Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 10th February, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 10th February, 2022

1. Word: Gauntlet (हस्त-त्राण)

• Pronunciation: gawnt-let/गॉन्ट्लट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. go through an intimidating or dangerous crowd or experience in order to reach a goal
  b. an armored glove
  c. the part of a glove covering the wrist
  d. a severe trial
• Synonyms: glove', mitten, suit of armor
• Usage in a sentence: She had to run the gauntlet of male autograph seekers.

2. Word: Dire (अत्यंत)

• Pronunciation: dahyuhr
• Part of Speech: Adjective 
• Meaning:
  a. causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible
  b. indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like
• Synonyms: dreadful, awful, terrible
• Antonyms: fortunate, good, trivial
• Usage in a sentence: He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was imminent.

3. Word: Incessant (निरन्तर)

• Pronunciation: in-ses-uhnt/इन्सेसन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending
• Synonyms: constant, perpetual, continual
• Antonyms: noncontinuous, occasional, irregular
• Usage in a sentence: The region endured weeks of incessant rain.

4. Word: Trample (कूचलना)

• Pronunciation: tram-puhl/ट्रैम्पल
• Part of Speech: Verb/Noun
• Meaning:
  a. to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.(Verb)
  b. to domineer harshly over; crush: (Verb)
  c. the act of trampling (Noun)
• Synonyms: crush, tread, squash
• Antonyms: assist, heal
• Usage in a sentence: Somebody trampled all over my flowerbeds! 

5. Word: Delirious (अचेत)

• Pronunciation: dih-leer-ee-uhs/डिलीरीअस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc.
  b. unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion
• Synonyms: wild, crazy, frantic
• Antonyms: normal, sane, collected
• Usage in a sentence: She had a high temperature and was delirious.

6. Word: Quadrennial (क्वाड्रेनीअल)

• Pronunciation: kwo-dren-ee-uhl/ चौवर्सी 
• Part of Speech:
• Meaning:
  a. occurring every four years:
  b. of or lasting for four years:
• Synonyms: leap year, anniversary
• Usage in a sentence: The Olympic Games is a quadrennial gathering of athletes from around the world.

7. Word: Disservice (अपकार)

• Pronunciation: dis-sur-vis/डिस्सर्विस
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to provide inadequate or faulty service to: (Verb)
  b. harmful or injurious service; an ill turn. (Noun)
• Synonyms: injury, injustice, harm
• Antonyms: service, benefit
• Usage in a sentence: She has done a great disservice to her cause by suggesting that violence is justifiable.

8. Word: Savoury (आकर्षक)

• Pronunciation: sey-vuh-ree/सेवरी
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. Savoury food is salty or spicy and not sweet in taste
• Synonyms: delicious, tasty, delectable
• Antonyms: unsavoury, minty, obnoxious
• Usage in a sentence: That hotel doesn't have a very savoury reputation. 

9.  Word: Etched (निक्षारित )

• Pronunciation: एच्ट/खोदना 
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave with an acid or the like, as to form a design in furrows that when charged with ink will give an impression on paper.
  b. to produce (a design, image, etc.) by this method, as on copper or glass.
  c. to outline clearly or sharply; delineate, as a person's features or character.
• Synonyms: graved, inscribed
• Antonyms: uncarved, lost
• Usage in a sentence:  He etched his name on a piece of glass.

10. Word: Cripple (अशक्त बना देना)

• Pronunciation: krip-uhl/क्रिपल
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. anything that is impaired or flawed (Noun)
  b. a wounded animal, especially one shot by a hunter (Noun)
  c. to make a cripple of; lame (Verb)
  d. to disable; impair; weaken (Verb)
• Synonyms: disable, incapacitate, lame, weaken
• Antonyms: strengthen, aid, help
• Usage in a sentence: Economic sanctions have crippled the country’s economy.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 10th February, 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!

• gauntlet
• etch
• savoury
• delirious
• dire

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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