Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 22nd January 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 22nd January 2022

1. Word: Redress (दुबारा दुरुस्त करना)

• Pronunciation: ree-dres/ रिड्रेस
• Part of Speech: Verb/ Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the setting right of what is wrong:
  b. relief from wrong or injury.
  c. to set right; remedy or repair (wrongs, injuries, etc.).
  d. to correct or reform (abuses, evils, etc.).
• Synonyms: remedy, reform, compensate
• Antonyms: worsen, hurt, blight 
• Usage in a sentence: All efforts shall be made to redress the grievance within sixty days. 

2. Word: Succour (सहायता)

• Pronunciation: suhk-er/सकर 
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. help; relief; aid; assistance (Noun)
  b. a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc (Noun)
  c. to help or relieve (Verb)
• Synonyms: help, assistance, relief
• Antonyms: hindrance, obstruction, agony
• Usage in a sentence: Good health, and succour when ill, are among the most fundamental and universal human needs.

3. Word: Staggering (लड़खड़ाहट)

• Pronunciation: stag-er-eeng/स्टैगरिंग
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun, Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. walk or move unsteadily as if about to fall. [Verb]
  b. astonish or deeply shock. [Verb]
  c. an unsteady walk or movement. [Noun]
  d. very shocking and surprising [Adjective]
• Synonyms: stumble, surprise, shocked
• Antonyms: comfort, relax, calm
• Usage in a sentence: It costs a staggering $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.

4. Word: Tardiness (शिथिलता)

• Pronunciation: tahr-dee-ness/टार्डीनस
• Part of Speech: Noun 
• Meaning:
  a. the quality of being late or slow
• Synonyms: delay, lateness, slowness, sluggishness
• Antonyms: preparedness, promptness, alacrity
• Usage in a sentence: Tardiness will result in a detention.

5. Word: Kin (कुनबा)

• Pronunciation: kin/ किन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. group of people related by blood or marriage
• Synonyms: family, kindred, relative
• Antonyms: unrelated, diverse, nonrelative
• Usage in a sentence: A kin can be a nominee of an insurance policy.

6. Word: Assert (द्दढ़तापूर्वक करना)

• Pronunciation: uh-surt/असर्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others
  b. to say that something is certainly true
  c. to do something to show that you have power
  d. to maintain or defend
• Synonyms: Affirm, declare, claim, state, maintain
• Antonyms: deny, reject, abandon
• Usage in a sentence: I really must assert myself more in meetings.

7. Word: Persuasive (प्रत्ययकारी)

• Pronunciation: per-swey-siv/पर्स्वैसिव
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.
  
• Synonyms: convincing, compelling
• Antonyms: unconvincing, ineffective
• Use in a Sentence: The analysis given by him is in many ways highly persuasive.

8. Word: Mandate (आदेश देना)

• Pronunciation: man-deyt/मैन्डेट
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. an official order or commission to do something. [Noun]
  b. give (someone) authority to act in a certain way. [Verb]
• Synonyms: order, command, instruction
• Antonyms: prohibit, abolish, denial
• Usage in a Sentence: The organization was given a mandate to reserve vacancies for ex-servicemen.

9.  Word: Quantum (तायदाद)

• Pronunciation: kwon-tuh m/ क्वांटम
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a required or allowed amount, especially an amount of money legally payable in damages.
• Synonyms: measure, portion, amount, proportion
• Usage in a Sentence: This discovery marks a quantum leap forward in the fight against cancer.

10. Word: Outbreak (प्रकोप)

• Pronunciation: out-breyk/ आउट्ब्रेक
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a sudden breaking out or occurrence
  
• Synonyms: epidemic, eruption, explosion
• Antonyms: calm, end, finish
• Usage in a Sentence: They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 22nd January, 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!

• redress
• succour
• stagger
• tardiness
• kin

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: 21st December 2022

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