Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 15th May, 2023

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

1. Word: Accrue (उत्पन्न होना)

• Pronunciation: uh-kroo/अक्रू
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. (of a benefit or sum of money) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time.

        b. accumulate or receive (payments or benefits) over time.

• Synonyms: result, arise, follow, ensue, emanate, gather, amass
• Antonyms: diminution, decrease, disappear, eradicate
• Use in a Sentence: Interest will accrue until payment is made.

2. Word: Garner (इकट्ठा करना)

• Pronunciation: gahr-ner/ गार्नर
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).
• Synonyms: gather, collect, amass, accumulate
• Antonyms: disperse, dissipate, spread
• Usage in a sentence: The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence.

 3. Word: Extraneous (असम्बद्ध)

• Pronunciation: ik-strey-nee-uhs/एक्स्ट्रैनीअस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:

        a. irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.

        b. of external origin.

• Synonyms: irrelevant, immaterial, extrinsic
• Antonyms: appropriate, pertinent
• Use in a Sentence: We shall ignore factors extraneous to the problem.

4. Word: Rhetoric (शब्दाडम्बर)

• Pronunciation: ret-er-ik/रेटरिक
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
  
• Synonyms: Elocution, Discourse, Bombast
• Antonyms: Conciseness, Quiet
• Use in a Sentence: As the elections are just one week away, the rhetoric on both parties is building.

5. Word: Integrity (अखंडता,ईमानदारी)

• Pronunciation: in-teg-ri-tee/ इन्टेग्रिटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
  b. the state of being whole and undivided.
• Synonyms: honesty, uprightness, morality
• Antonyms: dishonesty, deception, unfairness
• Usage in a sentence: Separatist movements are a threat to the integrity of the nation.

6. Word: Paradigm (आदर्श)

• Part of Speech: Noun
• Pronunciation: par-uh-dahym/ पैरडाइम
• Meaning: 
  a. a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.
  b. a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles.
  
• Synonyms: prototype, standard
• Antonyms: atypical example
• Usage in a Sentence:  The new paradigm will be different from the old one.

7. Word: Flag (मुद्रण चेतावनी)

• Pronunciation: flag/फ्लैग
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to place a flag or flags over or on; decorate with flags (Verb)
  b. to signal or warn (a person, automobile, etc.) with or as if with a flag (sometimes followed by down) (Verb)
  c. the tuft of long feathers on the legs of falcons and most hawks; the lengthened feathers on the crus or tibia (Noun)
  d.the name of a newspaper as printed on the editorial page (Noun)
  e. the name of a newspaper as printed on the editorial page (Noun)
  f. to become tired, weaker, or less effective (Verb)
• Synonyms: banner, droop, pennant, decline
• Antonyms: strengthen, work hard, go to the limit
• Usage in a sentence: Despite being flagged as hazardous, the authorities refused to relocate the factory till it was too late.

8. Word: Erratic (अनियमित)

• Pronunciation: ih-rat-ik/इरैटिक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
  
• Synonyms: capricious, inconstant
• Antonyms: consistent, unchanging
• Use in Sentence: The singer gave an erratic performance.

9. Word: Curb (नियंत्रण करना)

• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Pronunciation: kurb/कर्ब
• Meaning: a check or restraint on something.
  
• Synonyms: inhibit, hinder
• Antonyms: encourage, support
• Use in a Sentence: We are trying to keep a curb on their activities.

10. Word: Threshold (सीमा)

• Pronunciation: thresh-ohld
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway crossed when entering a house or room.
  b. the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested.
• Synonyms: limit, boundary, door, brink, verge
• Antonyms: end, closure, finish
• Usage in a sentence: If your income rises above a certain threshold, your tax rate also rises.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 15th May, 2023

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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!

• accrue
• garner
• extraneous
• rhetoric
• integrity

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

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