Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 4th July, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 4th November, 2022

1. Word: Resurrect (पुनर्जीवित करना)

• Pronunciation: rez-uh-rekt/रेज़रेक्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. to raise from the dead; bring to life again
  b. to bring back into use, practice, etc.
  c. to rise from the dead
• Synonyms: revive, resuscitate, raise
• Antonyms: abash, accomplish
• Usage in a sentence: Almost all Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead.

2. Word: Fillip (उकसाना)

• Pronunciation: fil-uhp /फिलप
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. an act or instance of striking something with the nail of a finger snapped from the end of a thumb; a smart tap or stroke (Noun)
  b. anything that tends to rouse, excite, or revive; a stimulus (Noun)
  c. to strike with a fillip (Verb)
  d. to tap or strike smartly (Verb)
• Synonyms: boost, stimulate, incentive
• Antonyms: discourage, suppress, abash
• Usage in a sentence: The athletics win provided a much-needed fillip to/for national pride.

 3. Word: Adduce (उल्लेख करना)

• Pronunciation: uh-doos/अडूस
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive
• Synonyms: cite, present, instance
• Antonyms: whimsical, belie, beseech
• Usage in a sentence: None of the evidence adduced in court was conclusive. 

4. Word: Quietus (निर्वाण)

• Pronunciation: kwahy-ee-tuhs/क्वाइईटस
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles:
  b. discharge or release from life.
  c. a period of retirement or inactivity.
• Synonyms: sleep, rest, decease
• Antonyms: resurrection, arrival, time
• Usage in a sentence: Having given a quietus to the argument, she left.
  
  

5. Word: Squabble (झगड़ा)

• Pronunciation: skwob-uhl/स्क्वाबल
• Part of Speech: 
• Meaning:
  a. to engage in a petty quarrel (Verb)
  b. Printing. to disarrange and mix (composed type) (Verb)
  c. a petty quarrel (Noun)
• Synonyms: bickering, quarrel, wrangling
• Antonyms: accord, agreement, compromise
• Usage in a sentence: Polly and Susie were having a squabble about who was going to hold the dog's lead. 

6. Word: Revanchist (प्रतिशोध में साथ देने वाला )

• Pronunciation: ruh-van-chist/रेवंचिस्ट 
• Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. of or relating to a political policy of revanche (Adjective)
  b. of or relating to revanchists or revanchism (Adjective)
  c. an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat (Noun)
• Usage in a sentence: He would return to Syria in 295 to fight the revanchist Persian empire.

7. Word: Culminate (समाप्त होना)

• Pronunciation: kuhl-muh-neyt/कल्मिनैट
• Part of Speech: 
• Meaning:
  a. to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development
  b. to end or arrive at a final stage
  c. to rise to or form an apex; terminate
• Synonyms: peak, climax, end, conclude
• Antonyms: start, begin, embark
• Usage in a sentence: The argument culminated in a fistfight. 

8. Word: Abate (उपशमन करना)

• Pronunciation: uh-beyt/अबेट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to reduce in amount, degree, intensity
  b. to omit
  c. to deduct or subtract
• Synonyms: lessen, diminish, subside
• Antonyms: increase, intensify, enhance
• Usage in a sentence: The fighting in the area shows no sign of abating.

9. Word: Conspire (कपट प्रबंध करना)

• Pronunciation: kuhn-spahyuhr/कन्स्पाइअर
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to agree together, especially secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal
  b. to act or work together toward the same result or goal
• Synonyms: plot, scheme. collude 
• Antonyms: 
• Usage in a sentence: He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job.

10. Word: Gross (सकल, अर्जित करना, अशिष्टतापूर्ण)

• Pronunciation: grohs/ग्रोस
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun, Verb
• Meaning:
  a. without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2) (Adjective)
  b. unqualified; complete; rank (Adjective)
  c. flagrant and extreme (Adjective)
  d. total income from sales, salary, etc (Noun)
  e. to have, make, or earn as a total before any deductions, as of taxes, expenses (Verb)
• Synonyms: disgusting, nasty, vulgar
• Antonyms: slender, desirable
• Usage in a sentence: A person's gross income is the money they earn before tax is deducted from it. 

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary-Based Exercises: 4th November, 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!

• Resurrect
• Fillip
• Abate
• Conspire
• Revanchist

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 November, 2022

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