Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 5th February, 2022

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

1. Word: Laudable (प्रशंसनीय)

• Pronunciation: law-duh-buh l
• 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: Dither (दुविधा में होना)

• Pronunciation: dith-er/डिदर
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to be unable to make a decision about doing something
• Synonyms: hesitate, vacillate, flap
• Antonyms: conclude, decide, resolve
• Usage in a sentence: He accused the government of dithering over the deal.

3. Word: Pre-empt (पूर्वक्रय से प्राप्त करना)

• Pronunciation: pree-empt/प्रीएम्प्ट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning:
  a. to prevent something from happening by taking action first
  b. to acquire or appropriate before someone else; take for oneself; arrogate
  c. to take the place of because of priorities, reconsideration, rescheduling, etc.; supplant
• Synonyms: forestall, displace, arrogate
• Usage in a sentence: State laws pre-empted local governments from restricting newspaper displays.

4. Word: Albeit (यद्यपि)

• Pronunciation: awl-bee-it/ऑल्बीइट
• Part of Speech: Conjunction
• Meaning: 
  a. although; even if
• Synonyms: although, though, even though
• Antonyms: so, due to, according to
• Usage in a sentence: The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.

5. Word: Preclude (बाधा डालना )

• Pronunciation: pri-klood/ प्रीक्लूड
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible:
  b. to exclude or debar from something:
• Synonyms: prevent, prohibit, forbid
• Antonyms: allow, permit, encourage
• Usage in a sentence: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.

6.  Word: Legit (संग्राहक)

• Pronunciation: luh-jit/ लेजिट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. (of a singing voice) trained in a classical or operatic tradition
  b. having such a singing voice.
  c. being a singer with such a voice.
• Synonyms: legitimate, lawful, legal
• Antonyms: sinful, invalid, abnormal
• Usage in a sentence: I'm not getting involved in this fundraising scheme if it isn't legit.

7.  Word: Waffle (अस्पष्ट बात )

• Pronunciation: wof-uhl/वाफल
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. to talk or write a lot without giving any useful information or any clear answers
• Synonyms: hesitate, vacillate, waver
• Antonyms: aphorism, decide, come to a conclusion
• Usage in a sentence: If you don't know the answer, it's no good just waffling (on) for pages and pages. 

8.  Word: Antiquity (पुराना समय )

• Pronunciation: an-tik-wi-tee/
• Part of Speech: 
• Meaning: 
  a. the quality of being ancient; ancientness:
  b. ancient times; former ages
  c. the period of history before the Middle Ages
  d. the peoples, nations, tribes, or cultures of ancient times
• Synonyms: antique, relic, history
• Antonyms: modernity, novelty, newness
• Usage in a sentence: Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.

9.  Word: Insidious (घातक )

• Pronunciation: in-sid-ee-uhs/इन्सिडीअस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. intended to entrap or beguile:
  b. stealthily treacherous or deceitful:
  c. operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect:
• Synonyms: cunning, crafty, subtle
• Antonyms: harmless, honest, guileless
• Usage in a sentence: High blood pressure is an insidious condition which has few symptoms.

10.  Word: Bizarre (अजीब)

• Pronunc8iation: bih-zahr/बिज़ार 
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and often involving incongruous or unexpected elements; outrageously or whimsically strange
• Synonyms: strange, weird, unusual
• Antonyms: normal, common, realist
• Usage in a sentence: That party was too bizarre for me!

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 5th February, 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!

• laudable
• dither
• pre-empt
• preclude
• legit

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: 4th February, 2022

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