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The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary – Day 222

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1) Sluggish (Adjective) — सुस्त या निष्क्रिय

Meaning: slow-moving or inactive.

Synonyms: inactive, quiet, slow

Antonyms: busy, brisk

Usage: “a sluggish stream”

 

2) Curtailed (Verb)घटाना

Meaning: reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.

Synonyms: reduce, cut, cut down

Antonyms: increase, lengthen

Usage: “civil liberties were further curtailed”

 

3) Arsenal (Noun)आयुधागार

Meaning: a place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made.

Synonyms: armoury, arms depot, arms cache

Antonyms: debt, dearth, lack

Usage: “Britain’s nuclear arsenal”

 

4) Formidable (Adjective)दुर्जेय

Meaning: inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Synonyms: intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable

Antonyms: pleasant-looking, comforting, easy

Usage: “a formidable opponent”

 

5) Amassed (Verb) जमा या संकलित करना

Meaning: gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time.

Synonyms: gather, collect, assemble

Antonyms: dissipate

Usage: “he amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds”

 

6) Comatose (Adjective)मूच्र्छित

Meaning: relating to or in a state of coma.

Synonyms: unconscious, in a coma, insensible

Antonyms: alert, awake, conscious

Usage: “she had been comatose for seven months”

 

7) Bogged (Verb) – रोकना  

Meaning: be prevented from making progress in a task or activity.

Synonyms: mire, stick, trap

Antonyms: distributary, effluent

Usage: “you must not get bogged down in detail”

 

8) Striving (Verb) – प्रयास करना  

Meaning: struggle or fight vigorously.

Synonyms: try, try hard, attempt

Antonyms: apathy, aversion, contentment

Usage: “scholars must strive against bias”

 

9) Abatement (Noun)उपशमन

Meaning: the action of abating or being abated; ending or subsiding.

Synonyms: subsiding, dying down/away/out, dropping off/away

Antonyms: intensification, increase

Usage: “this trend shows no sign of abatement”

 

10) Dispirited (Adjective) — मायूसी

Meaning: having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened.

Synonyms: dishearten, discourage, demoralize

Antonyms: hearten

Usage: “she was determined to appear unworried in front of her dispirited family”

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