The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 5th May 2021

1-Anxious

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): worried and nervous

Meaning (Odia): ଚିନ୍ତିତ

Use: I saw my sister’s anxious face at the window.

Synonyms: concerned, disturbed

Antonyms: calm, confident

2-Exemplify

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): Example

Meaning (Odia): ଉଦାହରଣ ଦେବା

Use: The plays of Wilde exemplify the comedy of manners.

Synonyms: typify, epitomize

3-Erosion

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): PHYSICAL DAMAGE

Meaning (Odia): କ୍ଷୟ

Use: Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.

Synonyms: Breakdown

Antonyms: Buildup

4-Daunt

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English):

Meaning (Odia): ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରଣ କରିବାକୁ

Use: She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.

Synonyms: overawe, subdue

Antonyms: encourage

5-Substantive

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): important

Meaning (Odia): ମୂଳ

Use: Substantive research on the subject needs to be carried out.

Synonyms: Major, Significant

Antonyms: Minute

6-Bleak

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

Meaning (Odia): ରଙ୍ଗହୀନ

Use: The house stands on a bleak, windswept hilltop.

Synonyms: black, cheerless

Antonyms: bright, cheerful

7-Grim

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): worrying, without hope

Meaning (Odia): ଗୁରୁତର

Use: The future looks grim.

Synonyms: fierce, flinty

Antonyms: benign

8-Exorbitant

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): Exorbitant prices, demands

Meaning (Odia): ଅତ୍ୟଧିକ

Use: The bill for dinner was exorbitant.

Synonyms: excessive, extreme

Antonyms: middling

9-Destitution

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself.

Meaning (Odia): ଅଭାବ

Use: The floods left thousands of people destitute.

Synonyms: destituteness

Antonyms: richness

10-Ailing

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): in poor health.

Meaning (Odia): ଅସୁସ୍ଥ

Use: the country’s ailing economy

Synonyms: sickly, weakly

Antonyms: healthy