Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 19th July, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 19th July 2022 

1. Word: Lament (शोक प्रकट करना)

• Pronunciation: luh-ment /लमेन्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. to express sadness and feeling sorry about something (Noun)
  b. a song, poem, or other piece of writing that expresses sadness about someone's death (Noun)
  c. to express sadness and regret about something (Verb)
• Synonyms: mourn, grieve, bemoan, regret
• Antonyms: rejoice, celebrate, laugh, triumph
• Usage in a sentence: The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man.

2.  Word: Bemoan (दुख प्रकट करना)

• Pronunciation: buhmone/बिमोन
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. express discontent or sorrow over
• Synonyms: Mourn, Grieve
• Antonyms: gloat, rejoice
• Usage in a sentence: The farmer bemoaned his loss.

3. Word: Incarceration (कैद)

• Pronunciation: in-kahr-suh-rey-shuh n/इन्कार्सरैशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
• Synonyms: detention, restraint, punishment, imprisonment
• Antonyms: freedom, liberty, redemption
• Usage in a sentence: There have been angry protests about his arrest and incarceration.

4.  Word: Hasty (अविचारी)

• Pronunciation: hey-stee/ हेस्टी
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.
  b. acting with excessive speed or insufficient consideration.
• Synonyms: quick, hurried, rash, reckless, rushed
• Antonyms: slow, sluggish, tardy, cautious
• Usage in a Sentence: Seeing the dog, the cat made a hasty retreat up a tree.

5. . Word: Verdict (विचार-फल)

• Pronunciation: vur-dikt/वर्डिक्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
  b. an opinion or judgement.
• Synonyms:  decision, resolution, pronouncement, conclusion
• Antonyms: accusation, inception, prelude
• Usage in a Sentence: The board returned a unanimous guilty verdict.

6. Word - Mooted (विचार करना)

• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: raised (a question or topic) for discussion; suggested (an idea or possibility).
  
• Pronunciation: मूटिड
• Synonyms: debated, discussed, argued
• Antonyms: taken
• Use in a Sentence: It's a moot point whether Rohan or Sohan is better player.

7. Word: Glaring (भड़कीला, अतिस्पष्ट)

• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light.
  b. staring fiercely or fixedly.
• Pronunciation: glair-ing/ग्लेरिंग
• Synonyms: flagrant, obvious
• Antonyms: dim, obscure
• Use in a Sentence: The report contained some glaring errors.

8. Word: Potent (प्रभावकारी)

• Pronunciation: poht-nt/पोटन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. having great power, influence, or effect.
  
• Synonyms: powerful, influential
• Antonyms: weak, incapable
• Use in a Sentence: The medicine had a potent effect on your disease.

9. Word: Indiscriminate (अंधाधुंध, अभेदकर)

• Pronunciation: in-di-skrim-uh-nit/ इन्डिस्क्रिमनट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. done at random or without careful judgement.
  b. (of a person) not using or exercising discrimination.
• Synonyms: random, haphazard, confused, undiscriminating
• Antonyms: selective, discriminate, definite, specific
• Usage in a sentence: They participated in the indiscriminate slaughter of countless innocent victims.

10. Word: Regime (शासन)

• Pronunciation: ruh-zheem
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a government, especially an authoritarian one
  b. a system or ordered way of doing things.
• Synonyms: administration, jurisdiction
• Antonyms: disorder, confusion
• Use in a Sentence: The regime got rid of most of its opponents.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 19th July 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!

• lament
• bemoan
• incarceration
• hasty
• verdict
  Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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