Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 27th July, 2023

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 27th July, 2023

1. Word: Gaze (घूरना)

• Pronunciation: geyz/ गैज़
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.
  b. a steady or intent look.
• Synonyms: stare, look, regard
• Antonyms: glimpse, blink, browse
• Usage in a sentence: The students gazed at the teacher with amazement

2. Word: Open up (खुलना)

• Pronunciation: /
• Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to start firing a gun or guns
  b. to speak freely or without restraint
  c. informal (of a motor vehicle) to accelerate
  d. to render accessible 
  e. to make or become more exciting or lively
• Synonyms: start, unlock, unfold 
• Antonyms: close, dwindle, restrict
• Usage in a sentence: The motorway opened up the remoter areas which were once inaccessible. 

 3. Word: Frontier (सीमा)

• Pronunciation: fruhn-teer/ फ्रन्टिर
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
  b. the land or territory that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions.
• Synonyms: boundary, border, limit
• Antonyms: interior, inland, centre
• Usage in a sentence: The dictator invaded the north-eastern frontier of his enemy's kingdom.

4. Word: Realm (क्षेत्र)

• Pronunciation: relm/ रेल्म
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a royal domain; kingdom:
  b. the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails or dominates:
  c. the special province or field of something or someone:
• Synonyms: domain, province, kingdom
• Antonyms: estate, ghetto, urban
• Usage in a sentence: The king's realm was under attack from the savages. 
  
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5. Word: Larger than life (जीवन से बड़ा)

• Pronunciation: lahr-jer-thuhn-lahyf/
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. exceedingly imposing, impressive, or memorable, especially in appearance or forcefulness:
• Synonyms: awesome, impressive, remarkable
• Antonyms: unimpressive, unexciting, average
• Usage in a sentence: Rajinikant's larger-than-life persona has always helped him in getting a good opening for his movies. 

6. Word: Anomaly (अनियमितता)

• Pronunciation: uh-nom-uh-lee/ अनामली
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form.
  b. an anomalous person or thing; one that is abnormal or does not fit in:
  c. an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc.
  d. an incongruity or inconsistency.
• Synonyms: abnormality, irregularity, oddity
• Antonyms: standard, normal, ewgularity
• Usage in a sentence: With his quiet nature, he was an anomaly in his exuberant family.

7. Word: Ensue (उपजाना)

• Pronunciation: en-soo/ एन्सू
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to follow in order; come afterwards, especially in immediate succession:
  b. to follow as a consequence; result:
• Synonyms: result, follow, befall
• Antonyms: disappear, precede, anticipate
• Usage in a sentence: As the days ensued, he recovered his strength.

8. Word: Disruption (भंग)

• Pronunciation: dis-ruhp-shuhn/ डिस्रप्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. forcible separation or division into parts.
  b. the act of causing disorder
  c. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
  d. a disorderly outburst or tumult
• Synonyms: disturbance, disorder, commotion
• Antonyms: order, structuring, harmony
• Usage in a sentence: The cyclone caused much disruption to the everyday life of the coastal region. 

9. Word: Veer (घुमाना)

• Pronunciation: veer/ वीर
• Part of Speech: Verb/ Noun
• Meaning:
  a. to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another:
  b. to alter the direction or course of; turn.
  c. a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
• Synonyms: swerve, turn, curve
• Antonyms: straighten, align, flatten
• Usage in a sentence: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. 

10. Word: Salvage (रक्षा करना)

• Pronunciation: sal-vij/ सैल्वज
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
  b. the property so saved.
  c. compensation given to those who voluntarily save a ship or its cargo.
  d. the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc.
  e. to save from shipwreck, fire, etc.
• Synonyms: rescue, save, retrieve   
• Antonyms: lose, hurt, harm 
• Usage in a sentence: The military salvaged many people's lives from the flood. 

11. Word: Run rife (संख्या में बढ़ना)

• Part of Speech: Phrasal Verbs
• Meaning:
  a. to spread quickly in an uncontrolled way
• Synonyms: proliferate, multiply increase
• Antonyms: diminish, lessen, reduce
• Usage in a sentence: The fire ran rife in the jungle. 

12. Word: Shroud (ढकना)

• Pronunciation: shroud/ श्राउड
• Part of Speech: Noun/ Verb
• Meaning:
  a. a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
  b. something that covers or conceals like a garment:
  c. to wrap or clothe for burial;
  d. to cover; hide from view.
• Synonyms: cover, veil, cloak   
• Antonyms: expose, uncover, show
• Usage in a sentence: The military salvaged many people's lives from the flood. 

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises:27th July, 2023

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.

• Gaze
• Frontier
• Realm
• Anamoly
• Ensue

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!

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: 26th July, 2023

That was your Vocabulary dose for the day. 

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