Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 9th February, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 9th February, 2022

1. Word: Prudent (चतुर)

• Pronunciation: prood-nt/प्रूडन्ट
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
• Synonyms: careful, wise
• Antonyms: foolish, careless
• Usage in a Sentence: It would be prudent to save some of the money.

2. Word: Imperative (आज्ञार्थक,जरूरी)

• Pronunciation: im-per-uh-tiv/इम्पेरटिव
• Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. of vital importance; crucial. [Adjective]
  b. giving an authoritative command; peremptory. [Adjective]
  c. an essential or urgent thing. [Noun]
• Synonyms: necessary, obligatory, requisite
• Antonyms: nonessential, insignificant, needless
• Usage in a Sentence: In an organization, a prompt reply is imperative.

3. Word: Confer (प्रदान करना)

• Pronunciation: kuh n-fur/ कन्फर
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
  b. have discussions; exchange opinions.
• Synonyms: accord, bestow
• Antonyms: deprive, disclaim
• Usage in a Sentence: He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision.

4. Word: Frenetic (अतिउत्तेजित)

• Pronunciation: fruh-net-ik/फ्रनेटिक
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: 
  a. involving a lot of excited movement or activity
• Synonyms: delirious, ferocious, feverish, fierce, frantic, frenzied, furious, mad, rabid, violent, wild
• Antonyms: relaxed, calm, peaceful, quiet
• Usage in a sentence: After weeks of frenetic activity, the job was finally finished.

5. Phrase: Conjure up (आच्छादित करना)

• Pronunciation: kon-jer up/कान्जर अप
• Meaning:
  a. to make a picture or idea appear in someone's mind
  b. to make something good, especially food, quickly and in a skillful way
• Synonyms: invoke, raise, arouse
• Antonyms: forget, neglect, end
• Usage in a sentence: The glittering ceremony conjured up images of Russia's imperial past.

6. Word: Unravel (सुलझाना)

• Pronunciation: uhn-rav-uh l/अन्रैवल
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. to separate or disentangle the threads
  b. to free from complication or difficulty
  c. (Informal) to take apart; undo; destroy
• Synonyms: solve, disentangle, untangle, resolve
• Antonyms: tangle, knot, wind, twist
• Usage in a sentence: We have a long way to go before we unravel the secrets of genetics.

7. Word: Flout (उल्लंघन करना)

• Pronunciation: flout/फ्लाउट
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun 
• Meaning:
  a. to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock (Verb)
  b. to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom (Verb)
  c. a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe (Noun)
• Synonyms: defy, disregard, disobey
• Antonyms: respect, obey, comply
• Usage in a sentence: Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.

8. Word: Fester (घाव सड़ना/ कटुता उत्पन्न करना)

• Pronunciation: fes-ter/फेस्टर
• Part of Speech: 
• Meaning:
  a. if a cut or other injury festers, it becomes infected and produces pus (Verb)
  b. if an argument or bad feeling festers, it continues so that feelings of hate or lack of satisfaction increase (Verb)
  c. to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh (Verb)
  d. to putrefy or rot (Verb)
  e. an ulcer; a rankling sore (Noun)
• Synonyms: putrefy, decay, rot, go bad
• Antonyms: heal, lessen, recover
• Usage in a sentence: It's better to express your anger than let it fester inside you.

9.  Phrase: Prop up (सहायता देना)

• Pronunciation: prop-up/प्रोप अप
• Meaning:
  a. to lift and give support to something by putting something under it
• Synonyms: support, shore up, sustain, hold up
• Antonyms: restrain, put down, deter from
• Usage in a sentence: He was sitting upright in his hospital bed, propped up by pillows.

10. Word: Clamour (कोलाहल)

• Pronunciation: klam-er/क्लैमर
• Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
• Meaning: 
  a. a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people (Noun)
  b. a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction (Noun)
  c. popular outcry (Noun)
  d. he senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation (Noun)
  e. to make a clamor; raise an outcry (Verb)
  f. to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring (Verb)
  g. to utter noisily (Verb)
• Synonyms: commotion, racket, hue and cry
• Antonyms: peace, silence, calmness
• Usage in a sentence: As soon as the people learn about the little boy’s murder, they are going to clamour for justice. 

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 9th 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!

• Flout
• Fester
• Conjure up
• prop up
• Confer

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: 8th February, 2022

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