The Hindu Vocabulary 14 Dec 2024

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The Hindu editorial vocabulary 14 December 2024

1. Condemn (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure.
  • Meaning (Hindi): निंदा करना (ninda karna)
  • Synonyms: Denounce, Censure, Criticize
  • Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Approve
  • Example: The United Nations condemned the human rights abuses.
  • Related Words: Condemnation, Condemnatory

2. Radical (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): (especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
  • Meaning (Hindi): आमूल परिवर्तनकारी (amool parivartankaari)
  • Synonyms: Extreme, Drastic, Revolutionary
  • Antonyms: Moderate, Conservative, Superficial
  • Example: The government proposed radical changes to the healthcare system.
  • Related Words: Radically, Radicalism

3. Precinct (noun)

  • Meaning (English): A district of a city or town as defined for police purposes.
  • Meaning (Hindi): परिक्षेत्र (parikshetra)
  • Synonyms: District, Area, Zone
  • Antonyms: Whole, Entirety, Totality
  • Example: The police officer patrolled his precinct.
  • Related Words: Precincts, Precincting

4. Fringe (noun)

  • Meaning (English): The outer, marginal, or extreme part of an area, group, or sphere of activity.
  • Meaning (Hindi): किनारा (kinaara)
  • Synonyms: Edge, Periphery, Border
  • Antonyms: Centre, Core, Mainstream
  • Example: The radical fringe group was responsible for the bombing.
  • Related Words: Fringes, Fringing

5. Reclaim (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of.
  • Meaning (Hindi): पुनः प्राप्त करना (punah praapt karna)
  • Synonyms: Recover, Retrieve, Regain
  • Antonyms: Lose, Forfeit, Relinquish
  • Example: The company reclaimed its losses through a lawsuit.
  • Related Words: Reclaiming, Reclaimed

6. Categorically (adverb)

  • Meaning (English): In a way that is unambiguously explicit and direct.
  • Meaning (Hindi): स्पष्ट रूप से (spasht roop se)
  • Synonyms: Absolutely, Explicitly, Unequivocally
  • Antonyms: Ambiguously, Vaguely, Equivocally
  • Example: The defendant categorically denied the charges against him.
  • Related Words: Categorical, Category

7. Mushroom (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To increase, spread, or develop rapidly.
  • Meaning (Hindi): तेजी से बढ़ना (tezi se badhna)
  • Synonyms: Increase, Grow, Expand
  • Antonyms: Decrease, Shrink, Diminish
  • Example: The number of complaints mushroomed after the new policy was implemented.
  • Related Words: Mushroomed, Mushrooming

8. Affirm (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly.
  • Meaning (Hindi): पुष्टि करना (pushti karna)
  • Synonyms: Assert, Declare, State
  • Antonyms: Deny, Reject, Refute
  • Example: The witness affirmed that she saw the defendant at the crime scene.
  • Related Words: Affirmation, Affirmative

9. Writ (noun)

  • Meaning (English): A form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way.
  • Meaning (Hindi): रिट (rit)
  • Synonyms: Order, Decree, Warrant
  • Antonyms: Disobedience, Defiance, Refusal
  • Example: The court issued a writ of habeas corpus.
  • Related Words: Writs, Writting

10. Surge (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To increase suddenly and powerfully.
  • Meaning (Hindi): अचानक बढ़ोतरी (achanak badhotri)
  • Synonyms: Increase, Rise, Escalate
  • Antonyms: Decrease, Fall, Decline
  • Example: The price of oil surged after the hurricane.
  • Related Words: Surging, Surged

11. Plea (noun)

  • Meaning (English): A request made in an urgent and emotional manner.
  • Meaning (Hindi): निवेदन (nivedan)
  • Synonyms: Request, Appeal, Entreaty
  • Antonyms: Demand, Command, Order
  • Example: The defendant made a plea for leniency.
  • Related Words: Plead, Pleading

12. Implead (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To bring (someone) into a lawsuit as a defendant.
  • Meaning (Hindi): मुकदमा दायर करना (mukadma daayar karna)
  • Synonyms: Sue, Prosecute, Litigate
  • Antonyms: Defend, Exonerate, Vindicate
  • Example: The company was impleaded in the class action lawsuit.
  • Related Words: Impleading, Impleaded

13. Hiatus (noun)

  • Meaning (English): A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.
  • Meaning (Hindi): अंतराल (antaraal)
  • Synonyms: Pause, Break, Interruption
  • Antonyms: Continuation, Continuity, Progression
  • Example: The band took a hiatus after their lead singer left.
  • Related Words: Hiatuses, Hiatal

14. Precinct (noun)

  • Meaning (English): A district of a city or town as defined for police purposes.
  • Meaning (Hindi): परिक्षेत्र (parikshetra)
  • Synonyms: District, Area, Zone
  • Antonyms: Whole, Entirety, Totality
  • Example: The police officer patrolled his precinct.
  • Related Words: Precincts, Precincting

15. Encroachment (noun)

  • Meaning (English): Intrusion on a person’s territory, rights, etc.
  • Meaning (Hindi): अतिक्रमण (atikraman)
  • Synonyms: Intrusion, Invasion, Trespassing
  • Antonyms: Respect, Retreat, Withdrawal
  • Example: The encroachment of the settlers on the indigenous people’s land led to conflict.
  • Related Words: Encroach, Encroaching

16. Mandate (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To give (someone) authority to act in a certain way.
  • Meaning (Hindi): आदेश देना (aadesh dena)
  • Synonyms: Order, Direct, Instruct
  • Antonyms: Forbid, Prohibit, Ban
  • Example: The new law mandates that all drivers must wear seatbelts.
  • Related Words: Mandatory, Mandated

17. Bar (verb)

  • Meaning (English): To prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something or from going somewhere.
  • Meaning (Hindi): रोकना (rokna)
  • Synonyms: Prevent, Prohibit, Forbid
  • Antonyms: Allow, Permit, Sanction
  • Example: The security guard barred the protesters from entering the building.
  • Related Words: Barred, Barring

18. Auspicious (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Conducive to success; favorable.
  • Meaning (Hindi): शुभ (shubh)
  • Synonyms: Favorable, Propitious, Lucky
  • Antonyms: Inauspicious, Unfavorable, Unlucky
  • Example: The wedding took place on an auspicious day.
  • Related Words: Auspiciously, Auspiciousness

19. Centenary (noun)

  • Meaning (English): A period of a hundred years.
  • Meaning (Hindi): शताब्दी (shataabdi)
  • Synonyms: Century, Centennial
  • Antonyms: Millennium, Decade, Year
  • Example: The city celebrated its centenary with a parade.
  • Related Words: Centenaries, Centenary

20. Egalitarian (adjective)

  • Meaning (English): Believing in or based on the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
  • Meaning (Hindi): समतावादी (samtavadi)
  • Synonyms: Equalitarian, Democratic
  • Antonyms: Elitist, Aristocratic, Hierarchical
  • Example: The egalitarian society provided equal opportunities for all its citizens.
  • Related Words: Egalitarianism, Egalitarianly

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