The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 17th December 2021
In this article, all the important vocabulary of The Hindu Editorial dated 17th december 2021 is discussed with their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in a sentence.
1-Contrivance
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the act of intentionally arranging for something to happen by clever planning, or something that is arranged in this way
Meaning (Odia): ଉପକରଣ
Use: I think the meeting happened more by contrivance than chance.
Synonyms: art, artifice, blind, cheat, craft
Antonyms: artlessness, candor, fairness, frankness
2-Subsume
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): to include something or someone as part of a larger group
Meaning (Odia): ଏକ ନିୟମ ଅନୁଯାୟୀ କରିବାକୁ
Use: Soldiers from many different countries have been subsumed into the United Nations peace-keeping force.
Synonyms: contain, embrace
Antonyms: exclude, leave (out), miss out
3-Sapience
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships
Meaning (Odia): ବୁଦ୍ଧି
Use: The kind of sapience that comes from a lifetime of experience as an educator.
Synonyms: wisdom, sapience, wiseness, soundness
Antonyms: breathed, exhaled
4-Stifle
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air
Meaning (Odia): ଅଣ ନିଃଶ୍ୱାସୀ ହେବା
Use: He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
Synonyms: suppressed, stifled, strangled
Antonym: uninhibited
5-Unnerve
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): to make someone feel less confident and slightly frightened
Meaning (Odia): ଶାନ୍ତ ହୁଅ
Use: I think it unnerved me to be interviewed by so many people.
Synonyms: faze, unsettle, unnerve
Antonyms: encourage, fortify
6-Harbinger
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad
Meaning (Odia): ଦୂତ
Use: The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.
Synonyms: announcer, herald, precursor
Antonyms: reporter, narrator, relator, historian
7-Incorporeal
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): not having a physical body but a spiritual form
Meaning (Odia): ଅଶାରୀରିକ
Use: In the film, the house was visited by a strange incorporeal being.
Synonyms: incorporeal, extraneous, nonmaterial, orthogonal
Antonyms: corporal, reincarnate, embodied, bodily
8-Ponder
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time
Meaning (Odia): ଧ୍ୟାନ ଦିଅ
Use: She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.
Synonyms: confer, consider, consult, debate
Antonyms: ignoring, overlooking
9-Perplex
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
Meaning (Odia): ପରିହାସ କରିବାକୁ
Use: The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
Synonyms: embarrass, puzzle, entangle, involve
Antonyms: clear, enlighten, explicate, disentangle
10-Diaphanous
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): A diaphanous substance, especially cloth, is so delicate and thin that you can see through it
Meaning (Odia): ସ୍ୱଚ୍ଛ
Use: She was wearing a dress of diaphanous silk.
Synonyms: delicate, insubstantial, translucent
Antonyms: opaque, concrete, solid
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