Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 4th January 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 4th January 2022

1. Word: Anomaly (अनियमितता)

• Pronunciation: uh-nom-uh-lee/ अनामली
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form.
  b. an anomalous person or thing; one that is abnormal or does not fit in:
  c. an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc.
  d. an incongruity or inconsistency.
• Synonyms: abnormality, irregularity, oddity
• Antonyms: standard, normal, regular
• Usage in a sentence: With his quiet nature, he was an anomaly in his otherwise loud family.

 2. Word: Parley (संधि वार्ता करना)

• Pronunciation: pahr-lee/पार्ली
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. a discussion or conference (Noun)
  b. an informal conference between enemies under a truce, especially to discuss terms, conditions of surrender, etc. (Noun)
  c. to hold an informal conference with an enemy under a truce, as between active hostilities (Verb)
  d. to speak, talk, or confer (Verb)
• Synonyms: talk, discussion, negotiate, conference
• Antonyms: ignored, deaf
• Usage in a sentence: After some serious parleying, both sides agreed to settle their differences.

3. Word: Debilitating (दुर्बल)

• Pronunciation: de·​bil·​i·​tat·​ing/डबिलटैटिंग
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. tending to weaken or enfeeble
• Synonyms: exhausting, weakening, enfeebling
• Antonyms: restorative, fresh, inviogorating
• Usage in a sentence: Many people faced debilitating side effects after getting a dose of the vaccine.

4. Word: Lathes (चक्रयन्त्र)

• Pronunciation: leyth/लेद
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it. (Noun)
  b. to cut, shape, or otherwise treat on a lathe. (Verb)
• Synonyms: planer, shaper, machine tool
• Antonyms: calm, confuse, crush
• Usage in a sentence: He wrapped metal wire around cylindrical bars of soft iron by means of a lathe.

5. Word: Deftly (चालाकी से)

• Pronunciation: deftly/डेफ्टली 
• Part of Speech: 
• Meaning:
  a. skillfully or cleverly
• Synonyms: skillfully, dexterously, adroitly
• Antonyms: clumsily, awkwardly, gracelessly
• Usage in a sentence: She deftly answered the tough questions.

6. Word: Missive (राजनीतिक संदेश)

• Pronunciation: mis-iv/ मिसिव
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a written message; letter.
  b. sent or about to be sent, especially of a letter from an official source.
• Synonyms: note, message, epistle
• Usage in a sentence: The missive from central government was directed towards the state governments. 

7. Word: Trigger (झट प्रतिक्रिया/सक्रिय करना)

• Pronunciation: trig-er/ट्रिगर
• Part of speech: Noun/Verb
• Meaning: a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a gun (Noun)
  cause (a device) to function (Verb)
  
• Synonyms: activate, set off
• Antonyms: destroy, end 
  
• Usage in a sentence: Do not let your depressive emotions trigger a craving for food when you are not hungry.

8. Word: Unrest (बेचैनी)

• Pronunciation: uhn-rest/अन्रेस्ट
• Part of Speech:
• Meaning:
  a. lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
  b. disturbance or turmoil; agitation
• Synonyms: turmoil, agitation, disturbance 
• Antonyms: peace, calm, harmony
• Usage in a sentence: It is feared that the civil unrest we are now witnessing in this country could lead to full-scale civil war.

9. Word: Alleviate (घटाना)

• Pronunciation: uh-lee-vee-eyt/ अलीवीएट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
• Synonyms: mitigate, reduce, soothe, lessen
• Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, worsen
• Usage in a sentence: He put on his sunglasses, which did little to alleviate the headache sunlight gave him.

10. Word: Fortuitous (आकस्मिक)

• Pronunciation: fawr-too-i-tuhs/फॉर्टूइटस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning - happening by accident or chance
• Synonyms - accidental , unpredictable , fortunate ,chance ,unplanned
• Antonyms - intentional, planned, calculated, predictable
• Usage in a sentence - Long ago, Neil had a fortuitous meeting with a television producer in a party, which helped him become a star.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 4th 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!

• anomaly
• parley
• debilitate
• lathes
• deft

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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