The Hindu Vocabulary 7 June 2022
2022-06-07
The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 7 June 2022 is from the Editorial titled ‘Message from voters: On Odisha, Uttarakhand bypoll results.’
Word/Phrase |
Part of Speech/Idiom |
Meaning |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Example |
Bypoll |
Noun |
A special election held between regular elections. (उपचुनाव) |
By-election, Bye elections |
- |
Bypoll elections are usually won by the Ruling Parties. |
Strengthen |
Verb |
To make stronger. To give strength to someone or something. (मज़बूत बनाना/ प्रबल करना/शक्तिशाली बनना/ पुष्ट करना) |
Bolster, Enlarge, Enhance, Extend, Increase, Intensify, Invigorate, Extend, Consolidate, Restore, Toughen |
Abridge, Condense, Curtail, Decrease, Destroy, Discourage, Dishearten, Fail |
He has strengthened our organization through his management skills. |
Consequence |
Noun |
A conclusion reached through logic. Something produced as a result of a set of conditions. The importance concerning the power to produce an effect. The result of something occurring earlier. Importance or significance. (परिणाम/ महत्त्व/ नतीजा/ फल) |
Aftereffect, Aftermath, Effect, Fallout, Concern, Magnitude, Need, Value, Cachet, Dignity, Distinction, Eminence |
Cause, Origin, Source, Beginning, Triviality, Unimportance, Lowliness |
The matter that you were discussing is of no consequence. |
Revive |
Verb |
To restore to life from a bad situation. (पुनर्जीवित) |
Arouse, Encourage, Energize, Invigorate, Reanimate, Recharge |
Bore, Break, Depress, Discourage |
Manmohan Singh in the year 1991 revived our economy. |
Slumber |
Noun |
A sleep. A period of sleep. (नींद/झपकी/ निद्रा/ अल्प निद्रा) |
Coma, Dormancy, Stupor, Doze |
Consciousness, Energy, Awakening, Activity |
Jogeshwar was in a deep slumber. |
Verb |
To sleep tightly. To be in a dormant state. To be in a state of inactivity. (झपकी लेना/ ऊंघना/ सोना/ निष्क्रिय होना) |
Catnap, Doze, Nap, Rest |
- |
She slumbered for hours while on the train. |
|
Chaos |
Noun |
A state of utter confusion. A confused mass. The infinite of the universe that has preceded the existence of the ordered universe. (अव्यवस्था/ अराजकता/ गड़बड़ी/ अस्तव्यस्तता) |
Anarchy, Disarray, Discord, Disorder, Lawlessness, Pandemonium |
Arrangement, Calm, Harmony, Peace, Neatness, Order |
The electricity cut at night caused chaos in the locality. |
Demise |
Noun |
A death. Termination of operation. The conveyance of an estate. Transfer of the sovereignty to a successor. (मृत्यु/ हिब्बा/ मरण) |
Collapse, Departure, Dissolution, Downfall, Extinction, Failure, Passing, Termination |
Accomplishment, Beginning, Success, Birth, Commencement, Construction, Rise, Start |
I was broken after my father’s demise. |
Verb |
To convey by will. To transmit by inheritance. To die. (हिब्बा करना/वसीयत करना/ पट्टा करना) |
Depart, Die, Perish, Succumb |
Breathe, Live |
The mansion has been demised to the businessman’s heir. |
|
Criticise |
Verb |
To act as a critic. To point out the faults of someone or something. To consider the merits and demerits and judge accordingly. (आलोचना करना) |
Blame, Blast, Castigate, Excoriate, Review, Scrutinize |
Approve, Commend, Compliment, Exonerate, Praise, Estimate |
He has criticised the movie enough to prevent his brother to see it. |
Recalibrate |
Verb |
To correct or adjust the settings of some instrument or something. (पुन: जांचना) |
Adjust, Amend, Alter, Annotate, Improve, Redress, Regulate, Remedy |
Aggravate, Damage, Harm, Hurt |
I was recalibrating the instruments. |
Revamp |
Noun |
An act of reconstructing. (सुधार) |
Revival |
Damage |
A revamp of our foreign policy was seen in 2014. |
Verb |
To remake. To reconstruct. (सुधार करना) |
Clean, Overhaul, Refurbish, Rehabilitate |
Break, Destroy, Hurt, Damage |
Our family has decided to revamp our business. |
|
Nurture |
Verb |
Care for and encourage the growth or development of (पालन - पोषण करना) |
Bring up, Care for, Provide for, Take care of, Attend to |
Abandon, Decrease, Deprive, Destroy |
My mother has nurtured all of us siblings bravely. |
Noun |
The process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something. (किसी चीज की वृद्धि की देखभाल करने और प्रोत्साहित करने की प्रक्रिया) |
Encouragement, Promotion, Fostering, Development, Cultivation |
Ignorance, Neglect, Negligence, Deprivation |
The headmaster appreciated the nurture of team spirit in the students. |
|
Eat Humble Pie |
Idiom |
To admit that one was wrong. To accept one’s mistakes forcefully. (अपनी गलतियों को जबरदस्ती स्वीकार करना।) |
- |
- |
They had to eat a humble pie when their scam was exposed. |
Churn |
Noun |
A container in which cream is shaken to make butter. A regular process in a business in which existing customers are lost and new customers are added. (आलोड़न/ एक कंटेनर जिसमें मक्खन बनाने के लिए क्रीम को हिलाया जाता है।) |
- |
- |
We have received an order of installing 1000 churns. |
Verb |
To stir violently. To agitate milk or cream in order to make butter. (मक्खन बनाने के लिए दूध या मलाई को हिलाना|/ हिंसक हलचल करना) |
Boil, Bubble, Simmer, Swirl |
Freeze |
My mother churned the cream to make butter at home only. |
|
Navigate |
Verb |
To move on over water. To direct a ship. To control a ship or aircraft. To pass over a waterbody. (जहाज़ चलाना/ नौचालन करना/ नौपरिवहन करना/ संचालन करना) |
Cross, Cruise, Handle, Maneuver |
Neglect, Forget |
We navigated the entire river. |