Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 19th August, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 19th August, 2022

1. Word: Intervention (हस्तक्षेप)

• Pronunciation: in-ter-ven-shuh n/ इन्टर्वेन्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the action or process of intervening
• Synonyms: interference, mediation, intrusion
• Antonyms: noninterference, nonintervention, challenge
• Usage in a Sentence: We would resist any armed intervention from outside in our country's affairs.

2. Word: Gratification (आनंद)

• Pronunciation: grat-uh-fi-key-shuhn/ ग्रैटफकेशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire.
• Synonyms: satisfaction, pleasure, delight, contentment
• Antonyms: disappointment, agony, dissatisfaction, displeasure, misery
• Usage in a sentence: Eating good chocolate gives me a sense of intense gratification.

3. Word: Recommendation (गुण-कीर्तन)

• Pronunciation: rek-uh-men-dey-shuhn/ रेकमेन्डेशन
• Part of Speech: Noun 
• Meaning:
  a. representation in favor of a person or thing.
  b. anything that serves to recommend a person or thing, or induce acceptance or favor.
• Synonyms: suggestion, advice, proposal
• Antonyms: disapproval, pejorative, admonition
• Usage in a sentence: The professor dispatched a glowing letter of recommendation to many the firms regarding one of his pupils. 

4. Word: Chasm (खाई)

• Pronunciation: kaz-uhm/कैज़म
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a very large difference between two opinions or groups of people
  b. a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge
• Synonyms: abyss, gulf, rift
• Antonyms: closure, junction
• Usage in a sentence: There is still a vast economic chasm between developed and developing countries.

5. Word: Prospective (प्रत्याशित)

• Pronunciation: pruh-spek-tiv/ प्रस्पेक्टिव
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future.
• Synonyms: forthcoming, expected, eventual
• Antonyms: past, former, previous
• Usage in a sentence: Any prospective buyer will be turned off by the sight of rotting wood.

6. Word : Rampant (अनियंत्रित)

• Pronunciation: ram-puh nt/ रैम्पन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: flourishing or spreading unchecked.
  
• Synonyms: uncontrolled, unrestrained, pervasive
• Antonyms: sparse, limited, controlled
• Use in a Sentence: Poverty was rampant in the nonurban areas of the country.

 7. Word : Malpractices (अनाचार)

• Pronunciation: mal-prak-tis/मैल्प्रैक्टिस
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  

        a. improper, illegal, or negligent professional behaviour.

• Synonyms: faults, wrongdoings
• Antonyms: good behaviors
• Use in a Sentence: The old machine has a lot of malpractices such as low work efficiency, etc.

8. Word: Stringent (सख्त)

• Pronunciation: strin-juh nt/ स्ट्रिन्जन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:  (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting
  
• Synonyms: harsh, rigorous, severe
• Antonyms: tolerant, flexible, lenient
• Usage in a Sentence: He failed to convene the stringent selection criteria.

9. Word: Detrimental (हानिकारक)

• Pronunciation: de-truh-men-tl/डेट्रमेन्टल
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: tending to cause harm.
  
• Synonyms: harmful, injurious, pernicious
• Antonyms: convenient, favourable, beneficial
• Use in a Sentence: We all know that smoking is detrimental to your health.

10. Word: Perspective (दृष्टिकोण)

• Pronunciation: per-spek-tiv/ पर्स्पेक्टिव
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface.
  b. a visible scene, especially one extending to a distance; vista:
  c. the state of existing in space before the eye:
  d. the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship: 
• Synonyms: viewpoint, outlook, prospect
• Antonyms: befuddlement, perspectiveless, horizonless
• Usage in a sentence: You have to live here a few years to see local conditions in perspective.

Practice here Daily Wordlist Quiz

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 19th August, 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!

• Intervention
• Recommendation
• Malpractices
• Gratification
• Chasm

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

https://grdp.co/pl6ymlf81

Share your answers in the comment section. 

More from us:

You can also check the wordlist articles for the previous days from the link below: Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 18th August, 2022

That was your Vocabulary dose for the day. 

from BYJU'S Exam Prep