Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 2nd March, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 2nd March, 2022

1. Word: Manifest (स्पष्ट करना)

• Pronunciation: Maeni-fest/मैनफेस्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. clear or obvious to the eye or mind (Adjective)
  b. show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate (Verb)
• Synonyms: evident, exhibit
• Antonyms: vague, obscure
• Use in a Sentence: You manifest what you believe, not what you want.

2. Word: Expedient (उचित)

• Pronunciation: ik-spee-dee-uhnt
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral. (Adjective)
  b. a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral. (Noun)
• Synonyms: convenient, advantageous, prudent
• Antonyms: useless, inappropriate, fruitless
• Usage in a Sentence: It might be expedient not to pay him until the work is finished.

3. Word: Loom (संकट मँडराना)

• Pronunciation: loom/ लूम
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
  b. come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
• Synonyms: tower, emerge, rise
• Antonyms: fade, disappear, recede 
• Usage in a sentence: Another cloud loomed above, as the sky got ready to burst with rain.

4.  Word: Emphatic (प्रभावी)

• Pronunciation: em-fat-ik/ एम्फैटिक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. expressing something forcibly and clearly.
  b. (of an action or its result) definite and clear.
• Synonyms: forceful, assertive, insistent
• Antonyms: forceless, insignificant, unassertive
• Usage in a sentence: Sehaj was equally emphatic about the importance of control.

5. Word: Ominous (अपशकुन)

• Pronunciation: om-uh-nuh s/आमनस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen
  b. portending evil or harm, threatening or inauspicious
• Synonyms: threatening, sinister, menacing, foreboding
• Antonyms: auspicious, bright, promising, hopeful
• Usage in a sentence: There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed.

6. Word: Meagre (अत्यल्प)

• Pronunciation: mee-ger/ मीगर
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.
  b. (of a person or animal) lean; thin.
• Synonyms: poor, scanty, inadequate, insufficient, lean
• Antonyms: ample, bountiful, bounteous, abundant
• Usage in a Sentence: If you have to manage on meagre resources, you will cope well.

7. Word: Edify (उपदेश देना)

• Pronunciation: ed-uh-fahy/ एडफाइ
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: instruct, or improve (someone) morally or intellectually
• Synonyms: enlighten, inform, teach, educate
• Antonyms: discourage, befuddle
• Usage in a Sentence: Help me speak words of blessing to edify those around me today.

8. 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. 

9.  Word: Usher (संचालन करना)

• Pronunciation: uhsh-er/अशर
• Part of Speech: Noun, verb
• Meaning: 
  a. a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc. (Noun)
  b. a person acting as an official doorkeeper, as in a courtroom or legislative chamber(Noun)
  c. a male attendant of a bridegroom at a wedding (Noun)
  d. to lead, introduce, or conduct (Verb)
  e. to attend or bring at the coming or beginning; precede or herald, usually followed by in (Verb)
• Synonyms: guide, lead, escort, conduct, accompany
• Antonyms: follow, attend, succeed
• Usage in a sentence: She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee.

10. 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.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 26th December 2021

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!

• manifest
• expedient
• loom
• emphatic
• ominous

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!

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

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You can also check the wordlist articles for the previous days from the link below: Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 1st March, 2022

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