The Hindu Vocabulary 30 May 2023
2023-05-30
The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial May 30, 2023 is from the Editorial titled “Symbols and substance: on the inauguration of the new Parliament building and beyond”.
Word/Phrase |
Part of Speech/Idiom |
Meaning |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Example |
Defy |
Verb |
Openly resist or refuse to obey. (विरोध करना) |
Disobey, Ignore, Violate, Resist, Mock, Dismiss, Oppose, Reject |
Obey, Follow, Comply with, Conform to, Serve, Surrender |
He dares not to defy his father's command. |
Propriety |
Noun |
Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals. (औचित्य)
|
Etiquette, Decorum, Decency, Morality, Prudence, Form, Fitness |
Impropriety, Indecency, Coarseness, Crudeness, Vulgarity |
Rahul always behaved with propriety at the party. |
Aesthetics |
Noun |
The branch of philosophy dealing with taste and the study of beauty in nature and art. (सौंदर्य शास्त्र) |
Beauty, Looks, Beautifulness, Elegance, Attractiveness, Prettiness, Loveliness, Fairness |
Ugliness, Plainness, Offensiveness, Grotesqueness, Unattractiveness |
The aesthetic standards of everyone are different. |
Myriad
|
Noun |
A countless or extremely great number of people or things. (बहुत बड़ी संख्या) |
Plenty, Loads, Dozen, Slew, Ton, Lot, Bunch, Abundance |
Handful, Fragment, Bit, Trace, Shade |
There are a myriad of options to do the project. |
Adjective |
Being of many and various kinds. (असंख्य) |
Various, Multifarious, Manifold, Diverse, Multitudinous, Varied, Multiple |
Same, Homogeneous, Identical, Individual, Monolithic |
The city faces a myriad of problems. |
|
Soaring |
Adjective |
Increasing rapidly above the usual level. (ऊपर का चढ़ाव) |
Ascendant, Ascending, Elevated, Overhead, Uplifted, |
Low, Dropped, Lowered, Descending |
The soaring crime rate is an alarming issue in my area. |
Dispensation
|
Noun 1 |
A political, religious, or social system prevailing at a particular time. (व्यवस्था) |
System, Order, Scheme, Plan, Arrangement, Organisation |
- |
The military is still working under the old dispensation. |
Noun 2 |
Exemption from a rule or usual requirement. (किसी नियम या सामान्य आवश्यकता से राहत) |
Exemption, Immunity, Exception, Exclusion, Freedom, Release, Relief |
Disapprove, Forbid, Refuse, Outlaw, Denial |
Sheetal was given special dispensation to admit into the school. |
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Quest |
Noun |
A long or arduous search for something. (खोज) |
Pursuit, Search, Journey, Seek, Crusade, Hunt, Pursuing |
Yield, Give up, Surrender, Relinquish |
His quest for knowledge made him mature. |
Delimitation |
Noun |
The action of fixing the boundary or limits of something. (सीमांकन) |
Demarcate, Bound, Define, Delimitate, Determine, Limit |
Let go, Freedom, Liberty, Allowance |
There is a serious need for the delimitation of maritime boundaries. |
Assuage |
Verb |
Make an unpleasant feeling less intense. (शांत करना) |
Allay, Alleviate, Lighten, Mitigate, Relieve, Mollify |
Aggravate, Increase, Agitate, Intensify, Irritate, Excite |
She is helping him to assuage her guilt. |
Palpable |
Adjective |
Capable of being touched or felt; Easily perceptible (प्रत्यक्ष) |
Substantial, Tactile, Tangible, Sensible, Solid, Touchable |
Unclear, Mysterious, Dark, Secret, Obscure, Clouded, Intangible, Unclear |
The tension between Russia and Ukraine is palpable. |
Fragmentation |
Noun |
The process or state of breaking or being broken into fragments. (विखंडन) |
Disrupt, Fracture, Break, Disintegrate, Destroy, Reduce, Shatter, Split |
Patch, Reconstruct, Repair, Rebuild |
The fragmentation of the party led to the defeat in the election. |
Recourse |
Noun |
A source of help in a difficult situation. (सहारा) |
Opportunity, Resource, Resort, Possibility, Expedient, Substitute, Relief, Replacement, Hope |
Hindrance, Obstruction, Stop, Blockage |
Surgery is the only recourse to cure this disease. |
Symbolism |
Noun |
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. (प्रतीकवाद) |
Connotation, Definition, Denotation, Exegetics, Explanation, Explication |
Actual, Literal, Non-symbolic |
Your work is full of symbolism. |