Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 14th April, 2023

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 14th April, 2023

1. Word: At Loggerheads (असहमत)

• Pronunciation: law-ger-hed/लॉगर्हेड
• Part of Speech: Phrase of loggerhead
• Meaning: in violent dispute or disagreement.
  
• Synonyms: clashing, quarreling
• Antonyms: agreements, understanding
• Use in a Sentence: The Prime Minister is at loggerheads with the chairman over public spending. 

2. Word: Strident (कर्कश)

• Pronunciation: strahyd-nt/ स्ट्राइडन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.
  b. presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way.
• Synonyms: harsh, shrill, raucous, penetrating, piercing
• Antonyms: soft, melodious, mild, gentle
• Usage in a Sentence: The strident tone in his voice revealed his anger.

 3. Word: Turf (घास का मैदान, इलाका)

• Pronunciation: turf/ टर्फ
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots. (Noun)
  b. cover (a patch of ground) with turf. (Verb)
• Synonyms: field, area, grass, terrain, lawn
• Usage in a Sentence: Synthetic turf was installed in the playing field instead of grass.

4. Word: Animosity (वैरभाव)

• Pronunciation: an-uh-mos-i-tee/ऐनमासिटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. strong hostility.
• Synonyms: antipathy, acrimony
• Antonyms: kindness, benevolence
• Use in a Sentence: There's a long history of animosity between the two nations.

5. Word: Validity (मान्यता तारीख, पुष्टता)

• Pronunciation: vuh-lid-i-tee/ वलिडिटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. the quality of being logically or factually sound; soundness or cogency.
  b. the state of being legally or officially binding or acceptable.
• Synonyms: effectiveness, efficacy, legitimacy, authenticity, effectivity
• Antonyms: falsity, invalidity, falsehood, absurdity
• Usage in a sentence: Some researchers have questioned the validity of the test results.

6. Word: Pursuit (अनुसरण, कोशिश)

• Pronunciation: per-soot/ पर्सूट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the action of pursuing someone or something.
  b. an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one.
• Synonyms: work, enterprise, mission, seeking
• Antonyms: retreat, surrender, detest
• Usage in a Sentence: She travelled the world in pursuit of her dreams.

 7. Word: Cohesive (जोड़नेवाला)

• Pronunciation: koh-hee-siv/कोहीसिव
• Part of Speech: Adjective 
• Meaning: closely united; well integrated
• Synonyms: united, integrated, cooperated
• Antonyms: fragmented, disjointed, isolated, divided
• Use in Sentence: After six weeks of training together, our group bonded and became quite cohesive.

8. Word: Galvanise (प्रेरित करना)

• Pronunciation: gal-vuh-nahyz/ गैल्वनाइज़
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
• Synonyms: stimulate, excite, energize, encourage
• Antonyms: discourage, deter, dissuade
• Usage in a sentence: He decided to talk loudly and galvanise the team into action.

9. Word: Hegemon (महाशक्ति)

• Pronunciation: hej-uh-mon/हेजुमों
• Part of Speech: 
• Meaning:
  a. a leader, country, or group that is very strong and powerful and therefore able to control others
• Synonyms: dominance, supremacy
• Antonyms: inferior, submissiveness
• Usage in a sentence: Could the United States lose out to another global hegemon, China?

10. Word: Evasive (टालने वाला/कपटी)

• Pronunciation: ih-vey-siv/इवेसिव
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to give an honest answer
  b. done to avoid something bad happening
• Synonyms: shifty, elusive, equivocal
• Antonyms: direct, honest, candid
• Usage in a sentence: Drivers had to make sudden evasive maneuvers.

Practice here Daily Wordlist Quiz

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 14th April, 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!

• loggerheads
• strident
• turf
• animosity
• Validity

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: 13th April, 2023

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