Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 19th October, 2022
1. Word: Dire (अत्यंत)
- Pronunciation: dahyuhr/डाइअर
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible
b. indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like
c. urgent; desperate - Synonyms: dreadful, awful, terrible
- Antonyms: fortunate, good, trivial
- Usage in a sentence: He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was imminent.
2. Word: Juncture (संयोजन)
- Pronunciation: juhngk-cher/जंगक्चर
- Part of Speech: Noun
- Meaning:
a. a particular point in events or time. - Synonyms: moment, occasion
- Antonyms: division, partition
- Use in a Sentence: At this juncture, I would like to make an important announcement.
3. Word: Slack (निष्क्रिय/मन्द)
- Pronunciation: slak/स्लैक
- Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb, Noun
- Meaning:
a. not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose (Adjective)
b. negligent; careless; remiss (Adjective)
c. in a slack manner (Adverb)
d. a slack condition or part (Noun)
e. the part of a rope, sail, or the like, that hangs loose, without strain upon it (Noun)
f. a decrease in activity, as in business or work (Noun) - Synonyms: loose, slow, sluggish, limp, inactive
- Antonyms: active, diligent, fast-paced
- Usage in a sentence: These tent ropes are too slack - they need tightening.
4. Word: Pertinent (उचित)
- Pronunciation: pur-tn-uhnt/ पर्टिनिन्ट
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
- Synonyms: relevant, germane, apt
- Antonyms: irrelevant, unrelatable, inappropriate
- Usage in a sentence: The expert made some pertinent comments on the scheme.
5. Assault (आक्रमण करना)
- Pronunciation: uh-sawlt/असॉल्ट
- Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
- Meaning:
a. a violent attack (Noun)
b. to make an assault upon; attack; assail (Verb) - Synonyms: attack, strike, assail, charge
- Antonyms: defend, support, protect
- Usage in a sentence: They launched an assault on the capital yesterday.
6. 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.
7. Word: Definitive (निर्णायक)
- Pronunciation: dih-fin-i-tiv/ डिफिनिटिव
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning:
a. (of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority.
b. (of a book or other text) the most authoritative of its kind. - Synonyms: conclusive, final, ultimate; decisive, unconditional,
- Antonyms: doubtful, inconclusive, ambiguous
- Usage in a Sentence: The definitive version of the text is ready to be published.
8. Word: Resilient (प्रत्यास्थी)
- Pronunciation: ri-zil-yuhnt/ रिज़िल्यन्ट
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Meaning: (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
- Synonyms: strong, flexible, stiff
- Antonyms: fragile, brittle, breakable
- Usage in a sentence: The company proved remarkably resilient during the recession.
9. Word: Emanate (उत्पन्न होना)
- Pronunciation: em-uh-neyt/ एमनेट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning: (of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source).
- Synonyms: issue, radiate, originate
- Antonyms: absorb, withdraw
- Usage in a sentence: The waves that emanate from the collision of two black holes should be detectable.
10. Word: Incapacitate (अशक्त बना देना)
- Pronunciation: in-kuh-pas-i-teyt/ इन्कपैसिटेट
- Part of Speech: Verb
- Meaning: prevent from functioning in a normal way.
- Synonyms: disable, paralyze, cripple
- Antonyms: enable, allow, empower
- Usage in a sentence: A successful attack would incapacitate military training camps.
The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary-Based Exercises: 19th October, 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!
- Dire
- juncture
- slack
- pertinent
- assault
Exercise 2: Match the columns.
SR No. | Word | Synonym |
1 | verdict | issue |
2 | definitive | disable |
3 | resilient | decision |
4 | emanate | strong |
5 | incapacitate | conclusive |
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:18th October, 2022
That was your Vocabulary dose for the day.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep
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