Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 16th March, 2023

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 16th March, 2023

1. 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.

2. Word: Bolster (सहारा)

• Pronunciation: bohl-ster/ बोल्स्टर
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: support or strengthen.
• Synonyms: reinforce, brace, fortify
• Antonyms: obstruct, weaken, hinder
• Usage in a Sentence: He is making a strong effort to bolster the territory's confidence.

3. Word: Contagion (संक्रामक रोग) 

• Pronunciation: kuh n-tey-juh n/ कन्टेजन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the communication of disease from one person or organism to another by close contact.
• Synonyms: disease, infection, contamination, poison
• Antonyms: remedy, antidote, medicine, treatment
• Usage in a Sentence: People have been warned to keep out of the area to avoid contagion.

 4. Word: Beeline (सीधा रास्ता)

• Pronunciation: bee-lahyn/ बीलाइन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a straight line between two places.
• Synonyms: straight line, shortest path
• Usage in a sentence: The train of music, marching and merriment stymied tourists trying to beeline from Canal Street hotels to the Quarter.

5. Word: Resilient (प्रत्यास्थी)

• Pronunciation: ri-zil-yuh nt/रिज़िल्यन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
  b. (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.
• Synonyms: stiff, strong, stable
• Antonyms: fragile, brittle
• Use in a Sentence: More individual lives make the ecosystem more resilient.

6. Word: Falter (अटकना)

• Part of Speech: Verb
• Pronunciation: fawl-ter/फॉल्टर
• Meaning: 
  a. lose strength or momentum.
  b. speak hesitantly.
  c. move unsteadily or hesitantly.
• Synonyms: stumble, stagger, vacillate
• Antonyms: maintain, persist, continue
• Use in a Sentence: We must not falter in our resolve.

7. Word: Trigger (सक्रिय करना)

• Part of Speech: Verb
• Pronunciation: trig-er/ट्रिगर
• Meaning: cause (a device) to function.
  
• Synonyms: activate, spark, initiate
• Antonyms: halt, block, deactivate 
• Use in a Sentence: Some people notice that certain foods trigger their headaches.

8. Word: Deja vu (पुर्वानुभव)

• Pronunciation: dey-zhah -voo/ डेश़ा व्यू
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. Psychology. the illusion of having previously experienced something actually being encountered for the first time.
  b. disagreeable familiarity or sameness:
  c. the sense or feeling of having previously experienced something that really has been encountered before:
• Synonyms: familiar, already been, ever been
• Usage in a sentence: The new television season had a sense of déjà vu about it—the same old plots and characters with new names.

9. Word: Distress (परेशान करना, यातनाएं देना)

• Pronunciation: dih-stres/डिस्ट्रेस
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb, Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain (Noun)
  b. a situation in which you are suffering or are in great danger and therefore in urgent need of help (Noun)
  c. to make someone feel very upset or worried (Verb)
  d. caused by or indicative of distress or hardship (Adjective)
• Synonyms: trouble, upset, torment
• Antonyms: comfort, soothe, calm
• Usage in a sentence: Many of the horses were showing signs of distress at the end of the race.

10. Word: Proximate (निकट/समीपस्थ)

• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Pronunciation: prox·​i·​mate/ प्राक्समट
• Meaning: immediately preceding or following (as in a chain of events, causes, or effects)
  
• Synonyms: anticipated, anticipated, foreseen, awaited
• Antonyms: bygone, foregone, removed, separated
• Use in a Sentence: The existence of horror is inevitably proximate to the existence of wondrous possibility.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 16th March, 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!

• alacrity
• bolster
• contagion
• beeline
• resilient

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: 15th March, 2023

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