By caroline m varghese class 44

Vocab From Newspaper

15 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning

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Accustomed (adjective)

Familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual अभ्यस्त

Synonyms: Customary, Habitual, Wonted, Usual

Antonyms: Unusual, Unused, Abnormal, Unfamiliar

Example: She arrived early enough to get her accustomed seat in the front row.

Sway (verb)

To persuade somebody to believe something or do something. फेंक

Synonyms: Influence, Persuade, Govern

Antonyms: Dissuade, Weakness, Powerlessness, Stay

Example: The lawyer tried to sway the jury.

Prevailing (adjective)

Existing or most common at a particular time. प्रचलित

Synonyms: Prevalent, Predominant, Dominant, Current

Antonyms: Uncommon, Peculiar, Private, Minor

Example: The house was built in the style that prevailed in the 1980s.

Ramification (noun)

One of a number of complicated and unexpected results that follow an action or a decision.

Synonyms: Branching, Complication, Upshot, Result

Antonyms: Cause, Source, Origin, Whole

Example: The political ramifications are great.

Echelon (noun)

a rank or position of authority in an organization or a society सोपानक

Synonyms: Rank, Level, Degree, Tier

Antonyms: Unemployment, Idle

Example: We can go through the higher echelons of our society and find such cases.

Proclivity (noun)

A natural desire or need that makes you tend to do something, often something bad प्रवृत्ति

Synonyms: Propensity, Leaning, Penchant, Bent

Antonyms: Disinclination, Dislike, Aversion, Disrelish

Example: I understand that that is rather a long way from his proclivities.

Forewarn (verb)

To warn somebody about something bad or unpleasant before it happens.

Synonyms: Warn, Caution, Alert, Admonish

Antonyms: Risk, Imperil, Take by surprise

Example: They had not been forewarned that the freeholders had neglected repairs for many years.

Interdiction (noun)

The act of stopping something that is being transported from one place from reaching another place, especially by using force हस्तक्षेप

Synonyms: Interdict, Ban, Inhibition, Restriction

Antonyms: Sanction, Permission, Approval, Freedom

Example: If one stops the interdiction of supplies, supply in the market increases and the price goes down.

Delineate (verb)

To describe, draw or explain something in detail. अंकित करना

Synonyms: Describe, Define, Outline, Draw

Antonyms: Confuse, Distort, Falsify, Misstate

Example: The report clearly delineates the steps that must be taken.

Malleable (adjective)

Easily influenced or changed. पिटवां

Synonyms: Soft, Flexible, Pliable, Ductile

Antonyms: Inflexible, Rigid, Stiff, Firm

Example: If we hold out on this matter, we may have to be more malleable on something else.

Helm (noun)

In charge of an organization, project, etc. पतवार

Synonyms: Manage, Conduct, Operate, Chair

Antonyms: Walk, Repel, Participate

Example: She took the helm of the university.

Fraught (adjective)

Filled with something unpleasant. भरा

Synonyms: Charged, Replete, Laden, Heavy

Antonyms: Empty, Calm, Devoid, Easy

Example: Finally, there is the fraught issue of fighting inflation.

Thaw (verb)

The weather becomes warm enough to melt snow and ice. गल

Synonyms: Melt, Dissolve, Unfreeze, Soften

Antonyms: Solidify, Freeze, Harden, Coagulate

Example: Frozen meat is not properly thawed out.

Demeanor (noun)

The way that somebody looks or behaves. व्यवहार

Synonyms: Conduct, Behaviour, Bearing, Manner

Antonyms: Improperness, Informality

Example: When entering the patient's room, it is important to assume a calm and respectful demeanor.

Perils (noun)

Serious danger. खतरा

Synonyms: Hazard, Jeopardy, Risk, Menace

Antonyms: Security, Protection, Safeness, Certainty

Example: The country's economy is now in grave peril.

The editorial

Source: Vocab From Newspaper · 18 Nov 2022

Vocab from Newspaper by Caroline M Varghese | Vocab24 | Class 44

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Synonyms and antonyms, the way exams ask them. Answers show as you tap.

1. Synonym of Thaw

2. Antonym of Echelon

3. Synonym of Prevailing

4. Antonym of Interdiction

5. Synonym of Helm

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