Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 12th October, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 12th October, 2022

1. Word: Cradle (पालन पोषण करना)

• Pronunciation: kreyd-l/क्रैडल
• Part of Speech: 
• Meaning:
  a. a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers (Noun)
  b. any of various supports for objects set horizontally, as the support for the handset of a telephone (noun)
  c. to hold gently or protectively (verb)
  d. to place or rock in or as in an infant's cradle (Verb)
  e. to lie in or as if in a cradle (Verb)
• Synonyms: hold, embrace, support, protect
• Antonyms: drop, abandon
• Usage in a sentence: Joe cradled his cup of coffee and began to speak.

2. Word: Palatable (स्वीकार्य)

• Pronunciation: पैलटबल
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: acceptable or satisfactory, pleasant to taste
• Synonyms: Delicious, Delightful, Pleasing, Grateful
• Antonyms: Distasteful, Unpleasant, Tasteless
• Use in a Sentence: The new dish made by his mother was nutritious, palatable and simple to make.

 3. Word: Incumbent (पदाधिकारी)

• Pronunciation: in-kuhm-buh nt/इन्कम्बन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently (Verb)
  b. obligatory (often followed by on or upon) (Verb)
  c. the holder of an office (Noun)
  d. a person or business that holds a particular position in a company, market, industry, etc. at the present time (Noun)
• Synonyms: occupant, holder, obligatory, binding
• Antonyms: non current, dispensable
• Usage in a sentence: The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office.

4. Word: Entice (बहकाना)

• Pronunciation: en-tahys/एन्टाइस
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
  
• Synonyms: fascinate, convince, influence
• Antonyms: elude, repel, deject
• Use in a Sentence: Special offers are intended to entice people to buy.

5. Word: Pledge (संकल्प)

• Pronunciation: plej/ प्लेज
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. a solemn promise or undertaking. (Noun)
  b. a thing that is given as security for the fulfilment of a contract or the payment of a debt and is liable to forfeiture in the event of failure. (Noun)
  c. commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise. (Verb)
• Synonyms: promise, guarantee, swear, oath, commitment
• Antonyms: break, cancel, expiate, abort
• Usage in a sentence: 
  a. To make a pledge or donation, please call the charity's office. (Noun)
  b. Her family pledged $100,000 toward the construction of a new school. (Verb) 

6. Word: Sovereign (महाराज)

• Pronunciation: sov-rin/ साव्रिन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
  b. a person who has supreme power or authority.
  c. belonging to or characteristic of a sovereign or sovereign authority; royal.
  d. having supreme rank, power, or authority.
• Synonyms: supreme, emperor, chief
• Antonyms: subservient, servant, conquered 
• Usage in a sentence: The sovereign state of Kashmir was ruled by a king during the independence struggle. 

7. Word: Brazen (निर्लज)

• Pronunciation: brey-zuhn/ब्रेज़न
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. obvious, without any attempt to be hidden (Adjective)
  b. made of brass (Adjective)
  c. to make brazen or bold (Verb)
• Synonyms: bold, shameless, cheeky, insolent
• Antonyms: timid, shy, shameful
• Usage in a sentence: He told me a brazen lie.

8. Word: Scrutiny (छान-बीन)

• Pronunciation: skroot-n-ee/ स्क्रूटनी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: critical observation or examination
• Synonyms: investigation, review
• Antonyms: disregard, neglect
• Usage in Sentence: Their enterprises have come under police scrutiny.

9. Word: Barb (काँटा)

• Pronunciation: bahrb/ बार्ब
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a cluster of spikes on barbed wire.
  b. a deliberately hurtful remark.
• Synonyms: spike, spine, prickle, thorn
• Antonyms: blunt, compliment, praise
• Usage in a Sentence: A fish hook has a barb to prevent the fish from escaping after being hooked.

10. Word: Unravel (सुलझाना/ स्पष्ट करना)

• Pronunciation: uhn-rav-uh l
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads).
  b. investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling).
• Synonyms: disentangle, untangle
• Antonyms: entangle, tangle
• Usage in a sentence: Detectives are still trying to unravel the mystery surrounding his death.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 12th October, 2022

Based on the description of the words, we have some practice questions for you. Answer these questions in the comments section. Our team will review them at the earliest!

Exercise 1. Make your own Sentences.

Here are some of the words from the above article. Try to frame sentences from them in your own words and share them with us in the comments section!

• cradle
• palatable
• incumbent
• entice
• pledge

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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You can also check the wordlist articles for the previous days from the link below: Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist:11th October, 2022

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