Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 29th May, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 29th May 2022

 1. Word: Conviction (अपराधी ठहराना)

• Pronunciation: kuhn-vik-shuhn / कन्विक्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence.
  b. a firmly held belief or opinion.
  c. the quality of showing that one is firmly convinced of what one believes or says.
• Synonyms: sentence, judgement, belief, opinion, view, certainty, assurance
• Antonyms: acquittal, amnesty, uncertainty
• Usage in a sentence: 
  a. She appealed unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder.
  b. Certainly, the basis of our democracy is the conviction of the worth of the individual.

2. Word: Repression (नियंत्रण)

• Pronunciation: ri-presh-uh n/ रीप्रेशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.
  b. the action of subduing someone or something by force.
• Synonyms: control, oppression, suppression, inhibition
• Antonyms: liberty, permission
• Use in a Sentence: The political repression in this country is enforced by terror.

3. Word: Inevitable (अनिवार्य)

• Pronunciation: in-ev-i-tuh-buh l/ इनेविटबल
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. certain to happen; unavoidable. [Adjective]
  b. a situation that is unavoidable. [Noun]
• Synonyms: unavoidable, necessary, ineluctable
• Antonyms: avoidable, preventable, evitable
• Usage in a sentence: Accidents are the inevitable result of driving too fast.

4. Word: Upsurge (उन्नति)

• Pronunciation: uhp-surj/अप्सर्ज
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to surge up; increase; rise (Verb)
  b. the act of surging up; a large or rapid increase (Noun)
• Synonyms: surge, rise, increase
• Antonyms: contract, decline, decrease
• Usage in a sentence: An upsurge of/in violence in the district has been linked to increased unemployment. 

5. Word: Bifurcation (द्विभाजन)

• Pronunciation: bahy-fer-key-shuhn/ बाइफकेशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the division of something into two branches or parts.
• Synonyms: branch, ramification
• Antonyms: unification
• Usage in a sentence: The author has written a thoughtful book about the nation's bifurcation into two distinct and antagonistic cultures

6. Word: Grievance (शिकायत)

• Pronunciation: gree-vuhns
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress.
• Synonyms: complaint, objection, grudge
• Antonyms: compliment, praise, peace
• Usage in a sentence: Despite the meeting, the main grievance remained unaddressed.

7. Word: Alienation (स्नेहनिवृत्ति)

• Pronunciation: eyl-yuh-ney-shuhn/एल्यनेशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the act of alienating, or of causing someone to become indifferent or hostile
  b. the state of being alienated, withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection
  c. the act of turning away, transferring, or diverting
  d. Law. a transfer of the title to property by one person to another; conveyance
  e. Statistics. the lack of correlation in the variation of two measurable variates over a population
• Synonyms: estrangement, disaffection, division, separation
• Antonyms: loyalty, attachment, endearment
• Usage in a sentence: The advocacy group fights against prejudice and social alienation of immigrants.

8. Word: Delimitation (सीमा-निर्धारण)

• Pronunciation: dih-lim-i-tetion/डीलिमिटेशन
• Part of speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. the marking or describing of the limits of something
• Synonyms: demarcation, border, boundary
• Antonyms: unending, vast area
• Usage in a sentence: The main focus was the delimitation of responsibilities between the police and the judiciary.

9.  Word: Repression (नियंत्रण)

• Pronunciation: ri-presh-uh n/ रीप्रेशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.
  b. the action of subduing someone or something by force.
• Synonyms: control, oppression, suppression, inhibition
• Antonyms: liberty, permission
• Use in a Sentence: The political repression in this country is enforced by terror.

10. Word: Resuscitate (पुनर्जीवित करना)

• Pronunciation: ri-suhs-i-teyt/रिससिटेट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death.
  b. make (something) active or vigorous again.
• Synonyms: reinvigorate, revive
• Antonyms: euthanize, obstruct
• Usage in a Sentence: Doctors managed to resuscitate him.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 29th 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!

• Inevitable
• Upsurge
• Repression
• Bifurcation
• Conviction

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 May, 2022

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