Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 22June, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 22 June 2022

1. Word: Auction (नीलाम) 

• Pronunciation: awk-shuhn/ ऑक्शन
• Part of speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder (Noun)
  b. sell or offer for sale at an auction (Verb)
• Synonyms: bargain, vend, sale
• Antonyms: boon, benefit
• Usage in a sentence: His paintings were auctioned at high prices.

2.  Word: Commendable  (सराहनीय)

• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: deserving praise
• Synonyms: Admirable, Laudable
• Antonyms: Reprehensible, Discreditable
• Usage in a Sentence: Efforts of bank employees in current cash crunch situation are commendable.

3. Word: Transformative  (परिवर्तनकारी)

• Pronunciation: trans-for-mative
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. causing a marked change in someone or something.
• Synonyms: reframing, revolutionary, breakthrough 
• Antonyms: uneventful, ordinary, common
• Usage in a sentence: The transformative power of technology is making our lives easier than before.

4.  Word: Underscore (बल देना)

• Pronunciation: uhn-der-skawr/ अन्डर्स्कॉर
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
• Synonyms: stress, accentuate, highlight
• Antonyms: ignore
• Usage in a sentence: The data accumulated by the Bureau of Labour Statistics underscore this phenomenon.

5. Word: Laudable (प्रशंसनीय)

• Pronunciation: law-duh-buh l/ लॉडबल
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: deserving praise and commendation.
• Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, admirable
• Antonyms: disgraceful, outrageous, undeserving
• Usage in a Sentence: My father's work for charity is highly laudable.

6. Word: Staggered (adjective)

• Pronunciation: es-tagger-ed
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: to cause to waver or doubt
• Synonyms: astonished, surprised, shocked.
• Antonyms: steady, unaffected
• Usage in Sentence: I was staggered by the unexpected phone call.

7. Word: Spectrum (विस्तृत श्रेणी)

• Pronunciation: spek-truhm/स्पेक्ट्रम
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. (Physics)an array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property, as wavelength or mass: often the band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism, comprising red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
  b. (Physics) this band or series of colors together with extensions at the ends that are not visible to the eye, but that can be studied by means of photography, heat effects, etc., and that are produced by the dispersion of radiant energy other than ordinary light rays.Compare band spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, mass spectrum
  c. a broad range of varied but related ideas or objects, the individual features of which tend to overlap so as to form a continuous series or sequence
• Synonyms: range, gamut, scope
• Antonyms: monochromatic
• Usage in a sentence: He was held in great affection by people across the political spectrum.

8. Word: Tariff (सीमा-शुल्क लगाना)

• Pronunciation: tar-if/टैरीफ
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.
  b. the schedule or system of duties so imposed.
  c. any duty or rate of duty in such a list or schedule.
• Synonyms: tax, valuation, levy
• Antonyms: subsidy
• Usage in a Sentence: A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.

9. Word: Leverage (लाभ उठाना)

• Pronunciation: lev-er-ij/लीवरिज
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. power or ability to act or to influence people, events, decisions, etc.; sway
• Synonyms: advantage, authority, supremacy
• Antonyms: inferiority, poorness, weakness 
• Usage in a Sentence: We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.

10. Word: Confine (सीमा, सीमित करना)

• Pronunciation: kuhn-fahyn/ कन्फाइन
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). (Verb)
  b. restrain or forbid someone from leaving (a place). (Verb)
  c. the borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement. (Noun)
• Synonyms: limit, restrict, restrain, imprison, incarcerate
• Antonyms: free, release, liberate, unchain
• Usage in a Sentence: This collective endeavour to live free unfolds in the confines of the carceral landscape.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 22 June 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!

• Auction 
• Commendable
• Laudable
• Spectrum
• Transformative

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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