Today’s The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary words are especially useful for students, who preparing for competitive exams such as SSC CGL, CHSL, UPSC, Railway, and WBCS.
Learning these words will not only improve your understanding of newspaper articles but also help you tackle vocabulary-based questions, synonyms and antonyms, fill-in-the-blanks, cloze tests, and reading comprehension with greater confidence.
Each word includes a simple English meaning, Hindi meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and an easy example sentence to help you understand, remember, and use it correctly in your exams. Now, let’s take a look at today’s 10 important The Hindu vocabulary words and learn how to use them in everyday English.
Old and in very bad condition because it has not been properly repaired or maintained
เคเคฐเฅเคเคฐ, เคเฅเคฐเฅเคฃ-เคถเฅเคฐเฅเคฃ, เคเคธเฅเคคเคพเคนเคพเคฒ
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS EXAMPLE The children were afraid to enter the Dilapidated school building.
Dilapidated
/di-LAP-i-day-tid/
ADJECTIVE
A rapid increase in the number or amount of something
เคคเฅเคเฅ เคธเฅ เคตเฅเคฆเฅเคงเคฟ, เคชเฅเคฐเคธเคพเคฐ, เคตเคฟเคธเฅเคคเคพเคฐ
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS EXAMPLE The Proliferation of fake news has become a serious problem.
Proliferation
/pruh-lif-uh-RAY-shuhn/
NOUN
A situation in which there is less of something than is needed
เคเคฎเฅ, เค
เคญเคพเคต, เค
เคฒเฅเคชเคคเคพ
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS EXAMPLE The village hospital faces a Paucity of doctors and nurses.
Paucity
/PAW-si-tee/
NOUN
Unexpected or sudden changes in a situation that are difficult to predict or control
เค
เคชเฅเคฐเคคเฅเคฏเคพเคถเคฟเคค เคชเคฐเคฟเคตเคฐเฅเคคเคจ, เค
เคจเคฟเคถเฅเคเคฟเคค เคเคคเคพเคฐ-เคเคขเคผเคพเคต, เค
เคจเคฟเคฏเคฎเคฟเคค เคฌเคฆเคฒเคพเคต
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS EXAMPLE Farmers often suffer because of the Vagaries of the weather.
Vagaries
/VAY-guh-reez/
NOUN
The state of living or working in conditions that are uncertain, insecure, or unstable
เค
เคธเฅเคฐเคเฅเคทเคพ, เค
เคจเคฟเคถเฅเคเคฟเคคเคคเคพ, เค
เคธเฅเคฅเคฟเคฐ เคธเฅเคฅเคฟเคคเคฟ
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS EXAMPLE Many temporary workers live in Precarity because their jobs are not secure.
Precarity
/pri-KAIR-i-tee/
NOUN
Continuing quietly but possibly becoming more serious or intense later, especially feelings of anger or tension
เค
เคเคฆเคฐ เคนเฅ เค
เคเคฆเคฐ เคฌเคขเคผเคคเคพ เคนเฅเค, เคฆเคฌเคพ เคนเฅเค, เคงเฅเคฐเฅ-เคงเฅเคฐเฅ เคญเคกเคผเคเคคเคพ เคนเฅเค
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS EXAMPLE Simmering anger among the workers led to a protest.
Simmering
/SIM-er-ing/
ADJECTIVE
A feeling of unhappiness or dissatisfaction with a particular situation
เค
เคธเคเคคเฅเคท, เคจเคพเคฐเคพเคเคผเคเฅ, เค
เคชเฅเคฐเคธเคจเฅเคจเคคเคพ
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS EXAMPLE Low salaries caused widespread Discontent among the workers.
Discontent
/dis-kuhn-TENT/
NOUN
To become less strong, serious, or intense, or to gradually disappear
เคเคฎ เคนเฅเคจเคพ, เคถเคพเคเคค เคนเฅเคจเคพ, เคงเฅเคฐเฅ-เคงเฅเคฐเฅ เคธเคฎเคพเคชเฅเคค เคนเฅเคจเคพ
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS EXAMPLE The floodwater began to Subside after the rain stopped.
Subside
/suhb-SIDE/
VERB
Very skilled or good at doing something, especially because of experience or practice
เคเฅเคถเคฒ, เคจเคฟเคชเฅเคฃ, เคฆเคเฅเคท
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS EXAMPLE My sister is Adept at solving difficult mathematics problems.
Adept
/uh-DEPT/
ADJECTIVE
Making someone believe something that is not true or giving a false impression
เคญเฅเคฐเคพเคฎเค, เคงเฅเคเฅเคฌเคพเคเคผ, เคเฅเคฎเคฐเคพเคน เคเคฐเคจเฅ เคตเคพเคฒเคพ
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS EXAMPLE The company used Deceptive advertisements to attract customers.
Deceptive
/di-SEP-tiv/
ADJECTIVE
You have learned all the words for today!
The vocabulary from The Hindu (25 October 2026) introduces important words such as dilapidated, paucity, proliferation, and adept. Simply reading their meanings isn't enough, so try to revise them regularly and make your own sentences using each word.
This small habit can help you build a stronger vocabulary, improve your reading comprehension, and answer vocabulary-based questions more confidently in competitive exams like SSC CGL, CHSL, UPSC, Railway, and WBCS.
