➡ #The Hindu Vocabulary
Frontier (noun) – border, boundary, limit (सीमांत रेखा)
Sobering (adjective) – logical, realistic (गम्भीरता की ओर)
Predecessor (noun) – precursor, forerunner, antecedent (पूर्वाधिकारी)
Shatter (verb) – destroy, damage, ruin (नष्ट करना)
Free fall (noun) – an unstoppable decline (नीचे गिरना)
Backyard (noun) – a small space surrounded by walls at the back of a house, usually with a hard surface (मकान के पीछे का आंगन)
Set foot in (phrase) – enter, come into, move in (पर पैर रखना)
Reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate (बार बार कहना)
Credentials (noun) – achievements, capability, accomplishments (परिचय पत्र)
Incidentally (adverb) – by the way, by the by, by the bye (आकस्मिक रूप में)
Domineering (adjective) – overbearing, intimidating, dictating (तानाशाही)
Aura (noun) – atmosphere, quality, spirit (वातावरण)
Dip (noun) – slope, incline, decline (नीचे का झुकाव)
Unsavoury (adjective) – disreputable, unpleasant, disagreeable (घृणित)
Put through the wringer (phrase) – interrogate, question, cross-question
Tumult (noun) – turmoil, confusion, disorder (कोलाहल)
Odd (adjective) – strange, unusual (ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा)
Debilitating (adjective) – weakening, exhausting (दुर्बल)
Honour (noun) – high respect; great esteem (प्रतिष्ठा)
Prelude (noun) – introduction, beginning, overture (परिभाषा)
Reign supreme (phrase) – be the best
Churn (noun) – disorder, confusion, mess up (दूध का मटका)
Nucleus (noun) – core, most important part (गुठली)
Incisive (adjective) – intelligently analytical and clear-thinking. (प्रभावशाली)
Guile (noun) – cunning, tricks, shrewdness (धूर्तता)
Enfeeble (verb) – weaken, disable (कमज़ोर करना)
Exorcise (verb) – drive out, expel (भगाना)
Promising (adjective) – auspicious, encouraging, favourable (भरोसा देनेवाला)
Dissolution (noun) – termination, suspension (पिघलाव)
Controvert (verb) – contradict, repudiate (अस्वीकार करना)
Lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, set down (निर्धारित करना)
Claimant (noun) – applicant, candidate (दावेदार)
Convention (noun) – protocol, agreement (समझौता)
Horse trading (noun) – hard and shrewd bargaining, especially in politics (सौदा)
Extraneous (adjective) – irrelevant, immaterial (असंगत)
Ought to (modal verb) – must, should (अवश्य होना)
Deprecate (verb) – criticize, censure, condemn (निन्दा करना)
Mala fide (noun) – in bad faith; with intent to deceive. (दुर्भावपूर्ण)
Dispensation (noun) – system, arrangement, organization (वितरण करना)
Stake a claim (phrase) – assert, declare
Suspended animation (noun) – temporary cessation
Requisite (adjective) – necessary, required, essential (अपेक्षित)
Adversary (noun) – rival, enemy (प्रतिवादी)
Opportunistic (adjective) – egocentric, inward-looking (अवसरवादी)
As far as (phrase) – to the degree/extent that (तक)
Shut out (verb) – exclude, prevent from (निकाल देना)
Unsubstantiated (adjective) – unconfirmed, unsupported, not validated (अप्रमाणित)
Solely (adverb) – only, simply, merely (अकेले)
Disregard (noun) – indifference, non-observance, negligence (अनादर)
Primacy (noun) – greater importance, priority, preference (प्रधानता)
Accord (verb) – give, grant (एकचित्त होना)
Root in (verb) – have as an origin, have something as a cause (जड़ पकड़ना)
Scuttle (verb) – cause something to fail (तबाह करना)