agreed to a 90-day truce.
2) Amicable (Adjective) — मैत्रीपूर्ण
Definition: Characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.
Synonyms: Friendly, Good-natured, Cordial, Civil, Courteous
Antonyms: Unfriendly, Hostile
Usage: The two countries will try to find an amicable solution to the various problems plaguing bilateral trade relations.
3) Plague (Verb) — निरंतर परेशानी
Definition: Cause continual trouble or distress to.
Synonyms: Afflict, Bedevil, Cause suffering to, Torture, Torment
Antonyms: Advantage, Good fortune, Good luck
Usage: He has been plagued by ill health.
4) Remuneration (Noun) — पारिश्रमिक
Definition: Money paid for work or a service.
Synonyms: Payment, Pay, Salary, Wages, Earnings
Antonyms: Underpayment
Usage: customers who are tardy in their remuneration will be subject to extra charges.
5) Palpable (Adjective) — अवधारणात्मक
Definition: (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
Synonyms: Perceptible, Perceivable, Visible, Noticeable, Appreciable
Antonyms: Intangible, Imperceptible
Usage: A palpable sense of loss.
6) Implode (Verb) – गिर जाना
Definition: Collapse or cause to collapse violently inwards.
Synonyms: Buckle, Cave (in), Collapse, Crumple
Antonyms: Inflate, Rise, Swell
Usage: Both the windows had imploded.
7) Aftermath (Noun) – परिणाम
Definition: a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
Synonyms: Aftereffect, Backwash, Consequence, Corollary, Development
Antonyms: Antecedent, Causation, Cause, Occasion, Reason
Usage: The surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill.
8) Semblance (Noun) – समानता
Definition: The outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.
Synonyms: Charade, Disguise, Masquerade, Playacting
Antonyms: Bluntness, Candidness, Candor, Directness
Usage: She tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order.
9) Reiterate (Verb) — बार बार दुहराना
Definition: To state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
Synonyms: Chime, Din, Iterate, Rehearse, Repeat
Antonyms: Tale back
Usage: The pianist’s valedictory concert will reiterate the program he played on the national tour.
10) Distort (Verb) — विकृत करना
Definition: Give a misleading or false account or impression of.
Synonyms: Misrepresent, Pervert, Twist, Falsify, Misreport, Misstate
Antonyms: Accurate
Usage: Many factors can distort the results.
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