Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 15th February, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 15th February, 2022

1. Word: Plague (कष्ट देना)

• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a) cause continual trouble or distress to. 
• Pronunciation: pleyg/प्लेग
• Synonyms: harass, pester, annoy
• Antonyms: aid, advantage, benefit
• Use in a Sentence: Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce. 

2. Word: Nascent (विकासोन्मुख)

• Pronunciation: nas-uh nt/ नैसन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: beginning to exist or develop
  
• Synonyms: incipient, emerging 
• Antonyms: last, dying, moribund
• Usage in a Sentence: A battle over music personalities threatens a nascent industry.

3. Word: Cramp (बाधित)

• Pronunciation: cramp/
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. to limit someone, especially to prevent them from enjoying a full life (verb)
  b. a sudden painful tightening in a muscle, often after a lot of exercises, that limits movement (noun)
• Synonyms: hinder, impede
• Antonyms: ease, allow, freedom
• Usage in a sentence: Worry and lack of money cramp the lives of the unemployed.

4. Word: Propel (उकसाना)

• Pronunciation: pruh-pel/प्रपेल
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward
  b. to impel or urge onward
  c. to cause someone to do an activity or be in a situation
• Synonyms: drive, push, motivate
• Antonyms: restrain, hold, discontinue
• Usage in a sentence: The film propelled him to international stardom.

5. Word: Imminent (आने वाला)

• Pronunciation: im-uh-nuhnt/ इमनन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: about to happen.
• Synonyms: impending, approaching, forthcoming, at hand, immediate
• Antonyms: distant, far-off, doubtful
• Usage in a sentence: We are awaiting their imminent arrival.

6. Word: Inimitable (जिसका अनुकरण नहीं किया जा सकता)

• Pronunciation: ih-nim-i-tuh-buhl/इनिमटबल 
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. very unusual or of very high quality and therefore impossible to copy
• Synonyms: incomparable, peerless, unparalleled, matchless
• Antonyms: common, matchable, commonplace
• Usage in a sentence: He was describing, in his own inimitable way, how to write a best-selling novel.

7. Word: Portent (पूर्वसूचना)

• Pronunciation: pawr-tent/पोर्टेन्ट 
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen.
  b. an exceptional or wonderful person or thing.
  
• Synonyms: prognostic, premonition
• Antonyms: expectation
• Use in a Sentence: I hope this news is a portent for the rest of the year.

8. Word: Jettison (फेंक देना)

• Pronunciation: jet-uh-suh ning/जेट्टिसोनिंग
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency (verb)
  b. to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard (verb)
  c. to discard (Verb)
  d. the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it (Noun)
• Synonyms: discarding, dropping, dumping, abandoning
• Antonyms: keep, retain, save, hold
• Usage in a sentence: The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts.

9.  Word: Umpteen (बहुत से)

• Pronunciation: uhmp-teen
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning - make (something unpleasant or intense) less serious or severe
• Synonyms - many, numerous, innumerable, infinite, myriad
• Antonyms - few
• Usage in a sentence - People sing umpteen songs on Holi that bring the essence of Holi alive.

10. Word: Alacrity (उत्साह)

• Pronunciation: uh-lak-ri-tee/ अलैक्रटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: brisk and cheerful readiness.
• Synonyms: willingness, eagerness, readiness, preparedness
• Antonyms: laziness, reluctance, indifference, disinclination, aversion
• Usage in a sentence: It was an interesting challenge and I responded with alacrity.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 15th 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!

• Umpteen
• Jettison
• Portent
• Inimitable
• Alacrity

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 February, 2022

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