07 SEPTEMBER 2018 THE VOCABULARY

THE HINDU VOCABULARY 07 SEPTEMBER 2018

Stirring(adj.) causing strong feeling – exciting उत्तेजित कर देने वाली

•Trump sb/sth – beat sb/sth परास्त करना

•Flagrant(adj.)- blatant- shocking चौंकाने वाला

•Overturn (v) sth – पलटना to officially decide that a legal decision is not correct, and to make it no longer valid

•Specious- धोखा / भ्रामकseeming right or true but actually wrong or false – misleading

•Belatedly- देर से

•Intervening – बीच में आना coming or existing between two events , dates, objects

•Jurisprudence- न्यायशास्त्र the scientific study of law

•Facet(of sth)- पहलू a particular part or aspect of sth

•Poignant(adj.)- मार्मिक having strong effect on your feeling

•Ambitions- sth that you want to do or achieve very much महत्वाकांक्षाएं

•Condemn sb to sth – to force sb to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation

•Mettle(n.) – the ability and determination to do sth successfully despite difficult conditions

•Upstage sb- to say or do sth that makes people notice you – ध्यान खींचना

•Let the side down – to fail to give your friends, family etc. 

the help and support they expect, or to behave in a way that makes them disappointed

•Ruthlessly- क्रूरता से

•Exploit – to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to get an advantage for yourself स्थिति का लाभ उठाना

•Fixture- a sports event that has been arranged to take place or a particular date and at a particular place

• on the back foot- at a disadvantage नुकसान की स्थिति में

•Tinkering – changes and improvements परिवर्तन एवं सुधार

•Perennially(adv.) – in a way that is continuous for a very long time निरन्तर

•Salvage (v.) sth- to manage to rescue sth from a difficult situation; to stop a bad situation from a being a complete failure बुरी स्थिति की रोकना