Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 3rd February, 2023

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 3rd February, 2023

1. Word: Potshot (बिना निशाना लगाने का गोली चलाना)

• Pronunciation: pot-shot
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a shot fired at game merely for food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport.
  b. a shot at an animal or person within easy range, as from ambush.
  c. a casual or aimless shot.
  d. a random or incidental criticism
• Synonyms: slam, shoot, criticise
• Antonyms: hit the target, compliment, support
• Usage in a sentence: He kept firing potshots to while away the afternoon.

2. Word: Endearment ( लाड़ प्यार)

• Pronunciation: en-deer-ment
• Part of speech: Noun
  
• Meaning: actions or words that convey affection
• Synonyms: affection, fondness, tenderness
  
• Antonyms: dislike, estrangement, ghastliness
• Usage in a sentence: The mother hoped her words of endearment would make her son feel better after he failed his exam. 

3. Word: Erstwhile (भूतपूर्व)

• Pronunciation: erst·​while
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: former.
• Synonyms: Former, previous
• Antonyms: current, future
• Usage in a Sentence: She found herself ostracized by erstwhile friends.

4. Word: Infantilise (बालोचित)

• Pronunciation: in-fuhn-tl-ahyz
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to keep in or reduce to an infantile state.
  b. to treat or regard as infantile or immature.
• Synonyms: childish, immature, juvenile, puerile
• Antonyms: mature, grown-up, elderly
• Usage in a sentence: The parents needed to stop infantilising their adult son.
  
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5. Word: Stratagem (दांव-पेंच)

• Pronunciation: strat-uh-juhm 
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a carefully planned way of achieving or dealing with something, often involving a trick
• Synonyms: ruse, scheme, trick, ploy
• Antonyms: counsel, truth
• Usage in a sentence: In order to make their presence felt, the company needs to come up with a clever stratagem. 

6. Word: Traction (खिंचाव/कर्षण)

• Part of Speech: Noun
• Pronunciation: trak-shuhn
• Meaning: 
  a. the action of drawing or pulling something over a surface, especially a road or track.
  b. the fact of an idea, product, etc. becoming popular or being accepted 
• Synonyms: grip, friction, intensity
• Antonyms: repulsion, slickness, berth
• Use in a Sentence: Rubber tyres get good traction on wet roads.

7. Word: Moniker (मुँह-बोला नाम)

• Pronunciation: mon-i-ker
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a name or nickname
• Synonyms: nickname, alias, handle, epithet
• Antonyms: adscript, gibberish
• Usage in a sentence: The quality of his work earned him the moniker of 'perfectionist'.

8. Word: One-upmanship (दूसरों पर हावी होने की आदत)

• Pronunciation: wuhn-uhp-muhn-ship
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.:
• Synonyms: superiority, artfulness, arrogance
• Antonyms: artlessness, authenticity, bluntness
• Usage in a sentence: His habit of one-upmanship made him fall into disrepute.

9. Word: Rhetoric (शब्दाडम्बर)

• Pronunciation: ret-er-ik
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
  
• Synonyms: Elocution, Discourse, Bombast
• Antonyms: Conciseness, Quiet
• Use in a Sentence: As the elections are just one week away, the rhetoric on both parties is building.

10. Word: Caricature (भोंडी नक़ल)

• Pronunciation: kar-i-kuh-cher
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. (the art of making) a drawing or written or spoken description of someone that usually makes them look silly by making part of their appearance or character more noticeable than it really is
• Synonyms: parody, burlesque, lampoon, satire
• Antonyms: actual, authentic
• Usage in a sentence: He was excellent at drawing caricatures of famous people.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 3rd February, 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.

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!

• potshot
• endearment
• erstwhile 
• infantilise
• stratagem

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: 2nd February, 2023

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