Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 7th Octobe, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 7th October, 2022

1. Word: Implication (निहितार्थ)

• Pronunciation: im-pli-key-shuh n/ इम्प्लकैशन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.
  b. the action or state of being involved in something.
• Synonyms: significance, indication, import, insinuation
• Antonyms: explication, explicit, elaborate, exclude
• Usage in a Sentence: She is by implication requesting me to resign.

2. Word: Rationale (कारण विवरण)

• 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: justification, explanation
• Antonyms: discouragement
• Use in a Sentence: The plan was criticized for its lack of rationale.

 3. Word: Manifest (स्पष्ट करना)

• Pronunciation: /मैनफेस्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. clear or obvious to the eye or mind. [Adjective]
  b. show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate. [Verb]
• Synonyms: evident, exhibit
• Antonyms: vague, obscure
• Usage in a Sentence: You manifest what you believe, not what you want.

4. Word: Lure (प्रलोभन/ प्रलोभन देना)

• Pronunciation: loor/ लुर
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward. (Verb)
  b. something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something. (Noun)
  c. a type of bait used in fishing or hunting. (Noun)
• Synonyms: attract, draw, decoy, entice, seduce
• Antonyms: repel, dissuade, appal, aversion, browbeat
• Usage in a Sentence: The lure of rural life is proving as strong as ever.

5. Word: Persuade (समझाना)

• Pronunciation: per-sweyd/पर्स्वैड
• Part of Speech: 
• Meaning:
  a. to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging:
  b. to induce to believe by appealing to reason or understanding; convince:
• Synonyms: convince, influence, induce
• Antonyms: dissuade, prevent, discourage
• Usage in a sentence: We could not persuade him to wait.

6. Word: Resentment (नाराजगी)

• Pronunciation: ri-zent-muhnt/ रिज़ेन्ट्मन्ट
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.
• Synonyms: bitterness, animosity, pique
• Antonyms: friendliness, affection sympathy
• Usage in a sentence: The players were feeling a sense of resentment after it was announced that they had to train for more hours. 

7. Word: Ambiguous (अनेकार्थी)

• Pronunciation: am-big-yoo-uhs/ ऐम्बिग्यूअस
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.
• Synonyms: vague, uncertain, equivocal
• Antonyms: definite, clear, explicit
• Usage in a sentence: The government has been ambiguous on this issue.

8. Word: Nitty-grittty (महत्वपूर्ण पहलू)

• Pronunciation: nit-ee-grit-ee/निटी ग्रिटी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: the most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation.
  
• Synonyms: core, crux, centre, quintessence
• Antonyms: exterior, outside
• Use in a Sentence: It's time to get down to the nitty-gritty of how much this will cost.

9. Word: Elicit (प्रकट करना)

• Pronunciation: ih-lis-it/इलिसिट
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction
  b. to obtain something, esp. information or a reaction
  c. to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
• Synonyms: evoke, provoke, arouse, trigger
• Antonyms: repress, cover, hide, conceal
• Usage in a sentence: Have you managed to elicit a response from them yet?

10. Word: Far-fetched (अवास्तविक)

• Pronunciation: fahr-fecht/फार्फेच्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective 
• Meaning:
  a. very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe
• Synonyms: improbable, unlikely, implausible
• Antonyms: probable, likely, realistic
• Usage in a sentence: Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty far-fetched.

The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 7th October, 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!

• Implication
• rationale
• manifest
• lure
• persuade

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: 6th October, 2022

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