Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 28th April, 2023

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 28th April, 2023

1. Word: Prowess (कौशल)

• Pronunciation: prou-is
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.
  b. bravery in battle.
  
• Synonyms: courage, valour, heroism, bravery, skill
• Antonyms: weakness, inability, cowardice, failure
• Usage in a Sentence: He was famous for his prowess as an athlete.

2. Word: Disseminate (प्रसारित करना)

• Pronunciation: Dis-semi-nate
  
• Part of speech: Verb
• Meaning: spread (something, especially information) widely
• Synonyms: advertise, publish
• Antonyms: conceal, collect
• Usage in a sentence: These days news is disseminated through not just traditional media like the newspaper, but also through the social media channels, including Facebook and Twitter.

 3. Word: Tranche (भाग)

• Pronunciation: trahnch
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a portion of something, especially money
• Synonyms: portion, share, chunk
• Antonyms: whole, complete, total
• Usage in a Sentence: The first tranche of $500 million was disbursed last month.

4. Word: Sanitation (स्वच्छता)

• Pronunciation: san-i-tey-shuhn 
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the systems for taking dirty water and other waste products away from buildings in order to protect people's health
  b. the system used to keep healthy standards in a place where people live, esp. by removing waste products and garbage safely
• Synonyms: hygiene, cleanliness, sewerage, salubrity
• Antonyms: pollution, filth, unhygienic
• Usage in a sentence: For an ancient civilization, the Roman cities boasted of excellent sanitation.
  
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5. Word: Lag (अंतराल, पिछ)

• Pronunciation: lag
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. fail to keep up with another or others in movement or development. (Verb)
  b. a period of time between one event and another. (Noun)
• Synonyms: linger, delay, trail, loiter
• Antonyms: hasten, rush, bustle, bolt, hustle
• Usage in a Sentence: We're now in the lag end of the project.

6. Word: Upheaval (कायापलट)

• Pronunciation: uhp-hee-vuhl
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a violent or sudden change or disruption to something.
• Synonyms: upset, disturbance, trouble, turbulence
• Antonyms: consonance, peace, harmony, calm
• Usage in a Sentence: The company underwent a massive upheaval after the takeover. 

7. Word: Licensure (अधिकार प्राप्ति)

• Pronunciation: lahy-suhn-sher, -shoor 
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
• Synonyms: authorisation, permission, clearance
• Antonyms: sanction, embargo, censure, ban, prohibition
• Usage in a sentence: The company needed to be licensured before it could start hiring officials.

8. Word: Sagacity (विलक्षणता)

• Pronunciation: suh-gas-i-tee 
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the quality of having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments
• Synonyms: judiciousness, intelligence, shrewdness, discernment, wisdom
• Antonyms: foolishness, silliness, ignorance, stupidity
• Usage in a sentence: Despite having differences of opinion, the team was saved by the sagacity of its leader.

9. Word: Monger (विक्रयी)

• Pronunciation: muhng-ger
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination). [Noun]
  b. a dealer in or trader of a commodity (usually used in combination) [Noun]
  b. to sell; hawk. [Verb]
• Synonyms: trader, dealer, merchant
• Antonyms: customer, payer, buyer
• Usage in a Sentence: Warmongers are contemptible insofar as they do not take into account the toll wars take on lives and property.

10. Word: Percolate (रिसना)

• Pronunciation: pur-kuh-leyt
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.
• Synonyms: permeate, leach, seep, strain, trickle
• Antonyms: flood, pour, gush, surge
• Usage in a Sentence: Rumors percolated throughout the town.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 28th April, 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!

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!

• prowess
• disseminate
• tranche
• sanitation
• lag

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

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