Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 29th January, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 29th January, 2022

1. Word: Promulgation (घोषणा)

• Pronunciation: prom-uhl-gey-shuhn/प्रामल्गेशन
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: to make known by open declaration; publish
• Synonyms: Announcement, Declaration Notice
• Antonyms: Concealment
• Use in a Sentence: People often uses social media to promulgate their stuff. 

2. Word: Ordinance (अध्यादेश)

• Pronunciation: awr-dn-uhns/ऑर्डनन्स
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:  
  a. an authoritative order.
  b. a religious rite.
• Synonyms: order, decree, law, regulation, statute
• Antonyms: judgement call, individualism, personal choice
• Usage in a Sentence: A local ordinance forbids all street parking during snowstorms.

3. Word: Envisage (परिकल्पना करना)

• Pronunciation: en-viz-ij/ एन्विज़िज
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to contemplate; visualize:
  b. Archaic. to look in the face of; face.
• Synonyms: envision, imagine, visualize 
• Antonyms: unforeseen, withdrawn, dismiss 
• Usage in a sentence: He envisages an era of great scientific discoveries.

4. Word: Stringent (सख्त)

• Pronunciation: strin-juh nt/ स्ट्रिन्जन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:  (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting
  
• Synonyms: harsh, rigorous, severe
• Antonyms: tolerant, flexible, lenient
• Usage in a Sentence: He failed to convene the stringent selection criteria.

5. Word: Conviction (पूर्ण विश्वास)

• Pronunciation: kuh n-vik-shuh n/कन्विक्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a firmly held belief or opinion.
  
• Synonyms: confidence, certitude
• Antonyms: disbelief, doubt
• Use in a Sentence: The most fearful enemy is not having a firm conviction.

6. Word: Entrench (मजबूत स्थिति बनाना)

• Pronunciation: en-trench/एन्ट्रेन्च
• Part of Speech: 
• Meaning:
  a. to firmly establish something, especially an idea or a problem, so that it cannot be changed
  b. to dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.)
  c. to encroach; trespass; infringe (usually followed by on or upon)
• Synonyms: encroach, embed, root, fix
• Antonyms: remove, displace, eject
• Usage in a sentence: The government's main task was to prevent inflation from entrenching itself.

7. Word: Staving off (निवारण करना)

• Pronunciation: stayve-awf/स्टेव ऑफ
• Part of Speech:
• Meaning:
  a. to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily
• Synonyms: preventing, delaying
• Antonyms: permitting, working in
• Usage in a sentence: We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.

8. Word: Chary (एहतियाती)

• Pronunciation: chair-ee/चारी
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. uncertain and frightened to take risks, or unwilling to take action
• Synonyms: wary, careful, cautious
• Antonyms: scare less, sassy, heedless
• Usage in a sentence: I'm a bit chary of using a travel agency that doesn't have official registration. 

9.  Word: Unequivocal (असंदिग्ध)

• Pronunciation: uhn-i-kwiv-uh-kuhl
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: leaving no doubt; unambiguous
• Synonyms: clear, unambiguous, unmistakable, indisputable, incontrovertible
• Antonyms: equivocal, ambiguous, vague
• Usage in a Sentence: His views turned out to be staunch and unequivocal.

10. Word: Serology (सीरमविज्ञान)

• Pronunciation: si-rol-uh-jee/सिरालजी 
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum
  b. the study of blood and other fluids from the body
• Usage in a sentence: Serology is mainly concerned with blood, but also semen and saliva.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 29th 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!

• promulgate
• ordinance
• chary
• envisage
• Serology

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: 28th January, 2022

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