The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- In Reverse Gear| 28 July

The Hindu Editorial Article of 28th July 2020 – In Reverse Gear.

Retrograde (adjective) पतित
Meaning:- reverting to an earlier and inferior condition.
Synonyms:- declining, deteriorating, inverted
Antonyms:- forward, positive
Example:- The ideal is as impracticable as it is puerile and retrograde.

Hurriedly (adverb) हड़बड़ी
Meaning:- in a quick or hasty manner.
Synonyms:- crazily, desperately, energetically
Antonyms:- calmly, normally
Example:- Andrew sat in the dark, hurriedly going over his rifle and his revolver.

Impact (noun) प्रभाव
Meaning:- a marked effect or influence.
Synonyms:- buffet, bump, clash, concussion
Antonyms:- avoidance, failure, loss
Example:- The impact of sounds on his ear from the receiver set him to attention.

Provisions (noun) प्रावधान
Meaning:- the action of providing or supplying something for use.
Synonyms:- board, chow, fare
Example:- Especially would this seem grievous when provisions were dear.

Cognisance (noun) ध्यान में रखते
Meaning:- knowledge or awareness.
Synonyms:- attention, bearing, cognition
Antonyms:- disregard, heedlessness, ignorance
Example:- Yet of this interval the utilitarian theory takes no cognizance.

Sophistry (noun) कुतर्क
Meaning:- the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.
Synonyms:- deception, fallacy, misconception
Antonyms:- honesty, truth
Example:- The reasoning may be plausible, but it is no better than sophistry.

Exemptions (noun) छूट
Meaning:- the action of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
Synonyms:- privilege, absolution
Antonyms:- accountability, answerability
Example:- God promises assistance but not exemption to those who love Him.

Seismic (adjective) भूकंपी
Meaning:- of enormous proportions or effect.
Synonyms:- basaltic, tectonic, quaky
Antonyms:- ethereal, insubstantial, subtle
Example:- The relation of the seismic and the volcanic phenomena is clearly to be seen.

Concessions (noun) रियायतें
Meaning:- a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands.
Synonyms:- acknowledgment, compromise. deal
Antonyms:- disagreement, denial
Example:- Concessions were made, but they failed to reconcile the opposition.

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