English Vocabulary from “The Hindu Editorial”
13 -03 -2018
1). Consignors (Noun) – परेषक
Definition: a person or company that sends goods to someone, usually the person who is buying them
Synonyms: sender, shipper.
Usage: All goods are carried and stored at the risk of the consignor
2).Chinks (Noun) – दरार
Definition: a narrow opening, typically one that admits light.
Synonyms: opening, gap, space, hole, aperture, break, breach, crack, fissure,
crevice, cranny
Usage: a chink in the curtains
3). Foil (Verb) – विफल करना
Definition: prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.
Synonyms: thwart, frustrate, counter, oppose, baulk, disappoint, impede, obstruct,
Hamper.
Usage: a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery
4). Evasion (Noun) – अपवंचन
Definition: the action of evading something.
Synonyms: avoidance, dodging, eluding, elusion, sidestepping, bypassing, circumvention
Usage: their adroit evasion of almost all questions
5). Edgy (Adjective) — चिड़चिड़ापन
Definition: tense, nervous, or irritable
Synonyms: tense, nervous, on edge, highly strung, anxious, apprehensive, uneasy, ill at ease
Usage: he became edgy and defensive
6). Deferred (Verb) – आस्थगित
Definition: put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.
Synonyms: postpone, put off, adjourn, delay, hold over/off, put back, carry over
Usage: they deferred the decision until February
7). Rendering (Noun) – प्रतिपादन
Definition: give up; surrender.
Synonyms: give back, return, restore, pay back, repay, hand over
Usage: he will render up his immortal soul
8). Avenues (Noun) – रास्ते
Definition: a way of approaching a problem or making progress towards something.
Synonyms: line, path, direction, route
Usage: three possible avenues of research suggested themselves
9). Daunting (Adjective) – कठिन
Definition: seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating.
Synonyms: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, unnerving, unsettling, dismaying
Usage: a daunting task
10). Fickle (Adjective) – चंचल, मनमौजी
Definition: changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties or affections.
Synonyms: capricious, changeable, variable, volatile, mercurial, vacillating, fitful, irregular.
Usage: celebs trying to appeal to an increasingly ficklepublic
11). Presumed (Verb) – परिकल्पित
Definition: suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.
Synonyms: assume, suppose, dare say, imagine, take it, expect, believe, think, surmise
Usage: I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building
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