Daily Vocab From The Hindu- 21-March-2017
1. clout-a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object.-धज्जी, चिथड़ा, घूंसा
Ex-Sound, fury, but not much clout.
2.wedge-कील, खूंटा
Ex-It has driven a formidable wedge between Turkey and NATO.
3.battered- पस्त, मारना
Ex-Russia will continue to be battered by European and U.S. sanctions.
4.enmesh-घुसाना, फाँस लेना
Ex- Russia has gained diplomatic influence at the cost of good-will
and growth, while enmeshing itself in several open-ended wars.
5.faltered-कमजोर
Ex-In Ukraine, Moscow’s initial arm’s-length low-profile intervention
faltered until Russian troops flooded in.
6.infuriated-गुस्सा, नाराज
Ex-Then,in the same month, Russia infuriated Kabul by holding a
trilateral summit with Pakistan and China.
7. concerted-ठोस,
Ex-Uttarakhand’s unique challenges demand a concerted effort by the
new BJP government
8.turmoil-अशांति
Ex-Heading into Assembly elections in Uttarakhand,the Bharatiya
Janata Party had a clear edge after months of political turmoil in
the State
9. lament-विलाप, शोक
Ex-the Congress’s lament that it did not receive adequate Central
support in both flood relief and reconstruction
10. emblematic-प्रतीकात्मक
Ex-IPL is emblematic of modern-day cricket and its profitability.
11.jittery-चिड़चिड़ा, परेशान,
wobbles- लड़खड़ा, डाँवाडोल होना
Ex- The IPL, at least until October 2016, appeared to be well on
track for a similar arrangement, but the recent wobbles would have
made many jittery.
11.metaphor-रूपक, a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Ex-This chief ministerial appointment can thus be seen as a metaphor
for the cementing of the institutional relation between religion
and the state under the BJP.
12. vigilante-चौकस
Ex-The growth of these vigilante or protectionist groups and
individuals became a marked feature of eastern U.P.
Ex-In Ukraine, Moscow’s initial arm’s-length low-profile intervention
faltered until Russian troops flooded in.
6.infuriated-गुस्सा, नाराज
Ex-Then,in the same month, Russia infuriated Kabul by holding a
trilateral summit with Pakistan and China.
7. concerted-ठोस,
new BJP government
8.turmoil-अशांति
Ex-Heading into Assembly elections in Uttarakhand,the Bharatiya
Janata Party had a clear edge after months of political turmoil in
the State
9. lament-विलाप, शोक
Ex-the Congress’s lament that it did not receive adequate Central
support in both flood relief and reconstruction
10. emblematic-प्रतीकात्मक
Ex-IPL is emblematic of modern-day cricket and its profitability.
11.jittery-चिड़चिड़ा, परेशान,
wobbles- लड़खड़ा, डाँवाडोल होना
Ex- The IPL, at least until October 2016, appeared to be well on
track for a similar arrangement, but the recent wobbles would have
made many jittery.
11.metaphor-रूपक, a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Ex-This chief ministerial appointment can thus be seen as a metaphor
for the cementing of the institutional relation between religion
and the state under the BJP.
12. vigilante-चौकस
Ex-The growth of these vigilante or protectionist groups and
individuals became a marked feature of eastern U.P.
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