Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 4th July, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 4th July 2022 

1. Word: Concede (झुक जाना)

• Pronunciation: kuhn-seed/ कन्सीड
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it
• Synonyms: admit, allow, acknowledge, accept, surrender
• Antonyms: deny, fight, refuse, contradict
• Usage in a Sentence: He is not willing to concede any of his power.

2. Word: Turmoil (हलचल)

• Pronunciation: tur-moil /टर्मॉइल
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder
• Synonyms: disorder, commotion, disturbance
• Antonyms: calm, peace, permanence
• Usage in a sentence: The country is in a state of political turmoil.

3. Word: Sabotage (तोड़-फोड़ करना)

• Pronunciation: sab-uh-tahzh/सैबटाश़
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to injure or attack by sabotage (verb)
  b. any undermining of a cause (Noun)
• Synonyms: wreck, destroy, undermine
• Antonyms: fix, help, endorse
• Usage in a sentence: The rebels had tried to sabotage the oil pipeline.

4. Word: Fidelity (ईमानदारी)

• Pronunciation: fi-del-i-tee/फिडेलिटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. honest or lasting support, or loyalty, especially to a partner
  b. the degree to which the detail and quality of an original, such as a picture, sound, or story, is copied exactly
• Synonyms: faithfulness, loyalty, allegiance
• Antonyms: treachery, faithlessness
• Usage in a sentence: The best ink-jet printers can reproduce photographs with amazing fidelity.

5. Word: Demeanour (आचरण)

• Pronunciation: dih-mee-ner/ डिमीनर
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: outward behaviour or bearing.
• Synonyms: manner, air, attitude, appearance, conduct
• Antonyms: deter, indecency, annihilation, indisposition
• Usage in a Sentence: While not exactly threatening, her demeanour was hard and off-putting.

6. Word: Benign (दयालु)

• Pronunciation: bih-nahyn/ बिनाइन
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. gentle and kind.
  b. (of a disease) not harmful in effect.
• Synonyms: benevolent, sympathetic
• Antonyms: hostile, malignant
• Usage in a Sentence: The results of this medicine are fairly benign.

7. Word: Faction (उपद्रवी दल)

• Pronunciation: fak-shuhn/ फैक्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
• Synonyms: party, group, sect
• Antonyms: unity, conformity, agreement
• Usage in a Sentence: A rebel faction has split away from the main group.

8. Word: Expediency (मुनाफ़ा)

• Pronunciation: ik-spee-dee-yan-see/इक्स्पीडीअन्सी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. doing what is convenient or profitable rather than what is morally right.
• Synonyms: suitable, benefit, convenience
• Antonyms: altruism, inexpediency, unsuitable
• Use in a Sentence: It seems political expediency, rather than absolute economic need, will determine who gains from the conflict.

9. Word: Patriarch (कुलपति)

• Pronunciation: pey-tree-ahrk/ पेट्रीआर्क 
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the male head of a family or tribe
• Synonyms: master, chief, superior
• Antonyms: matriarch, offspring
• Usage in a Sentence: I thought of myself as a patriarch, dispensing words of wisdom to all my children.

10.Word: Churn (मन्थन करना)

• Pronunciation: churn/ चर्न
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. (with reference to liquid) move or cause to move about vigorously.
  b. break up the surface of (an area of ground).
• Synonyms: shake, stir, swirl, agitate
• Antonym: freeze
• Usage in a sentence: We stood on the dock and watched the ocean churn.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 4th July 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!

• concede
• turmoil
• sabotage
• Fidelity
• demeanor

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: 1st July, 2022

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