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The Hindu Vocabulary 16 Jul 2025
1. Ameliorative (Adjective)
Meaning: Tending to improve or make better.
Hindi: सुधारात्मक, बेहतर करने वाला।
Synonyms: Improving, beneficial, corrective.
Antonyms: Harmful, detrimental, worsening.
Example: Ameliorative measures like tetrapods protected Chellanam’s coast.
Related Words: Ameliorate (verb), amelioration (noun).
2. Animosity (Noun)
Meaning: Strong hostility or resentment.
Hindi: शत्रुता, वैमनस्य।
Synonyms: Hostility, enmity, rancor.
Antonyms: Friendship, goodwill, amity.
Example: Animosity between tribals and vendors fueled Narayanpatana’s unrest.
Related Words: Animus (noun), animosities (plural).
3. Assuage (Verb)
Meaning: To ease or lessen the intensity of something distressing.
Hindi: शांत करना, कम करना।
Synonyms: Alleviate, soothe, mitigate.
Antonyms: Intensify, aggravate, provoke.
Example: Promises of aid assuaged the fears of Balasore’s flood victims.
Related Words: Assuagement (noun), assuasive (adjective).
4. Bucolic (Adjective)
Meaning: Relating to the pleasant aspects of rural life.
Hindi: ग्रामीण, देहाती।
Synonyms: Pastoral, rustic, rural.
Antonyms: Urban, metropolitan, city-like.
Example: Narayanpatana’s bucolic hills hid its turbulent unrest.
Related Words: Bucolically (adverb), bucolicism (noun).
5. Clemency (Noun)
Meaning: Mercy or leniency, especially in punishment.
Hindi: दया, क्षमादान।
Synonyms: Mercy, leniency, compassion.
Antonyms: Severity, harshness, cruelty.
Example: Tribals sought clemency for Narayanpatana’s arrested leaders.
Related Words: Clement (adjective), clemently (adverb).
6. Conundrum (Noun)
Meaning: A confusing or difficult problem or question.
Hindi: पहेली, उलझन।
Synonyms: Puzzle, dilemma, enigma.
Antonyms: Solution, clarity, certainty.
Example: The Narayanpatana uprising posed a conundrum for authorities.
Related Words: Conundrums (plural).
7. Derelict (Adjective)
Meaning: In a poor condition due to neglect or abandonment.
Hindi: परित्यक्त, जीर्ण।
Synonyms: Abandoned, neglected, dilapidated.
Antonyms: Maintained, pristine, cared-for.
Example: Derelict homes in Chellanam succumbed to sea erosion.
Related Words: Dereliction (noun), derelict (noun).
8. Efface (Verb)
Meaning: To erase or remove something completely.
Hindi: मिटाना, हटाना।
Synonyms: Erase, obliterate, expunge.
Antonyms: Preserve, retain, restore.
Example: Floods effaced entire fields in Balasore.
Related Words: Effacement (noun), effaceable (adjective).
9. Equanimity (Noun)
Meaning: Calmness and composure, especially in difficult situations.
Hindi: संतुलन, शांति।
Synonyms: Composure, calm, tranquility.
Antonyms: Anxiety, agitation, panic.
Example: Soldiers maintained equanimity along the LAC’s tense borders.
Related Words: Equanimous (adjective), equanimously (adverb).
10. Exigent (Adjective)
Meaning: Requiring immediate action or attention; urgent.
Hindi: तात्कालिक, जरूरी।
Synonyms: Urgent, pressing, critical.
Antonyms: Nonurgent, trivial, minor.
Example: Exigent flood conditions in Balasore demanded swift action.
Related Words: Exigency (noun), exigently (adverb).
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