The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- Sound and Fury; 28 August

The Hindu Editorial Article of 28 August 2020 – Sound and Fury.

Fury (noun) : रोष

• Meaning:- wild or violent anger.
• अर्थ: – जंगली या हिंसक क्रोध।
• Synonyms:- acrimony, energy, ferocity
• Antonyms:- calm, calmness, glee
• Example:- His own revolted town of Mantes was the first object of his fury.

Unwilling (adjective) : अनिच्छुक

• Meaning:- not ready, eager, or prepared to do something.
• अर्थ: – कुछ करने के लिए तैयार, उत्सुक, या तैयार नहीं।
• Synonyms:- afraid, averse, compelled
• Antonyms:- eager, enthusiastic
• Example:- America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling.

Introspection (noun) : आत्मनिरीक्षण

• Meaning:- the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes.
• अर्थ: – किसी की मानसिक और भावनात्मक प्रक्रियाओं की परीक्षा या अवलोकन।
• Synonyms:- contemplation, meditation
• Example:- Let us proceed at once to test our conclusion by introspection.

Orchestrate (verb) : योजना बनाना

• Meaning:- plan or coordinate the elements of (a situation) to produce a desired effect, especially surreptitiously.
• अर्थ: – वांछित प्रभाव उत्पन्न करने के लिए (किसी स्थिति) के तत्वों की योजना या समन्वय करना, विशेष रूप से विशेष रूप से।
• Synonyms:- arrange, coordinate, manage
• Antonyms:- disperse, divide
• Example:- My work with Rimsky-Korsakov consisted of his giving me pieces of classical music to orchestrate.

Tirade (noun) : निंदा

• Meaning:- a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
• अर्थ: – आलोचना या दोषारोपण का लंबा, गुस्सा भरा भाषण।
• Synonyms:- denunciation, diatribe
• Antonyms:- compliment, praise
• Example:- I had listened in a sort of fascination to that tirade of venomous mockery.

Credence (noun) : विश्वसनीयता

• Meaning:- belief in or acceptance of something as true.
• अर्थ: – किसी वस्तु को सत्य मान लेना या मानना।
• Synonyms:- admission, assurance
• Antonyms:- denial, disbelief
• Example:- It is with great reluctance that we give any credence to this statement.

Interim (noun) : मध्यकाल

• Meaning:- meanwhile.
• अर्थ: – इस बीच।
• Synonyms:- provisional, acting
• Antonyms:- finished, permanent
• Example:- In the interim I had taken a long look at the face on the wall.

Senile (adjective) : बूढ़ा

• Meaning:- (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
• अर्थ: – (किसी व्यक्ति के) बुढ़ापे की कमजोरियों या बीमारियों को होने या दिखाने से, विशेष रूप से मानसिक संकायों की हानि।
• Synonyms:- aged, ancient, anile
• Antonyms:- alert, well, young
• Example:- Infantile paradoxy is, however, very different to senile paradoxy.

Gloss over (phrasal verb) : छिपाना

• Meaning:- to treat or describe (something, such as a serious problem or error) as if it were not important
• अर्थ: – इलाज करना या वर्णन करना (किसी चीज़, जैसे कोई गंभीर समस्या या त्रुटि) जैसे कि यह महत्वपूर्ण न हो
• Synonyms:- bypass, discard, disregard
• Antonyms:- attend, regard
• Example:- They draw this distinction when it is too late, and use it as a quibble to gloss over their fault.

Vilify (verb) : गाली देना

• Meaning:- speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
• अर्थ: – अपमानजनक तरीके से बोलना या लिखना।
• Synonyms:- assail, berate, damn
• Antonyms:- approve, cherish, commend
• Example:- “Even that may be more pardonable than to vilify a good one,” said Mary.

Deflect (verb) : मोड़ना

• Meaning:- cause (something) to change direction; turn aside from a straight course.
• अर्थ: – कारण (कुछ) दिशा बदलने के लिए; एक सीधे पाठ्यक्रम से अलग हो जाएं।
• Synonyms:- avert, bend, cover up
• Antonyms:- stay, straighten
• Example:- The novel like its style coloured, but did not deflect, the stream of English literature.

Staunch (adjective) : निष्ठावान

• Meaning:- very loyal and committed in attitude.
• अर्थ: –  बहुत ही निष्ठावान और रवैये में प्रतिबद्ध।
• Synonyms:- ardent, loyal, reliable, stalwart
• Antonyms:- disloyal, undependable, unreliable
• Example:- The staunch old gentleman was still in his trust; had never left it.

Degenerative (adjective) : अपक्षयी

• Meaning:- of or tending to decline and deterioration.
• अर्थ: –  घटने और बिगड़ने की प्रवृत्ति।
• Synonyms:- backward, deteriorating, regressive
• Antonyms:- improving, progressive, expanding
• Example:- These organisms were described as “Laveran’s degenerative forms.”

Afflction (noun) : यातना

• Meaning:- a cause of pain or harm.
• Crippling (adjective) : गंभीर
• Meaning:- causing a person to become unable to walk or move properly.
• अर्थ: – किसी व्यक्ति के चलने या ठीक से चलने में असमर्थ होने के कारण।
• Synonyms:- debilitate, hamstring, hurt
• Antonyms:- aid, assist, cure
• Example:- He tossed Vulcan over a nearby cliff, crippling him for good.

Disingenuous (adjective) : कपटी

• Meaning:- not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
• अर्थ: – स्पष्ट या ईमानदार नहीं, आमतौर पर यह दिखावा करके कि कोई व्यक्ति वास्तव में किसी चीज़ के बारे में कम जानता है।
• Synonyms:- deceitful, dishonest, false
• Antonyms:- fair, frank
• Example:-This expedient of mine, disingenuous as it was, was successful.

Reformists (noun) : सुधारक

• Meaning:- a person who advocates gradual reform rather than abolition or revolution.
• अर्थ: – वह व्यक्ति जो उन्मूलन या क्रांति के बजाय धीरे-धीरे सुधार की वकालत करता है।
• Synonyms:- enlightened, flexible, humanistic
• Antonyms:- intolerant, limited, narrow
• Example:- Such is the language of reform, and the spirit of a reformist!

Magnanimity (noun) : उदारता

• Meaning:- the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity.
• अर्थ: – जनता होने का तथ्य या स्थिति; उदारता।
• Synonyms:- chivalry, philanthropy
• Antonyms:- meanness, selfishness
• Example:- They have claims on the magnanimity and, I may add, on the justice of this nation which we must all feel.

Paved the way ( idiom) : मार्ग प्रशस्त

• Meaning:- to make it easier for (something to happen or someone to do something)
• अर्थ: – (कुछ होने के लिए या किसी को कुछ करने के लिए) यह आसान बनाने के लिए
• Synonyms:- announce, offer, open
• Antonyms:- conceal, deny, dissuade

Obduracy (noun) : पक्का होना

• Meaning:- the quality or state of being obdurate
• अर्थ: – आज्ञाकारी होने की गुणवत्ता या अवस्था
• Synonyms:- contumacy, doggedness, grimness
• Example:- His obduracy, with which you are acquainted, has exceedingly increased.