Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 8th April, 2023

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 8th April, 2023

1. 1. Word: Interim (अन्तरिम अवधि)

   • Pronunciation: in-ter-uhm/इन्टरिम
   • Part of Speech: Adjective/Noun
   • Meaning: 
     a. serving during an intermediate interval of time
     b. the time between one event, process, or period and another
   • Synonyms: temporary, provisional, meanwhile
   • Antonyms: permanent, lasting, enduring
   • Usage in a sentence: Rohit was awarded the post of interim president because of his performance.

   2. Word: Tribunal (न्यायालय )

   • Pronunciation: trahy-byoon-l/ ट्रब्यूनल 
   • Part of Speech: Noun
   • Meaning:
     a. a court of justice.
     b. a place or seat of judgment.
   • Synonyms: court, trial, judicature
   • Usage in a sentence: The tribunal was quick to point out the flaws in the bill passed by the government. 

    3. Word: Adjudicate (निर्णय देना)

   • Pronunciation: uh-joo-di-keyt/अजूडकेट
   • Part of Speech: Verb
   • Meaning: 
     a. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
     b. to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.
   • Synonyms: judgment, assessment
   • Antonyms: hesitate, defer
   • Usage in a sentence: The court adjudicated the farm laws before talking to the farmers once again. 

   4. Word: Shear (कतरना)

   • Pronunciation: sheer/शीर
   • Part of Speech: Verb
   • Meaning:
     a. to cut (something).
     b. to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument:
   • Synonyms: trim, clip, crop
   • Antonyms: elongate, extend, lengthen
   • Usage in a sentence: The barber shorn the hair via a trimmer. 
     
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   5. Word: Stipulate (सौदा तय करना)

   • Pronunciation: stip-yuh-leyt/स्टिप्यलेट
   • Part of Speech: Verb 
   • Meaning:
     a. to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
     b. to promise, in making an agreement.
   • Synonyms: specify, condition, define
   • Antonyms: confuse, muddle, unsettle
   • Usage in a sentence: The agreement stipulated that the profits will be shared equally. 

   6. Word: Tenure (कार्यकाल)

   • Pronunciation: ten-yer/टेन्यर
   • Part of Speech: Noun
   • Meaning:
     a. the holding or possessing of anything:
     b. the holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.
   • Synonyms: occupancy, incumbency, stint 
   • Antonyms: dispossession, deprivation, forfeiture
   • Usage in a sentence: Saddam Hussain's tenure was replete terror and human rights violation.

   7. Word: Stint (सीमा)

   • Pronunciation: stint/स्टिन्ट
   • Part of Speech: Noun
   • Meaning:
     a. a period of time spent doing something:
     b. to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance:
   • Synonyms: stretch, time, restriction
   • Antonyms: lavish, costly, extravagant 
   • Usage in a sentence: During his stint as a captain, Dhoni won many accolades for India. 

   8. Word: Wry (व्यंग्यपूर्ण हँसी)

   • Pronunciation: rahy/ राइ
   • Part of Speech: Adjective
   • Meaning:
     a. bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing:
     b. produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features:
   • Synonyms: ironic, twisted, crooked
   • Antonyms: straight, humorless, clear 
   • Usage in a sentence: Rohan let out a wry smile after he found out about the prank.

   9. Word: Abolish (नाश करना)

   • Pronunciation: uh-bol-ish/ अबालिश
   • Part of Speech: Verb
   • Meaning:
     a. to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void:
   • Synonyms: eliminate, destroy, eradicate
   • Antonyms: establish, sustain, uphold
   • Usage in a sentence: In a monumental decision, the government abolished the article 370. 

   10. Word: Salutary (लाभकर)

   • Pronunciation: sal-yuh-ter-ee/ सैल्यटेरी
   • Part of Speech: Adjective
   • Meaning:
     a. favorable to or promoting health; healthful.
     b. promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome.
   • Synonyms: beneficial, healthy, profitable
   • Antonyms: damaging, injurious, ill
   • Usage in a sentence: A Salutary diet is a must to remain fit and fine. 

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 8th April, 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.

• Salutary
• Stint
• Wry
• Tribunal
• Stipulate

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!

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

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