Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 24th May, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 24th May 2022 

1. Word: Burgeon (फैलना)

• Pronunciation: bur-juhn/ बर्जन
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
• Synonyms: swell, explode, boom, mushroom, proliferate, increase, expand, flourish
• Antonyms: dwindle, diminish, drop, fade, wither
• Usage in a sentence: In Atlanta, her role in the burgeoning civil rights movement grew.

2. Word: Soar (ऊंची उड़ान भरना,इज़ाफ़ा होना)

• Pronunciation: sor/सोर
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. increase rapidly above the usual level.
• Synonyms - shoot up,  escalate, fly up
• Antonyms - fall, plummet, dwindle
• Usage in a sentence - The cost of living continued to soar in the metro cities.

3. Word: Buoyant (उल्लासी)

• Pronunciation: boi-uhnt/बॉइअन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. tending to float in a fluid
  b. capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid
  c. not easily depressed; cheerful
  d. cheering or invigorating
• Synonyms: cheerful, happy, joyful
• Antonyms: sad, heavy, depressed
• Usage in a sentence: Cork is light and buoyant.

4. 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.

5. Word: Onus (दायित्व)

• Pronunciation: oh-nuh s/ ओनस
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Something that is one's duty or responsibility.
• Synonyms: responsibility, liability, obligation
• Antonyms: help, irresponsibility, impassiveness
• Usage in a Sentence: The onus is on employers of the company to follow all the safety laws.

6. Word: Fallout (नतीजा)

• Pronunciation: fawl-out/फॉलाउट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc., especially such settling from nuclear explosions (radioactive fallout )
  b. the particles themselves. Compare rainout
  c. an unexpected or incidental effect, outcome, or product
  d. effects; results
• Synonyms: effect, impact, repercussions
• Antonyms: cause, reason
• Usage in a sentence: cancer deaths caused by fallout from weapons testing.

7. Word: Flag (मुद्रण चेतावनी)

• Pronunciation: flag/फ्लैग
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to place a flag or flags over or on; decorate with flags (Verb)
  b. to signal or warn (a person, automobile, etc.) with or as if with a flag (sometimes followed by down) (Verb)
  c. the tuft of long feathers on the legs of falcons and most hawks; the lengthened feathers on the crus or tibia (Noun)
  d.the name of a newspaper as printed on the editorial page (Noun)
  e. the name of a newspaper as printed on the editorial page (Noun)
  f. to become tired, weaker, or less effective (Verb)
• Synonyms: banner, droop, pennant, decline
• Antonyms: strengthen, work hard, go to the limit
• Usage in a sentence: There were flags on the tops of many of the buildings.

8. Phrase: Call all hands to the deck (मदद क लिए बुलाना)

• Pronunciation:  call all hands-on-dek/कॉल आल हैंड्स टो डेक 
• Meaning: 
  a. by extension, everyone available to help with a problem, or a call for those people to help
  b. a call for all members of a ship's crew to come to the deck, usually in a time of crisis
• Synonyms: all the help you can get, all possible assistance, every possible assistance
• Usage in a sentence: We're under attack! All hands on deck!

9. Word: Resilience (तन्यकता)

• Pronunciation: ri-zil-yuh ns/रिज़िलीअन्स
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
  b. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.
• Synonyms:  flexibility, plasticity, elasticity,
• Antonyms: frailty, rigidity
• Usage in a Sentence: My mother has shown great resilience to stress.

10. Word: Robust (मजबूत)

• Pronunciation: roh-buhst/रोबस्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. strong and healthy; vigorous.
• Synonyms: powerful, persistent
• Antonyms: weak, feeble
• Usage in a Sentence: The organization is taking a more robust approach to management.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 24th May 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!

• burgeon
• soar
• buoyant
• emanate
• all hands on deck

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: 23rd May 2022\

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