The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- Hospitals Afire | 11 August

The Hindu Editorial Article of 11 August 2020 – Hospitals Afire.

Afire (adjective) मामला
Meaning:- on fire; burning.
Synonyms:- aflame, burning
Example:- Her eyes answered him whole-heartedly, for her imagination was afire.

Rot (noun) अपक्षय
Meaning:- the process of decaying.
Synonyms:-blight, decay
Antonyms:- development, growth
Example:- He had too much insight, and too much exact information as well, to dismiss them as rot.

Perish (verb) मारे गए
Meaning:- die, especially in a violent or sudden way.
Synonyms:-cease, crumble, disappear
Antonyms:- appear, arrive, build
Example:- It were sin, thought I, that my secret should perish with me.

Blaze (noun) ज्वाला
Meaning:- a very large or fiercely burning fire.
Synonyms:-bonfire, conflagration
Example:- When she woke it was to a blaze of sunlight, but caught in the net of her closed curtains.

Lay bare ( idiom) पर्दाफाश करना
Meaning:- to reveal or explain
Synonyms:-clear, confess, confide
Antonyms:- conceal, hide

Hasty (adjective) जल्दबाजी
Meaning:- done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.
Synonyms:-abrupt, careless, expeditious, hurried
Antonyms:- careful, cautious, kind
Example:- Grace was in the middle of a hasty toilet when a knock sounded on the door.

Civic (adjective) नगर का
Meaning:- relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal.
Synonyms:-civil, communal
Example:- The civic portion of the parade numbered about five thousand men.

Carnage (noun) नरसंहार
Meaning:- the killing of a large number of people.
Synonyms:-bloodshed, butchery, crime, havoc
Antonyms:- peace
Example:- There was a tribute of carnage, nor were they long engaged in the tumult of battle.

Untenable (adjective) अस्थिर
Meaning:- (especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
Synonyms:-illogical, unsound, flawed
Example:- Calendar surrendered an untenable position as gracefully as could be wished.

Pull up (phrasal verb) अपने आप को रोकना
Meaning:- To drive
Synonyms:-arrive, brake, pause
Antonyms:- continue, go
Example:- Only let me advise you to pull up a spirit, even to your uncle, if there be occasion.

Abdicating (verb) त्यागना
Meaning:- fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty).
Synonyms:- forgo, relinquish, renounce
Antonyms:- keep, come, continue
Example:- Here he held the famous council as to whether he should abdicate the Mexican throne or not.

Buck (verb) गिरा देना
Meaning:- oppose or resist (something oppressive or inevitable).
Synonyms:-bull, stag
Example:- All of which Andy heard, and he knew that Buck Heath intended him to hear them.

Ill-equipped (adjective) बीमार सुसज्जित
Meaning:- not having the necessary resources or qualities for a particular role or task.
Synonyms:-inadequate, inappropriate, unhealthy
Antonyms:- appropriate, proper
Example:- He was ruddy and robust and ill-equipped with academic dignity.