Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 21st November, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 21st November, 2022

1. Word: Deficit (घाटा)

• Pronunciation: def-uh-sit/डेफिसिट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the amount by which the money that you spend is more than the money that you receive
• Synonyms: shortage, deficiency, shortfall
• Antonyms: plethora, excess, surplus
• Usage in a sentence: There are many priorities, but reducing the budget deficit is of paramount importance.

2. Word: Revamp (पुनर्निर्माण करना)

• Pronunciation: ree-vamp/रीवैम्प
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. to change or arrange something again, in order to improve it (verb)
  b. the process of changing or arranging something again, in order to improve it (Noun)
• Synonyms: remodel, alter, overhaul, change
• Antonyms: damage, destroy, flaw, ruin
• Usage in a sentence: The walled garden was completely revamped last year.

 3. Word: Dispel (दूर करना)

• Pronunciation: dih-spel / डिस्पेल
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear.
• Synonyms: disperse, banish, disappear
• Antonyms: accumulate, assemble, gather
• Usage in a sentence: The President is attempting to dispel the notion that he has neglected the economy.

4. Word: Hubris (अभिमान)

• Pronunciation: hu-bris/ह्यूब्रिस
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. an excess of confidence; having too much pride and personal worth
• Synonyms: pride, arrogance, insolence
• Antonyms: humility, humbleness, modesty
• Use in Sentence: The self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s when the recession arrived.
  
  

5. Word: Edify (उपदेश देना)

• Pronunciation: ed-uh-fahy/ एडफाइ
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: instruct, or improve (someone) morally or intellectually
• Synonyms: enlighten, inform, teach, educate
• Antonyms: discourage, befuddle
• Usage in a Sentence: Help me speak words of blessing to edify those around me today.

6. Word: Determinant (निर्धारक)

• Pronunciation: dih-tur-muh-nuh nt/ डिटर्मनन्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. a factor which decisively affects the nature or outcome of something.
  b. serving to determine or decide something.
• Synonyms: determinative, determiner, deciding, a decisive factor
• Antonyms: indecisive, consequence, conclusion, outcome, aftermath
• Usage in a sentence: One of the main determinants of bond prices is the gap between their fixed coupons and prevailing market rates.

7. Word: Deprivation (अभाव का कष्ट)

• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in society.
  b. the lack or denial of something considered to be a necessity.
• Pronunciation: /डेप्रवैशन
• Synonyms: poverty, impoverishment, withdrawal, removal
• Antonyms: abundance, indulgence, offering
• Usage in a Sentence: Sleep deprivation can cause stress, loss of appetite and lethargy.

8. Word: Meagre (अत्यल्प)

• Pronunciation: mee-ger/ मीगर
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.
  b. (of a person or animal) lean; thin.
• Synonyms: poor, scanty, inadequate, insufficient, lean
• Antonyms: ample, bountiful, bounteous, abundant
• Usage in a Sentence: If you have to manage on meagre resources, you will cope well.

9. Word: Chronic (दीर्घकालीन)

• Pronunciation: kron-ik/क्रानिक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
  b. of a very poor quality.
• Synonyms: persistent, long-standing, long-term, lasting
• Antonyms: curable, temporary, delicate, docile
• Use in a Sentence: Iron deficiency anaemia is commonly caused by chronic blood loss

10. Word: Appetite (प्रवृत्ति)

• Pronunciation: ap-ee-tait/ऐपिटाइट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a strong desire for something
  
• Synonyms: craving, hunger/thirst.
• Antonyms: dislike, aversion, disgust, distaste
• Use in a Sentence: Aristotle once noted that every action is due to one or other of seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reasoning, anger, or appetite.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary-Based Exercises: 21st November, 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!

• Dispel
• Hubris
• Edify
• Meagre
• Determinant

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:19th November, 2022

That was your Vocabulary dose for the day. 

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