Words From The Hindu Editorials 21th August 2017

1.  tryst-गुप्त भेंट, छिप कर मिलने का स्थान
a private romantic rendezvous between lovers
keep a private, romantic rendezvous with a lover.

2. harrowing-शोकजनक, दु:खद,भावनाओं को चोट पहुँचाने वाला

harrowing time

acutely distressing.

distress, trouble, afflict, grieve, torment, torture, crucify, rack, sear, pain, wound, mortify

3. elusive-मायावी,  हाथ न आनेवाला, भटकाने वाला

difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

"success will become ever more elusive"

4. prod 

poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

"he prodded her in the ribs"

poke, jab, dig, nudge, elbow, butt, push, stab

stimulate or persuade (someone who is reluctant or slow) to do something.

spur, stimulate, stir, rouse, prompt, drive, push, galvanize, move, motivate, encourage, persuade

5. 

amok-आपे से बाहर, पगलाकर

behave uncontrollably and disruptively.

"stone-throwing anarchists were running amok"

6. purge-शुद्ध करना

rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition.

free someone from (an unwanted feeling, memory, etc.).

cleanse, clear, purify, wash, shrive, absolve

7. 

chunk-टुकड़ा, 

a thick, solid piece of something.

"huge chunks of masonry littered the street"

synonyms:

lump, hunk, wedge, block, slab, square, nugget, nub, brick, cube, bar, cake, loaf;

8. mundane-सांसारिक, इस लोक का

of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.

"according to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world"

synonyms:

earthly, worldly, terrestrial, material, temporal, secular, non-spiritual, fleshly, carnal,

lacking interest or excitement; dull.

"his mundane, humdrum existence"

synonyms:

humdrum, dull, boring, tedious, monotonous, tiresome, wearisome, prosaic, unexciting, uninteresting, uneventful, unvarying, unvaried, unremarkable, repetitive, repetitious, routine, ordinary, everyday, day-to-day, quotidian, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, common, workaday, usual, pedestrian, customary, regular, normal;

9. befuddle-confused,

cause to become unable to think clearly.

"even in my befuddled state I could see that they meant trouble"

confused, muddled, addled, bewildered, disoriented, disorientated, all at sea, mixed up, fazed, perplexed, stunned, dazed, dizzy, stupefied, groggy, foggy, 10. prurient-नीच अभिलाषा का having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others. "she'd been the subject of much prurient curiosity" salacious, licentious, voyeuristic, lascivious, lecherous, lustful, lewd, libidinous, lubricious;More

10. incontrovertible-

नर्विवाद, अखंडनीय

not able to be denied or disputed.

"incontrovertible proof

indisputable, incontestable, undeniable, irrefutable, unassailable, beyond dispute, unquestionable, beyond question, indubitable,

11. consternation-आतंक, सनसनी

a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

"to her consternation her car wouldn't start"

synonyms:

dismay, perturbation, anxiety, distress, disquiet, disquietude, discomposure, angst, trepidation;