Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 19th December, 2022

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

1. Word: Expansive (प्रसरणशील)

• Pronunciation: ik-span-siv
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive
  b. (of a person's character or speech) effusive, unrestrained, free, or open
  c. tending to expand or capable of expanding.
  d. causing expansion
• Synonyms: extensive, broad, vast, great
• Antonyms: narrow, limited, restricted
• Usage in a sentence: The report was expansive, elaborating every point with the greatest detail for better understanding. 

2. Word: Disparity (विषमता)

• Pronunciation: dih-spar-i-tee
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a great difference.
• Synonyms: discrepancy, difference, dissimilarity, distinction
• Antonyms: similarity, likeness, agreement, correspondence
• Usage in a Sentence: There is a great disparity between the amount of promises made in speeches and the amount of actual action taken.

 3. Word: Treacherous (अधर्मी/जोखिम भरा)

• Pronunciation: trech-er-uhs
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust
  b. deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable
  c. unstable or insecure
  d. dangerous or hazardous
• Synonyms: deceitful, perfidious, untrustworthy
• Antonyms: loyal, safe, true, faithful
• Usage in a sentence: Freezing rain made driving treacherous.

4. Word: Shoal (बलुआ पानी,मछलियों का समुदाय,झुंड)

• Pronunciation: shohl 
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a large number of fish swimming as a group
  b. a raised area of sand or rocks under the surface of the water
• c. a large number of things or people
• Synonyms: shallow, bank, reef, school, flock
• Antonyms: deep, bottomless, abysmal
• Usage in a sentence: In the summer, tourists visit the city in shoals.
  
  

5. Word: Unfathomable (अपरिमेय) 

• Pronunciation: un-fath-uh-muh-bull
  
• Part of speech: Adjective
• Meaning: incapable of being fully explored, impossible to comprehend or understand
• Synonyms: inscrutable, incomprehensible, enigmatic, incalculable, indecipherable
  
• Antonyms: comprehensible, penetrable 
  
• Usage in a sentence: The skills required to play modern video games are unfathomable to most parents.

6. Word: Deleterious (क्षतिकर)

• Pronunciation: del-i-teer-ee-uhs
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: causing harm or damage.
• Synonyms: harmful, injurious, damaging, detrimental, destructive
• Antonyms: beneficial, helpful, advantageous
• Usage in a Sentence: In developing countries, the imposition of boundaries around national parks and protected areas has been deleterious for both people and wildlife.

7. Word: Seminal (प्राथमिक)

• Pronunciation: sem-uh-nl
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: strongly influencing later developments
  
• Synonyms: important, formative, influential, iconic, original
• Antonyms: hackneyed, unoriginal, unimportant
• Usage in a Sentence: Newton’s laws are seminal in the field of physics.

8. Word: Prognosis (भविष्य-कथन)

• Pronunciation: prog-noh-sis
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation
  b. a doctor’s judgment of the likely or expected development of a disease, or a statement of what the likely future situation is
• Synonyms: prediction, forecast, prophesy, projection
• Antonyms: past
• Usage in a sentence: The prognosis after the operation was for a full recovery.

9. Word: Predicate (निश्चयपूर्वक कहना)

• Pronunciation: pred-i-keyt
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. (Noun)
  b. declare or affirm (something) as true or existing; postulate or assert. (Verb)
  c. found or base something on. (Verb)
• Synonyms: affirm, assert, declare, proclaim, profess
• Usage in a Sentence: She has predicated her theory on recent findings by other astronomers.

10. Word: Posit (मंज़ूर करना/मानना)

• Pronunciation: poz-it
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. to place, put, or set (Verb)
  b. to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate (Verb)
  c. something that is posited; an assumption; postulate (Noun)
• Synonyms: postulate, put forward, submit
• Antonyms: abstain, disbelieve, disregard, forget
• Usage in a sentence: If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them. 

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary-Based Exercises: 19th December, 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!

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!

• expansive
• disparity
• treacherous
• shoal
• unfathomable

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: 16th December,, 2022

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