NICL AO Mains 2017 के लिए The Hindu Newspaper Editorial Vocabulary

Example/उदाहरण: Centre yet to push for Zakir Naik’s extradition.

1. Extradition [ek-struh-dish-uh n]=प्रत्यर्पण

Noun/संज्ञा: the procedure by which a state or nation, upon receipt of a formal request by another state or nation, turns over to that second jurisdiction an individual charged with or convicted of a crime in that jurisdiction.

Synonyms/पर्यायवाची: deportation, expulsion, banishment, expatriation, ostracism, proscription.

Example/उदाहरण: He wanted to take the stigma away from seeking care of mental health and drug abuse, both ever increasing in a city coping with conflict and human rights abuse.

2. Stigma [stig-muh]=कलंक

Noun/संज्ञा: a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one’s reputation.

Synonyms/पर्यायवाची: scar, stain, blame, blemish, blot, brand, disfigurement.

Antonyms/विलोम: approval, benefit, esteem, exaltation, honor, praise, respect.

Example/उदाहरण: It may have the trappings of an ideological battle, but the 2017 presidential election has become a platform for political messaging.

3. Trappings [trap-ingz]=भूषण

Noun/संज्ञा: articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character; conventional adornment; characteristic signs.

Synonyms/पर्यायवाची: accouterment, adornment, apparel, appointment, decoration, dress, embellishment, finery.

4. Ideological [ahy-dee-uh-loj-i-kuh l]=वैचारिक

Adjective/विशेषण: of or relating to ideology; speculative; visionary.

Synonyms/पर्यायवाची: cerebral, intellectual, psychic, psychological, spiritual, subjective, brainy, clairvoyant.

Antonyms/विलोम: physical, balanced, body, sane.

Example/उदाहरण: His position is bolstered by the support of a clutch of regional parties in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Tamil Nadu, but the most important coup that the BJP has pulled off by fielding the Bihar Governor is the backing of Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

5. Bolster [bohl-ster]=प्रोत्साहन 

Noun/संज्ञा: a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc., anything resembling this in form or in use as a support; any pillow, cushion, or pad.

Synonyms/पर्यायवाची: aid, boost, buoy, buttress, cushion, help, maintain.

Antonyms/विलोम: block, decrease, discourage, halt, hinder, hurt, injure, let down.

Example/उदाहरण: The government’s reaction, bordering between illiteracy and indifference, has often made social scientists cynical.

6. Cynical [sin-i-kuh l]=निंदक

Adjective/विशेषण: distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic; showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one’s actions, especially by actions that exploit the scruples of others; bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.

Synonyms/पर्यायवाची: contemptuous, derisive, ironic, misanthropic, misanthropical, mocking, pessimistic, sarcastic.

Antonyms/विलोम: believing, hopeful, optimistic, trusting, undoubting.

Example/उदाहरण: The jokes might sound silly but they hit home, conveying the despair of the spectator and witness.

7. Spectator [spek-tey-ter, spek-tey-]=अधिप्रेक्षक

Noun/संज्ञा: a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer; a person who is present at and views a spectacle, display, or the like; member of an audience.

Synonyms/पर्यायवाची: bystander, fan, moviegoer, observer, onlooker, sports fan, theatergoer, viewer.

Antonyms/विलोम: participant.

Example/उदाहरण: A former member of the now disbanded Planning Commission asks his class at the Delhi School of Economics, “What is the difference between the Congress and the BJP?”

8. Disband [dis-band]=विघटित करना

Verb/क्रिया: to break up or dissolve (an organization).

Synonyms/पर्यायवाची: demobilize, destroy, disperse, dissolve, fold, scatter, separate.

Antonym/विलोम: assemble.

Example/उदाहरण: Behind the drab comedy, there is a poignant point.

9. Drab [drab]=नीरस

Adjective/विशेषण: dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.; having the color drab.

Noun/संज्ञा: dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.

Synonyms/पर्यायवाची: bleak, desolate, dingy, dismal, dreary, gray, lackluster, muddy, run-down.

Antonyms/विलोम: bright, cheerful, clean, clear, good, happy.

10. Poignant [poin-yuh nt, poi-nuh nt]=मर्मस्पर्शी

Adjective/विशेषण: keenly distressing to the feelings; keen or strong in mental appeal; affecting or moving the emotions.

Synonyms/पर्यायवाची: bitter, disturbing, emotional, heartbreaking, heartrending, moving, passionate.

Antonyms/विलोम: cheerful, happy, indifferent, unaffecting, unemotional, unmoving.