The Hindu Vocabulary 30 June 2021

2021-06-30

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 30 June 2021 is from the Editorial titled ‘War of words: On Twitter's blocking of Ravi Shankar Prasad account’.

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Vindictive	Adjective	having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. (प्रतिशोधी)	Vengeful, Revengeful, Avenging, Resentful, Implacable, Acrimonious	Forgiving, Merciful, Humane, Tolerant, Generous, Kind	His vindictive approach amazed us all.
Censure	Noun	the formal expression of severe disapproval. (निंदा)	Condemnation, Criticism, Attack, Abuse, Disapproval, Reprimand	Approval, Commendation, Praise, Congratulation, Acclaim, Acclamation	His censure was enough for us to get back to work.
Needless	Adjective	not necessary because avoidable. (अनावश्यक)	Unnecessary, Inessential, Non-essential, Unneeded, Undesired	Necessary, Desired, Essential, Needed, Useful, Indispensable	It was needless to ask for his prosecution.
Arbitrary	Adjective	based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. (मनमाना)	Capricious, Whimsical, Random, Chance, Erratic, Unpredictable	Rational, Reasoned, Logical, Sensible, Cogent	The arbitrary decision did not satiate his belief.
Ruffle one’s feather	Phrase	cause someone to become annoyed or upset. (परेशान करना)	Irritate, Vex, Anger, Exasperate, Irk, Pique, Ruffle, Rankle, Enrage	Please, soothe, Gratify, Gladden, Delight, Appease, Satisfy	Unnecessary blocking of his account ruffled his feathers.
Deterioration	Noun	the process of becoming progressively worse. (बिगाड़)	Worsening, Decline, Decay, Collapse, Failure, Fall, Drop	Improvement, Enhancement, Attainment, Growing, Developing, Brightening	The deterioration of the project is the effect of the mishandling of the data.
Defiance	Noun	open resistance; bold disobedience. (अवज्ञा)	Resistance, Opposition, Confrontation, Non-compliance, Disobedience, Dissent	Submission, Obedience, Agreement, Concord, Concurrence	He was convicted for an act of defiance.
Raise the pitch	Phrase	to move, cause to move, or elevate to a higher position or level. (स्थानांतरित करने का कारण, या उच्च स्थिति या स्तर पर ऊपर उठाना)	Elevate, Raise, Upraise, Hoist, Boost, Enhance, Hike	Lower, Lessen, Bottom, Bottommost, Underneath, Lesser	We believe we need to raise the pitch of the campaign.
Cantankerous	Adjective	bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative. (लड़ाका)	Irascible, Irritable, Grouchy, Crotchety, Grumpy, Bad-tempered	Good-natured, Affable, Amiable, Genial, Cordial, Pleasant	His constant nagging made me cantankerous.
Strained	Adjective	not relaxed or comfortable; tense or uneasy. (तनावपूर्ण)	Awkward, Tense, Uneasy, Uneasy, Uncomfortable, Fraught, Edgy	Relaxed, Comfortable, Friendly, Ease, De-stress, Laze, Luxuriate	Our strained relationship was further ruined because of the misunderstanding.