Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 9th April, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 9th April, 2021

1. Word:  Pragmatic (तथ्यात्मक)

• Pronunciation: prag-mat-ik/प्रैग्मैटिक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
• a. dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
• Synonyms: realistic, practical
• Antonyms: unrealistic, impracticable
• Use in Sentence: You need to adopt a more pragmatic approach.

2. Word: Bilateral (द्विपक्षीय)

• Pronunciation: Bye-let-ral/बाइलैटरल
• Part of Speech: adjective
• Meaning:
  a.  having or relating to two sides 
  b. affecting both sides
• Synonyms: mutual, reciprocal
• Antonyms: common, depressed
• Usage in a sentence: They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.

3. Word: Stark (कठोर,बिलकुल)

• Pronunciation: stahrk/स्टार्क
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb
• Meaning:
  a. empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary (Adjective)
  b. harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view, place, etc.(Adjective)
  c. means completely clear (Adjective)
  d. completely or extremely (Adverb)
• Synonyms: austere, dour, fierce, flinty, forbidding, grim
• Antonyms: benign, benignant, gentle, mild, non-intimidating, tender
• Usage in a sentence: The dim halls made a stark contrast with the bright, sun-drenched apartment.

4. Word: Haul (बलपूर्वक खींचना)

• Pronunciation: hawl/ हॉल
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning:
  a. (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force. (Verb)
  b. (of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or carriage) behind it. (Verb)
  c. a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally. (Noun)
• Synonyms: drag, pull, tug, trail, draw, transport, move
• Antonyms: push, force, press, shove
• Usage in a sentence: The car was hauled away to the junkyard.

5. Word: Hitherto (अब तक)

• Pronunciation: hith -er-too/हिदर्टू
• Part of Speech: Adverb
• Meaning: until now or until the point in time under discussion.
  
• Synonyms: yet, so far, till date
• Antonyms: currently, instantly, recently
• Use in a Sentence: All attempts to make hydrogen enters into stable chemical union have hitherto proved unsuccessful.

6. Word: Emerge (निकलना, उभर कर आना)

• Pronunciation: ih-murj/इमर्ज 
• Part of Speech:  Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. move out of or away from something and become visible.
  b. become apparent or prominent.
• Synonyms: come out, appear
• Antonyms: disappear, fade
• Usage in a Sentence: On the contrary the Government will emerge from this crucible of fire even stronger. 

7. Word: Casualty (आपद)

• Pronunciation: kazh-oo-uh l-tee/ कैश़ूअल्टी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
  b. a person or thing badly affected by an event or situation.
• Synonyms: victim, disaster, mishap, calamity, injured
• Antonyms: survivor, salvage, strengthen 
• Usage in a sentence: The real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children. 

8. Word: Conscription (अनिवार्य सैनिक सेवा)

• Pronunciation: kuhn-skrip-shuhn/कन्स्क्रिप्शन
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. compulsory enrolment of persons for military or naval service; draft.
  b. a compulsory contribution of money to a government during a time of war.
• Synonyms: draft, muster, enlistment
• Antonyms: dismissal, detachment
• Usage in a sentence: Ever since the war began he's been worried that the government will introduce conscription.

9. Word: Dichotomy (द्विभाजन)

• Pronunciation: dahy-kot-uh-mee/डाइकाटमी
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:
  a. a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things
  b. the division of two things that are completely different
• Synonyms: duality, difference, split
• Antonyms: similarity, alikeness
• Usage in a sentence: There is often a dichotomy between what politicians say and what they do. 

10. Word: Prevalence (प्रचलन)

• Pronunciation: prev-uh-luh ns/प्रेवलन्स
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. the fact that something is very common or happens often
• Synonyms: incidence, occurrence, paramountcy
• Usage in a sentence: They noted the prevalence of this attitude among leading financial experts.

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

• occurrence
• draft
• muster
• emerge
• stark

Exercise 2: Match the columns.

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