ShortCuts
The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary: 21st August 2020

 

1. REVAMP (VERB): (सुधार) give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.

Synonyms: renovat, refurbish

Antonyms: damage

Example Sentence:

Experts will be hired to train teachers and revamp the curriculum.

 

2. ANTITHESIS (NOUN): (प्रतिपक्ष) a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Synonyms: inverse, contrast

Antonyms: coalescence

Example Sentence:

Love is the antithesis of selfishness.

 

3. ENVISION (VERB): (कल्पना करना) imagine as a future possibility; visualize.

Synonyms: visualize, imagine

Antonyms: disregard

Example Sentence:

She envisioned the admiring glances of guests seeing her home.

 

4. PECULIAR (ADJ.): (अजीब) different to what is normal or expected; strange.

Synonyms: unusual, uncanny

Antonyms: normal

Example Sentence:

He gave her some very peculiar looks.

 

​​​​​​5. COMPEL (VERB): (दबाव डालना) force or oblige (someone) to do something.

Synonyms: impel, enforce

Antonyms: convince

Example Sentence:

A sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions.

 

6. ENTRUST (VERB): (सौंपना) assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone).

Synonyms: grant, withhold

Antonyms: deny

Example Sentence:

I've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back.

 

7. AMBIT (NOUN): (सीमा) the scope, extent, or bounds of something.

Synonyms: limits, range

Antonyms: powerlessness

Example Sentence:

A full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book.

 

8. AVENUE (NOUN): (मार्ग) a way of approaching a problem or making progress towards something.

Synonyms: direction, path

Antonyms: 

Example Sentence:

Three possible avenues of research suggested themselves.


Recent Post
prepsutra-app-download android ios

Download the PrepSutra app

Download the app for Android devices and prepare on the go - anytime, anywhere!