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Meaning of the words highlighted in the article

1. Contemplating (verb) (पर विचार) – look thoughtfully for a long time at

Synonyms – Envisage, ruminate

Antonyms – scorn, neglect

Ex: When contemplating the future, our only point of reference is present reality.

2. Unveiling (verb) (अनावरण)– remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony

Synonyms – betray, divulge

Antonyms – secrete, conceal

Ex: It was clearing, and over the tops of the trees clouds were swiftly sailing as if unveiling the stars.

3. Superfluous (adjective) (ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा)– unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Synonyms – lavish, pleonastic

Antonyms – reasonable, important

Ex: In some cases, as, for example, with peaches, the superfluous shoots are wholly removed, and certain selected shoots reserved to supply bearing wood for next year.

4. Scramble (verb) (हाथापाई) – make one’s way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one’s hands as well as one’s feet

Synonyms – clutter, muddle

Antonyms – peace, organization

Ex: Her first instinct was to scramble to the back of the bus and climb out.

5. Exhaust (verb) (निकास)– make (someone) feel very tired

Synonyms – cripple, debilitate

Antonyms – envigorate, replenish

Ex: But the mere history of the word ecclesia does not exhaust the subject.

6. Tardy (adjective) (मंदा)– delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time, late

Synonyms – delinquent, dawdling

Antonyms – prompt, punctual

Ex: At last I looked up at the tardy speaker: he was looking eagerly at.

7. Bumpy (adjective) (ऊबड़)– (of a surface) uneven, with many patches raised above the rest

Synonyms – jarring, rutted

Antonyms – smooth, calm

Ex: there’s a very bumpy road.

8. Intended (adjective) (इरादा)– planned or meant.

Synonyms –betrothed, plighted

Antonyms – unfixed

Ex: The words lacked the conviction she intended in them.

Word of the Day

Troglodyte

Meaning (English) – a person who lived in a cave

Meaning (Hindi) – गुहावासी

Synonyms – cannibal, brute

Antonyms –humanitarian, sophisticate

Example – I am an admitted electronics-averse troglodyte, who writes with a fountain pen and shaves with a mug and brush.

उदाहरण –मैं तो अपने को एलेक्ट्रोनिकी से परहेज रखने वाले आदि मानव जैसा मानता हूं जो अब भी स्याही के पेन से लिखता और मग और ब्रश से दाढ़ी बनाता है।

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