Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 15th February, 2023

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial:15th February, 2023

1. Word: Sporadic (छिट पुट)

• Pronunciation: spuh-rad-ik/स्पोरैडिक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
• Synonyms: occasional, infrequent, irregular, periodical
• Antonyms: frequent, constant, ceaseless, seasonal
• Usage in a Sentence: There were reports of sporadic fighting in the streets.

2. Word: Intriguing (लुभावना)

• Pronunciation: in-treeg-ing/इन्ट्रीगिंग
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: arousing one's curiosity or interest; fascinating.
• Synonyms: fascinating, alluring, engaging
• Antonyms: tedious, boring, dull
• Usage in a Sentence: The deal was an intriguing matter of 1.7 million dollars.

 3. Word: Quest (अनुसंधान)

• Pronunciation: kwest/क्वेस्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a long search for something that is difficult to find, or an attempt to achieve something difficult
• Synonyms: search, pursuit, hunt, mission, seeking
• Antonyms: retreat
• Usage in a sentence: Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth. 

4. Word: Impede (बाधा डालना)

• Pronunciation: im-peed/ इम्पीड
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
• Synonyms: hinder, obstruct, hamper
• Antonyms: assist, support, encourage
• Usage in a sentence: The construction work was impeded by the minister's caravan. 

5. Word: Endeavour (उद्योग करना)

• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Pronunciation: en-dev-er/इन्डेवर
• Meaning:
  a. try hard to do or achieve something. [Verb]
  b. an attempt to achieve a goal. [Noun]
• Synonyms: strive, effort, attempt
• Antonyms: giving up, end up, forsake
• Usage in a Sentence: We must always endeavour to improve our work.

6. Word: Directive (आदेश/दिशासूचक)

• Pronunciation: dih-rek-tiv/ डिरेक्टिव
• Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. an official or authoritative instruction. [Noun]
  b. involving the management or guidance of operations. [Adjective]
• Synonyms: order, regulation, mandate
• Antonyms: deregulation
• Usage in a sentence: The directive requires member states to establish systems for the national regulation of releases.

7. Word: Vandalization (बर्बरता)

• Pronunciation: van-dl-shuh n/ वैन्डलज़ैशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the act of deliberately destroying or damaging public or private property.
• Synonyms: destruction, vandalism, sabotage
• Antonyms: rejoice
• Usage in a sentence: Owing to vandalization in the past, a security system has been installed in the house.

8. Word: Stooge (कठपुतली/ टहलुआ बनना)

• Pronunciation: stooj/ स्टूज
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. a subordinate used by another to do unpleasant routine work. [Noun]
  b. move about aimlessly; drift or cruise. [Verb]
• Synonyms: puppet, pawn, flunky
• Antonyms: senior
• Usage in a sentence: The latter had for decades acted largely as a stooge for the party leaders.

9. Word: Provocation (उकसाहट)

• Pronunciation: prov-uh-key-shuh n/ प्रावकेशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately.
• Synonyms: incitement, inducement, stimulus
• Antonyms: pacification, prevention, suppression
• Usage in a sentence: Julie has a tendency to burst into tears at the slightest provocation.

10. Word: Ferocious (उग्र)

• Pronunciation: fuh-roh-shuhs/ फरोशस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.
• Synonyms: savage, wild, fierce, brutal
• Antonyms: calm, kind, benevolent
• Usage in a sentence: The police had to deal with some of the most ferocious violence ever seen on the streets of London.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 15th February, 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!

• sporadic
• intriguing
• quest
• impede
• endeavour

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: 14th February, 2023

That was your Vocabulary dose for the day. 

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