Imp Vocab from The Hindu & Others Tuesday/March 10, 2020

Imp Vocab from The Hindu & Others
Tuesday/March 10, 2020 

1.  OPACITY (NOUN): (अस्पष्टता): non-transparency
Synonyms:  darkness, obscurity
Antonyms: brightness, cognizance   
Example Sentence:
I could not see anything due to opacity.

2.  DISCLOSURE (NOUN): (प्रकटीकरण): declaration
Synonyms: acknowledgment, revelation 
Antonyms: concealment, secret   
Example Sentence:
Owing to the disclosure of some secrets, the organisations became liberalised.

3. ANONYMITY (NOUN): (अनामिता): the condition of being anonymous
Synonyms: namelessness, ambiguity   
Antonyms: lucidity, certainty
Example Sentence:
She wants herself anonymity.

4. RELUCTANCE (NOUN): (अनिच्छा): unwillingness   
Synonyms: hesitancy, objection    
Antonyms: acceptance, allowance     
Example Sentence:
He tossed in a hint of reluctance.

5. DISPENSATION (NOUN): (व्यवस्था): system, arrangement
Synonyms: allotment, courtesy   
Antonyms: denial, veto
Example Sentence:
To get a divorce, they need to request a dispensation from the leader.

6. DITHER (NOUN): (आंदोलन): agitation
Synonyms: tizzy, panic
Antonyms: calm, peace
Example Sentence:
He is in such a dither that he doesn’t know what to do.

7. BLEARY (ADJECTIVE): (अस्पष्ट): blurred
Synonyms: dim, dull
Antonyms: bright, clear
Example Sentence:
I don’t like the bleary atmosphere.

8. LAGGARD (NOUN): (सुस्त): idler
Synonyms:  straggler, lingerer
Antonyms: winner, hard worker
Example Sentence:
Ankit was always the laggard who finished in the last place.

9. FLACCID (ADJECTIVE): (शिथिल): nerveless
Synonyms: enfeebled, debilitated
Antonyms: taut, firm
Example Sentence:
The patient’s condition is appearing as flaccid as at first.

10. CLOUT (NOUN): (प्रभाव): influence
Synonyms: power, dominance
Antonyms: powerlessness, incompetence
Example Sentence:
Ministers often use their clout to get what they want