Daily Vocab from The Hindu 25-March-2017
1.vanguard-a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas-अगुआ
Syn-forefront, advance guard, spearhead, front, front line, fore, van, lead, cutting edge, avant-garde, leaders, founders, founding fathers, pioneers, trailblazers, trendsetters, innovators, groundbreakers
junked-कबाड़
There are, of course, some who still say that the party which was the vanguard of the freedom movement, and led by giants such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, cannot be junked in the dustbin of history
2. vague-अस्पष्ट,
Synonyms- indistinct, indefinite, indeterminate, unclear, ill-defined, hazy, fuzzy, misty, blurred, blurry, out of focus, faint, shadowy, dim, obscure, nebulous, amorphous, diaphanous
vicious-deliberately cruel or violent-शातिर, दोषी,पापी
Syn- ferocious, savage, violent, dangerous, ruthless, remorseless, merciless, heartless, callous, cruel, harsh, coldblooded, inhuman, fierce, barbarous, barbaric, brutish, bloodthirsty, fiendish, sadistic, monstrous, murderous, homicidal, smash-mouth
The BJP has an ideology of Hindutva, howsoever vague and vicious it may be.
3. infiltrated-घुसपैठ, घुस जाना
Syn-worm one's way into, sneak into, slip into, get into, invade, penetrate, enter, permeate, pervade, seep into/through, soak into
The RSS has infiltrated almost all institutions in the last 70 years, despite the long Congress rule.
4.sabotaged-तोड़फोड़, नाकाम करना
Syn
wreck, damage, destroy, cripple, impair, incapacitate, obstruct, disrupt, spoil, ruin, undermine, threaten, subvert
As a result, even if there was a government led by the so-called liberal-secular Congress, the state machinery was often controlled, sabotaged, derailed and manipulated by various shades of saffron.
5.exemplified-उदाहरण
Syn- epitomize, be a typical example of, represent, be representative of, symbolize
hedonism-सुखवाद
pleasure-seeking, self-gratification, lotus-eating, sybaritism, intemperance, immoderation, extravagance, luxury, high living
with the information-communication revolution exemplified by the mobile phone and Internet — created a new sociopolitical environment. This info tech revolution gave rise to consumerism, hedonism and hyper individualism
6.transient -क्षणिक, अस्थायी
temporary, short-lived, short-term, ephemeral, impermanent, brief, short, momentary, fleeting, passing, here today and gone tomorrow, evanescent, fugitive
Mr. Modi is a transient phenomenon. The Congress is not a transient idea.
7.Cloak-चोग़ा पहनना
poncho, serape, shawl, mantle, wrap, pelisse, burnoose, cope, robe, cowl, djellaba, tippet, cassock, chasuble, pallium, cardinal
Cloak of invisibility
8.setback-बाधा
difficulty, hitch, complication, upset, disappointment, misfortune, mishap, reversal, blow, stumbling block, hurdle, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, delay, holdup, glitch, hiccup
Changes in political funding regulations are a setback to efforts to bring in transparency.
9 pretense-ढोंग.
putting on an act, acting, dissembling, shamming, faking, feigning, simulation, dissimulation, play-acting, posturing, deception, deceit, deceitfulness, fraud, fraudulence, duplicity, subterfuge, trickery, dishonesty, hypocrisy, falsity, lying, mendacity
Even a publicly listed company can set up subsidiaries just to fund parties. This removes any pretense of transparency in the process as the donor will not have to disclose who he paid; the recipient has no such obligation either.
10.dissipate-ख़त्म करना
vanish, evaporate, dissolve, melt away, melt into thin air, be dispelled, disperse, scatter, evanesce
But reducing the ₹20,000 limit on cash donations to ₹2,000 does nothing to guarantee that monetary muscle power will dissipate from electoral processes
11.thwarted-नाकाम
defeated, foiled, disappointed, discomfited
frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall, derail, dash, stop, check, block, stonewall, prevent, defeat, impede, hinder, obstruct, put a crimp in, put the kibosh on, scotch, scuttle, do for, stymie
In the last four years, British officials have reportedly thwarted at least 13 terror plots.
Syn-forefront, advance guard, spearhead, front, front line, fore, van, lead, cutting edge, avant-garde, leaders, founders, founding fathers, pioneers, trailblazers, trendsetters, innovators, groundbreakers
junked-कबाड़
There are, of course, some who still say that the party which was the vanguard of the freedom movement, and led by giants such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, cannot be junked in the dustbin of history
2. vague-अस्पष्ट,
Synonyms- indistinct, indefinite, indeterminate, unclear, ill-defined, hazy, fuzzy, misty, blurred, blurry, out of focus, faint, shadowy, dim, obscure, nebulous, amorphous, diaphanous
vicious-deliberately cruel or violent-शातिर, दोषी,पापी
Syn- ferocious, savage, violent, dangerous, ruthless, remorseless, merciless, heartless, callous, cruel, harsh, coldblooded, inhuman, fierce, barbarous, barbaric, brutish, bloodthirsty, fiendish, sadistic, monstrous, murderous, homicidal, smash-mouth
The BJP has an ideology of Hindutva, howsoever vague and vicious it may be.
3. infiltrated-घुसपैठ, घुस जाना
Syn-worm one's way into, sneak into, slip into, get into, invade, penetrate, enter, permeate, pervade, seep into/through, soak into
The RSS has infiltrated almost all institutions in the last 70 years, despite the long Congress rule.
4.sabotaged-तोड़फोड़, नाकाम करना
Syn
wreck, damage, destroy, cripple, impair, incapacitate, obstruct, disrupt, spoil, ruin, undermine, threaten, subvert
As a result, even if there was a government led by the so-called liberal-secular Congress, the state machinery was often controlled, sabotaged, derailed and manipulated by various shades of saffron.
5.exemplified-उदाहरण
Syn- epitomize, be a typical example of, represent, be representative of, symbolize
hedonism-सुखवाद
pleasure-seeking, self-gratification, lotus-eating, sybaritism, intemperance, immoderation, extravagance, luxury, high living
with the information-communication revolution exemplified by the mobile phone and Internet — created a new sociopolitical environment. This info tech revolution gave rise to consumerism, hedonism and hyper individualism
6.transient -क्षणिक, अस्थायी
temporary, short-lived, short-term, ephemeral, impermanent, brief, short, momentary, fleeting, passing, here today and gone tomorrow, evanescent, fugitive
Mr. Modi is a transient phenomenon. The Congress is not a transient idea.
7.Cloak-चोग़ा पहनना
poncho, serape, shawl, mantle, wrap, pelisse, burnoose, cope, robe, cowl, djellaba, tippet, cassock, chasuble, pallium, cardinal
Cloak of invisibility
8.setback-बाधा
difficulty, hitch, complication, upset, disappointment, misfortune, mishap, reversal, blow, stumbling block, hurdle, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, delay, holdup, glitch, hiccup
Changes in political funding regulations are a setback to efforts to bring in transparency.
9 pretense-ढोंग.
putting on an act, acting, dissembling, shamming, faking, feigning, simulation, dissimulation, play-acting, posturing, deception, deceit, deceitfulness, fraud, fraudulence, duplicity, subterfuge, trickery, dishonesty, hypocrisy, falsity, lying, mendacity
Even a publicly listed company can set up subsidiaries just to fund parties. This removes any pretense of transparency in the process as the donor will not have to disclose who he paid; the recipient has no such obligation either.
10.dissipate-ख़त्म करना
vanish, evaporate, dissolve, melt away, melt into thin air, be dispelled, disperse, scatter, evanesce
But reducing the ₹20,000 limit on cash donations to ₹2,000 does nothing to guarantee that monetary muscle power will dissipate from electoral processes
11.thwarted-नाकाम
defeated, foiled, disappointed, discomfited
frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall, derail, dash, stop, check, block, stonewall, prevent, defeat, impede, hinder, obstruct, put a crimp in, put the kibosh on, scotch, scuttle, do for, stymie
In the last four years, British officials have reportedly thwarted at least 13 terror plots.
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