Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 18th May, 2023

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 18th May, 2023

1. Word: Implicate (अपराध में फंसना)

• Pronunciation: im-pli-keyt/ इम्प्लकेट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. show (someone) to be involved in a crime.
  b. convey (a meaning) indirectly through what one says, rather than stating it explicitly.
  c. bear some of the responsibility for (an action or process, especially a criminal or harmful one).
• Synonyms: imply, suggest, hint, signal
• Antonyms: pardon, absolve
• Usage in a sentence: He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate Meghna.

2. Word: Amok (आपे से बाहर)

• Pronunciation: uh-muhk/अमक
• Part of Speech: Adverb
• Meaning: 
  a. behave uncontrollably and disruptively.

• Synonyms: possessed, furious
• Antonyms: balanced, normal, stable
• Use in Sentence: The tiger escaped from the zoo and ran amok for hours.

 3.  Word: Bona fide (प्रामाणिक)

• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Pronunciation: bona-fide
• Meaning: 
  a.  genuine; real.
• Synonyms: authentic, genuine, real, true, actual, sterling
• Antonyms: corrupt, doubtful, implausible, false
• Use in a Sentence: Make sure you are dealing with a bona fide company which is registered as per the norms.

4. Word: Probe (जांच करना)

• Pronunciation: prohb/ प्रोब
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb 
• Meaning: 
  a. a thorough investigation into a crime or other matter. [Noun]
  b. explore or examine (something), especially with the hands or an instrument. [Verb]
• Synonyms: scrutinize, inquiry
• Antonyms: glimpse, absurd
• Usage in a Sentence: I don't want to probe too deeply into your personal affairs.

5. Word: Condemn (दंडनीय घोषित करना)

• Pronunciation: kuhn-dem/ कन्डेम
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. express complete disapproval of; censure.
  b. sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death.
• Synonyms: denounce, blame, criticize
• Antonyms: approve, pardon, absolve
• Usage in a sentence: Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.

6. Word: Queer (विचित्र, समलैंगिक, धोखा देना)

• Pronunciation: kweer/ क्विर
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun, Verb
• Meaning: a. strange; odd. [Adjective]
  b. a homosexual. [Noun]
  c. spoil or ruin (an agreement, event, or situation). [Verb]
• Synonyms: odd, strange, peculiar
• Antonyms: normal, common, usual
• Usage in a Sentence: His imagination played round that queer idea.

7. Word: Repudiate (त्याग करना)

• Pronunciation: ri-pyoo-dee-eyt/रीप्यूडीऐट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 

         a. refuse to accept; reject.

         b. deny the truth or validity of.

• Synonyms: refuse, denounce, reclaim
• Antonyms: accept, allow, embrace
• Use in Sentence: The man used his position to repudiate the charge.

8. Word: Searing (दिलों को भेदने)

• Pronunciation: Sear-ing
• Part of Speech:  Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. extremely hot or intense
• Synonyms: scorching, blistering
• Antonyms: freezing, cold
• Usage in a Sentence:  Searing hot loo winds turned Delhi-NCR into a furnace.

9. Word: Stern (कठोर या निर्दय)

• Pronunciation: sturn/ स्टर्न
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. firm, strict, or uncompromising:
  b. rigorous or austere; of an unpleasantly serious character:
• Synonyms: hard, harsh, severe
• Antonyms: kind, easy, lenient
• Usage in a sentence: Teacher treated the students with a stern reprimand for not doing the homework.

10. Word: Persecution (उत्पीड़न)

• Pronunciation: pur-si-kyoo-shuh n/ पर्सक्यूशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs; oppression.
  b. persistent annoyance or harassment.
• Synonyms: abuse, oppression, torment, harassment, cruelty
• Antonyms: protection, stimulation, charity, benevolence
• Usage in a Sentence: The marginalization and persecution of the Roma and Sinti did not end with the war’s conclusion.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 18th 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!

• implicate
• amok
• bona fide
• probe
• condemn

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

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