Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 4th March, 2023

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 4th March, 2023

1. Word: Laudable (प्रशंसनीय)

• Pronunciation: law-duh-buh l/ लॉडबल
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: deserving praise and commendation.
• Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, admirable
• Antonyms: disgraceful, outrageous, undeserving
• Use in a Sentence: My father's work for charity is highly laudable.

2. Word: Quash (रद्द करना)

• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure/put an end to
• Pronunciation: kwosh/क्वॉश
• Synonyms: put down, invalidate, destroy
• Antonyms: validate, saction, formalise
• Use in a Sentence: The greedy dog learn how to quash his hunger.

3. Word: Detrimental (हानिकारक)

• Pronunciation: de-truh-men-tl/डेट्रमेन्टल
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: tending to cause harm.
  
• Synonyms: harmful, injurious, pernicious
• Antonyms: convenient, favourable, beneficial
• Use in a Sentence: We all know that smoking is detrimental to your health.

 4. Word: Rationale (औचित्य)

• Pronunciation: rash-uh-nal/ रैशनैल
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief.
• Synonyms: reason, justification, logic
• Antonym: Effect
• Usage in a Sentence: I don't understand the rationale behind the council's housing policy.

5. Word: Viable (व्यवहार्य)

• Part of Speech: vahy-uh-buhl/वाइअबल
• Meaning: capable of working successfully; feasible.
• Pronunciation: वाइअबल
• Synonyms: feasible, tenable, doable
• Antonyms: futile, incredible, hopeless
• Use in a Sentence: None of the projects shown economically viable.

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6. Word: Sanctity (पवित्रता)

• Pronunciation: sangk-ti-tee/सैंगक्टिटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly.

        b. ultimate importance and inviolability.

• Synonyms: sacredness, divinity
• Antonyms: vileness, impureness
• Use in a Sentence: Numerous miracles were proof of his sanctity.

7. Word: Dispensation (वितरण)

• Pronunciation: dis-puh n-sey-shuh n/डिस्पन्सैशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 

         a. exemption from a rule or usual requirement.

         b. a political, religious, or social system prevailing at a particular time.

• Synonyms: liberty, distribution
• Antonyms: denial, limitation
• Use in Sentence: They saw signs of new dispensation everywhere.

8. Word: Imperative (आज्ञार्थक,जरूरी)

• Pronunciation: im-per-uh-tiv/इम्पेरटिव
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning: 

         a. of vital importance; crucial. [Adjective]

         b. giving an authoritative command; peremptory. [Adjective]

         c. an essential or urgent thing. [Noun]

• Synonyms: necessary, obligatory, requisite
• Antonyms: nonessential, insignificant, needless
• Use in a Sentence: In an organization, a prompt reply is imperative.

9. Word: Affluent (भरापूरा)

• Pronunciation: ऐफ्लूअन्ट/af-loo-uh nt
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.

• Synonyms: wealthy, rich, prosperous, opulent, well off, moneyed
• Antonyms: indigent, poor, needy
• Use in a Sentence: Affluent people tend to look upon illiteracy with comfortable detachment.

10. Word: Deprive (वंचित करना)

• Pronunciation: dih-prahyv/ डिप्राइव
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.
• Synonyms: deny, strip, dispossess, divest, rob
• Antonyms: give, provide, offer, supply, endow, enrich
• Usage in a Sentence: Working long hours was depriving him of his sleep.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 4th March, 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!

• laudable
• quash
• detrimental
• rationale
• viable

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: 3rd March, 2023

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