The Hindu Vocabulary 5 October 2020

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 5 October 2020 is from the Editorial Titled "Pathways to Diversity: On UN Biodiversity Summit"

Pathways

Noun

A way of achieving a specified result; a course of action

मार्ग

Synonyms: Courses, Lines, Paths, Routes

Antonyms: Off track, Derail

Convention

Noun

Meeting

सम्मेलन

Synonyms: Assembly, Congress, Convocation, Council, Gathering

Antonyms: Disbanding, Disintegrating, Dissolving, Separating

Greened

Verb

Make less harmful to the environment

पर्यावरण के लिए कम हानिकारक है

Synonyms: Scatheless, Unhurt, Uninjured, Unscathed

Antonyms: Insecure, Endangered, Exposed, Imperiled

Consensus

Noun

Agreement

आम सहमति

Synonyms: Accord, Agreement, Concurrence, Unanimity

Antonyms: Discord, Dissension, Dissent, Resistance

Pursuit

Noun

The action of pursuing someone or something

लक्ष्य

Synonyms: Chase, Chasing, Dogging, Following

Antonyms: Afar, Astray, Apart, Aside, Elsewhere

Wayside

Noun

The edge of a road

किनारा

Synonyms: Border, Ambit, Bound, Boundary

Antonyms: Centre, Inside, Central, Core

A bright spot

Phrase

A good part of something that is otherwise entirely bad or unpleasant

किसी चीज का अच्छा हिस्सा जो अन्यथा पूरी तरह से खराब या अप्रिय हो

Synonyms: Bright side, Positive aspect, Optimism

Antonyms: Darkness, Dull side, Negativity, Pessimism

Precipitous

Adjective

Sudden and dramatic

अचानक और नाटकीय

Synonyms: Hasty, Headlong, Helter-skelter, Hurried

Antonyms: Calculated, Measured, Circumspect, Foresighted

Shield

Verb

Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience

रक्षा करना

Synonyms: Guard, Cover, Defend, Fence, Fend

Antonyms: Bombard, Assail, Assault, Attack

Irritants

Noun

A thing that is continually annoying or distracting

उत्तेजित करनेवाला

Synonyms: Annoyances, Botherations, Bothers, Bugbears

Antonyms: Delights, Joys, Pleasures

Envisage

Verb

Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event

परिकल्पना करना

Synonyms: Hallucinate, Re-create, Reflect, Relive, Reminisce

Antonyms: Dismiss, Disregard, Ignore, Overlook, Slight

Indigenous

Adjective

Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

स्वदेशी

Synonyms: Local, Regional, Aboriginal, Domestic, Endemic

Antonyms: Imported, Introduced, Transplanted, Alien

Trajectory

Noun

Path

पथ

Synonyms: Arc, Pathway, Line, Path, Route

Antonyms: Unaligned, Haywire, Disturbed

Coalition

Noun

A group formed when two or more people, factions, states, political parties, militaries etc

गठबंधन

Synonyms: Alliance, Block, Combination, Confederacy, Group, Team

Antonyms: Individual, Alone, Separate