The Hindu Vocabulary 12 Dec 2024

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The hindu editorial vocabulary 12 December 2024

1. Traverse (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To travel across or through.
  • Meaning (Hindi): पार करना (paar karna)
  • Synonyms: Cross, Travel, Journey
  • Antonyms: Stay, Remain, Halt
  • Example: The explorers traversed the desert on camels.
  • Related Words: Traversal, Traversing

2. Gauge (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of.
  • Meaning (Hindi): अनुमान लगाना (anumaan lagana)
  • Synonyms: Estimate, Measure, Assess
  • Antonyms: Misjudge, Misinterpret, Misunderstand
  • Example: The teacher gauged the students’ understanding of the concept.
  • Related Words: Gauging, Gauged

3. Dominate (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To have a commanding influence on; exercise control over.
  • Meaning (Hindi): हावी होना (haavi hona)
  • Synonyms: Control, Rule, Govern
  • Antonyms: Submit, Obey, Yield
  • Example: The company dominated the market for years.
  • Related Words: Dominant, Domination

4. Chronicler (noun)

  • Meaning (English): A person who writes accounts of important or historical events.
  • Meaning (Hindi): इतिहासकार (itihaaskaar)
  • Synonyms: Historian, Recorder, Annalist
  • Antonyms: Fabricator, Liar, Fiction writer
  • Example: The chronicler documented the events of the war.
  • Related Words: Chronicle, Chronological

5. Entangle (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To involve (someone) in difficulties or complications.
  • Meaning (Hindi): उलझाना (ulajhana)
  • Synonyms: Involve, Implicate, Tangle
  • Antonyms: Free, Release, Untangle
  • Example: The politician was entangled in a scandal.
  • Related Words: Entangled, Entanglement

6. Predicament (noun)

  • Meaning (English): A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
  • Meaning (Hindi): दुर्दशा (durdasha)
  • Synonyms: Difficulty, Problem, Quandary
  • Antonyms: Advantage, Blessing, Solution
  • Example: The hikers found themselves in a predicament when they got lost in the woods.
  • Related Words: Predicaments, Predicamental

7. Fortuitous (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Happening by accident or chance rather than design.
  • Meaning (Hindi): आकस्मिक (aakasmik)
  • Synonyms: Accidental, Chance, Unexpected
  • Antonyms: Deliberate, Intentional, Planned
  • Example: The fortuitous meeting led to a lifelong friendship.
  • Related Words: Fortuitously, Fortuitousness

8. Exhort (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
  • Meaning (Hindi): प्रोत्साहित करना (protsaahit karna)
  • Synonyms: Urge, Encourage, Advise
  • Antonyms: Discourage, Dissuade, Deter
  • Example: The coach exhorted his players to give their best effort.
  • Related Words: Exhortation, Exhortative

9. Empathy (noun)

  • Meaning (English): The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
  • Meaning (Hindi): सहानुभूति (sahaanubhooti)
  • Synonyms: Compassion, Sympathy, Understanding
  • Antonyms: Apathy, Indifference, Cruelty
  • Example: The therapist showed empathy for her patient’s struggles.
  • Related Words: Empathetic, Empathize

10. Elusive (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
  • Meaning (Hindi): मायावी (mayaavi)
  • Synonyms: Evasive, Slippery, Fugitive
  • Antonyms: Accessible, Attainable, Available
  • Example: The solution to the problem remained elusive.
  • Related Words: Elusively, Elusiveness

11. Mandatory (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Required by law or mandate; compulsory.
  • Meaning (Hindi): अनिवार्य (anivarya)
  • Synonyms: Compulsory, Obligatory, Required
  • Antonyms: Optional, Voluntary, Discretionary
  • Example: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.
  • Related Words: Mandate, Mandatorily

12. Extenuating (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): (of circumstances) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offense.
  • Meaning (Hindi): कम करने वाला (kam karne wala)
  • Synonyms: Mitigating, Excusable, Justifiable
  • Antonyms: Aggravating, Incriminating, Condemnatory
  • Example: The court took into account the extenuating circumstances before sentencing the defendant.
  • Related Words: Extenuate, Extenuation

13. Irrepressible (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Not able to be controlled or restrained.
  • Meaning (Hindi): अदम्य (adamy)
  • Synonyms: Uncontrollable, Uncontainable, Invincible
  • Antonyms: Repressible, Controllable, Restrained
  • Example: The child’s irrepressible energy was exhausting for his parents.
  • Related Words: Irrepressibly, Irrepressibility

14. Bittersweet (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Both pleasant and painful or regretful.
  • Meaning (Hindi): खट्टा-मीठा (khatta-meetha)
  • Synonyms: Poignant, Melancholy, Wistful
  • Antonyms: Joyful, Happy, Cheerful
  • Example: The graduation ceremony was a bittersweet occasion for the students.
  • Related Words: Bittersweetness, Bittersweetly

15. Commonsensical (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Having or displaying good sense.
  • Meaning (Hindi): व्यावहारिक (vyavhaaric)
  • Synonyms: Sensible, Practical, Realistic
  • Antonyms: Foolish, Impractical, Unrealistic
  • Example: The commonsensical approach to the problem proved to be the most effective.
  • Related Words: Common sense, Commonsensically

16. Imminent (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): About to happen.
  • Meaning (Hindi): निकटस्थ (nikattasth)
  • Synonyms: Impending, Approaching, Near
  • Antonyms: Distant, Remote, Far
  • Example: The storm clouds signaled imminent rain.
  • Related Words: Imminently, Imminence

17. Awkwardly (adverb)

  • Meaning (English): In a way that causes difficulty, embarrassment, or inconvenience.
  • Meaning (Hindi): अजीब तरह से (ajeeb tarah se)
  • Synonyms: Clumsily, Ungracefully, Ineptly
  • Antonyms: Gracefully, Skillfully, Elegantly
  • Example: The teenager awkwardly asked the girl to dance.
  • Related Words: Awkward, Awkwardness

18. Facilitate (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To make (an action or process) easy or easier.
  • Meaning (Hindi): सुगम बनाना (sugam banana)
  • Synonyms: Aid, Assist, Help
  • Antonyms: Hinder, Obstruct, Impede
  • Example: The new software facilitated communication between employees.
  • Related Words: Facilitation, Facilitator

19. Exaggerated (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Regarded or represented as larger, better, or worse than in reality.
  • Meaning (Hindi): अतिरंजित (atiranjit)
  • Synonyms: Overstated, Magnified, Amplified
  • Antonyms: Understated, Minimized, Downplayed
  • Example: The comedian’s exaggerated facial expressions made the audience laugh.
  • Related Words: Exaggerate, Exaggeration

20. Lynchpin (noun)

  • Meaning (English): A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.
  • Meaning (Hindi): आधार (aadhaar)
  • Synonyms: Cornerstone, Mainstay, Key
  • Antonyms: Nonessential, Unimportant, Trivial
  • Example: The quarterback is the lynchpin of the football team.
  • Related Words: Lynchpins, Lynchpinning

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