The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 17th January 2022
In this article, all the important vocabulary of The Hindu Editorial dated 17th january 2022 is discussed with their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in a sentence.
1-Slovenly
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): untidy and dirty
Meaning (Odia): ଅସାବଧାନ ଓ ଅପରିସ୍କୃତ ଭାବରେ
Use: I’ll have to improve my slovenly habits – my mother’s coming to stay.
Synonyms: loose, negligent, disorderly, untidy
Antonyms: trim, neat, careful, orderly, tidy
2-Ascendancy
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a position of power, strength, or success
Meaning (Odia): ପ୍ରଭୁତ୍ୱ, ପ୍ରଭୁତା
Use: His complete ascendancy was without precedent.
Synonyms: superiority, advantage, mastery, control, influence
Antonyms: powerlessness, disadvantage, weakness
3-Quintessence
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the most typical example
Meaning (Odia): ସାରତତ୍ତ୍ୱ
Use: His paintings are the quintessence of raw emotions.
Synonyms: quintessence, ether, aether, ethyl ether
Antonyms: outside, extra, Exteriority
4-Perpetrate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): to commit a crime or a violent or harmful act
Meaning (Odia): ପାପ ବା ଦୋଷ କରିବା
Use: In this country, half of all violent crime is perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol.
Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, actualize, bring about
Antonyms: baffle, come short, defeat, destroy
5-Pagan
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): belonging or relating to a religion that worships many gods, especially one that existed before the main world religions
Meaning (Odia): ପାଗନ୍
Use: This is the pagan god after which Wednesday was named.
Synonyms: heathen, idolater, gentile
Antonyms: believer, christian
6-Acrimonious
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling
Meaning (Odia): ତିକ୍ତ
Use: It’s like you and God had an acrimonious divorce.
Synonyms: sharp, biting, stinging, pungent, acrid
Antonyms: smooth, sweet, pleasant, goodnatured
7-Posthaste
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning (English): as fast as possible
Meaning (Odia): ଶୀଘ୍ର ପୋଷ୍ଟ କରନ୍ତୁ
Use: They travelled posthaste to Rome to collect the award.
Synonyms: ASAP, quickly
Antonyms: tardily, ploddingly, slow.
8-Rancor
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past
Meaning (Odia): ବିଦ୍ୱେଷ
Use: In the torment is full of people with a heart full of rancor.
Synonyms: ill-blood, spite, grudge, animosity, hatred
Antonyms: good-feeling, friendliness, kindliness, forgiveness
9-Fledgling
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a young bird that has grown feathers and is learning to fly
Meaning (Odia): ଉଡ଼ିବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ଚଢ଼େଇର ଛୋଟପିଲା
Use: These can quickly sink your fledgling Amazon operation.
Synonyms: catechumen, starter, starter motor, fledgeling, crank
Antonyms: experient, immature, unfledged, experienced
10-Diffidence
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the quality of being shy and not confident of your abilities
Meaning (Odia): ସନ୍ଦେହ
Use: There was a diffidence in her soft voice.
Synonyms: self-distrust, diffidence, self-doubt
Antonym: confidence
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