The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 20th November 2023
Hindu Editorial Vocabulary List
In this article, all the important vocabulary of The Hindu Editorial dated October 2023 is discussed with their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in a sentence.
1-Sprawling
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.
Meaning (Odia): ଅପରିଷ୍କାର କିମ୍ବା ଅନିୟମିତ ଉପାୟରେ ଏକ ବଡ଼ ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ ବିସ୍ତାର |
Use: The fire is sprawling in all directions.
Synonyms: extending, splaying
Antonyms: limiting, restricting
2-Inimitable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique.
Meaning (Odia): ଏତେ ଭଲ ବା ଅସାଧାରଣ ଯେ କପି କରିବା ଅସମ୍ଭବ; ଅନନ୍ୟ |
Use: He delivered the speech in his own inimitable style.
Synonyms: unique, distinctive
Antonyms: common, familiar
3-Pious
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): devoutly religious.
Meaning (Odia): ଭକ୍ତ
Use: He was a quiet, pious man.
4-Abstruse
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): difficult to understand; obscure.
Meaning (Odia): ଅସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ
Use: Your statement is a bit too abstruse.
Synonyms: obscure, arcane
Antonyms: easy, facile
5-Caviling
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): make petty or unnecessary objections.
Meaning (Odia): ଛୋଟ କିମ୍ବା ଅନାବଶ୍ୟକ ଆପତ୍ତି କର |
Use: He caviled at being asked to cook his own breakfast.
Synonyms: complain, carp
Antonyms: approving, supporting
6-Citadel
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city.
Meaning (Odia): ଏକ ଦୁର୍ଗ, ସାଧାରଣତ ଉଚ୍ଚ ଭୂମିରେ, ଏକ ସହରକୁ ସୁରକ୍ଷା କିମ୍ବା ପ୍ରାଧାନ୍ୟ ଦେଇଥାଏ |
Use: The Citadel was where nuclear warheads were made.
Synonyms: fortress, fort
7-Bereave
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one’s death.
Meaning (Odia): ବଞ୍ଚିତ କରିବାକୁ
Use: She expressed her sympathy to the bereaved family.
Synonyms: deprive, dispossess
8-Unassailable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.
Meaning (Odia): ଆକ୍ରମଣ, ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ କିମ୍ବା ପରାଜିତ ହେବାକୁ ଅସମର୍ଥ |
Use: The result gave the team an unassailable lead.
Synonyms: impregnable, invulnerable
Antonyms: blasphemous, irreverent
9-Squandered
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Meaning (Odia): ବେପରୁଆ (କିଛି, ବିଶେଷକରି ଟଙ୍କା କିମ୍ବା ସମୟ) ଅପଚୟ |
Use: He squandered too much time watching TV.
Synonyms: waste, misspend
Antonyms: conserved, preserved
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10-Skulduggery
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery.
Meaning (Odia): ଅବାଧ କିମ୍ବା ଅସାଧୁ ଆଚରଣ; ଚତୁରତା
Use: Finding evidence of that sort of skulduggery may be difficult, and proving it even more so.
Synonyms: trickery, swindling
Antonyms: artlessness, sincerity
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