Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 25th February, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 25th February, 2022

1. Word: Debacle (असफलता)

• Pronunciation: dey-bah-kuhl/ डेबाकल
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
• Synonyms: fiasco, failure, disaster, collapse, defeat
• Antonyms: success, triumph, accomplishment
• Usage in a sentence: The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.

2. Word: Fortify (सशक्त करना)

• Pronunciation: fawr-tuh-fahy/ फॉर्टिफाइ
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
  b. to furnish with a means of resisting force or standing strain or wear:
  c. to make strong; impart strength or vigor to:
  d. to increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients:
• Synonyms: strengthen, reinforce, support 
• Antonyms: weaken, discourage, soften 
• Usage in a sentence: Barcelona's defence was fortified by the arrival of new signings. 

3. Word: Splinter (अलग हो जाना)

• Pronunciation: splin-ter/स्प्लिन्टर
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. to split or break into splinters (Verb)
  b. to break off (something) in splinters (Verb)
  c. a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body (Noun)
• Synonyms: fragment, shatter, fracture
• Antonyms: fix, combine, assemble
• Usage in a sentence: The edges of the plastic cover had cracked and splintered. 

4. Word: Fillip (उकसाना)

• Pronunciation: fil-uhp /फिलप
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. an act or instance of striking something with the nail of a finger snapped from the end of a thumb; a smart tap or stroke (Noun)
  b. anything that tends to rouse, excite, or revive; a stimulus (Noun)
  c. to strike with a fillip (Verb)
  d. to tap or strike smartly (Verb)
• Synonyms: boost, stimulate, incentive
• Antonyms: discourage, suppress, abash
• Usage in a sentence: The athletics win provided a much-needed fillip to national pride

5. Word: Testimony (कथन)

• Pronunciation: tes-tuh-moh-nee/ टेस्टमोनी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
• Synonyms: evidence, proof, statement
• Antonyms: denial, refutation, disproof
• Usage in a sentence: His testimony was an important element of the prosecution case.

6. Word: Tacit (अनकहा)

• Pronunciation: tas-it/टैसिट
• Part of Speech: Adjective 
• Meaning:
  a. understood without being openly expressed; implied
  b. silent; saying nothing
  c. unvoiced or unspoken
• Synonyms: unspoken, implicit, silent, implied
• Antonyms: spoken, said, explicit
• Usage in a sentence: He gave tacit approval to the plan.

7. Word: Skew (तिरछा)

• Pronunciation: skyoo/स्क्यू
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. suddenly change direction or position. 
  b. make biased or distorted in a way that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or misleading.
  
• Synonyms: twist, slant
• Antonyms: parallel, vertical
• Use in a Sentence: A few inaccurate figures could skew the results of the survey.

8. Word: Commensurate (समपरिमाण)

• Pronunciation: kuh-men-ser-it/ कमेन्सरिट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
  
• Synonyms: proportionate, equivalent
• Antonyms: inadequate, disproportionate
• Usage in a Sentence: His salary is commensurate with his relevant experience.

9. Word: Abysmal (अगाध)

• Pronunciation: uh-biz-muh l/ अबिज़्मल
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: extremely bad; appalling.
• Synonyms: appalling, awful, dreadful
• Antonyms: beautiful, good, wonderful
• Usage in a sentence: The reunion was an abysmal failure.

10. Word: Reckon (समझना, सम्मिलित करना)

• Pronunciation: rek-uhn/ रेकन
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. establish by calculation.
  b. be of the opinion.
  c. rely on or be sure of.
• Synonyms: calculate, think, figure, estimate, count
• Antonyms: deprive, disavow, depreciate, abandon
• Usage in a sentence: I reckon that it's going to rain.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 25th February, 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!

• debacle
• fortify
• splinter
• fillip
• testimony

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 February, 2022

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