Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 12th September, 2023

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 12th September, 2023

1. Word: Vista (पेडों के बीच का पथ)

• Pronunciation: vis-tuh
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.

        b. a possible future action or event that you can imagine 

• Synonyms: view, panorama, prospect
• Antonyms: worm's eye view, implausibility, unlikelihood
• Usage in a sentence: The new plan opened up new vistas that could be further explored or improved upon.

2. Word: Indelible (अमिट)

• Pronunciation: in-del-uh-buh l/ इन्डेलबल
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. (of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed.
  b. not able to be forgotten.
• Synonyms: unerasable, permanent, lasting, imperishable, unforgettable
• Antonyms: erasable, delible, forgettable
• Usage in a sentence: All wars change society and hence leave an indelible imprint on literary culture.

 3. Word: Infirm (कमजोर)

• Pronunciation: in-furm/इन्फर्म
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. ill or needing care, especially for long periods and often because of old age
  b. not firm, solid, or strong:
  c. unsound or invalid, as an argument or a property title
  d. to invalidate (Verb)
• Synonyms: disabled, invalid, faulty, weak
• Antonyms: strong, robust, healthy
• Usage in a sentence: She was too elderly and infirm to go out of her home.

4. Word: Edifice (भवन(जटिल संरचना का))

• Pronunciation: ed-uh-fis
• Part of speech: Noun
  
• Meaning: a complex system/structure.
  
• Synonyms: Building, architecture, skyscraper
• Antonyms: Cabin, cell, tenement 
  
• Usage in a sentence: As I stared at the gigantic edifice, I knew I would get lost once I entered the largest mall in the country.

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5. Word: Colossal (भारी)

• Pronunciation: Col-o-sal
  
• Part of speech: Adjective
• Meaning: extremely large or great
  
• Synonyms: immense, huge, gargantuan
  
• Antonyms: little, minute, minuscule
  
• Usage in a sentence: It took twelve men to carry the colossal pie to the pie festival.

6. Word: Germane (सार्थक) 

• Pronunciation: ger-mane
  
• Part of speech: adjective
• Meaning: relating to a subject in an appropriate way
  
• Synonyms: appropriate, suitable, pertinent
  
• Antonyms: irrelevant, unrelatable
  
• Usage in a sentence: The councilman tried to steer the discussion back to germane topics that were actually on the agenda.

7. Word: Weal (कल्याण)

• Pronunciation: weel
• Part of speech: Noun
• Meaning: well-being, prosperity, or happiness
• Synonyms: welfare, prosperity, happiness
• Antonyms: tragedy, unhealthiness, unsoundness
• Usage in a sentence: The common weal should be the ultimate target of any democratic government.

8. Word: Fetter (बेड़ी,बाधा)

• Pronunciation: fet-er
  
• Part of speech: Noun
• Meaning: something that confines
  
• Synonyms: shackles, handcuffs/chains, restrain/constrain.
  
• Antonyms: free, release
  
• Usage in a sentence: The budget crisis is a fetter to the city’s plan for repairing the highways.

9. Word: Ameliorate (सुधरना)

• Pronunciation: uh-meel-yuh-reyt
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
• Synonyms: improve, better, alleviate, enhance
• Antonyms: aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, worsen
• Usage in a Sentence: This medicine should help ameliorate the pain.

10. Word: Rationale (कारण विवरण)

• Pronunciation: rash-uh-nal
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief.
  
• Synonyms: justification, explanation
• Antonyms: discouragement
• Use in a Sentence: The plan was criticized for its lack of rationale.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 12th September, 2023

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!

• vista
• indelible
• infirm
• edifice
• colossal

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 September, 2023

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