The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 4th May 2021

1-Generosity

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): Sufficiency

Meaning (Odia): ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାପ୍ତତା

Use: Diners certainly cannot complain about the generosity of portions.

Synonyms: amplitude, richness

Antonym: dearth

2-Recurrent

Part of Speech: Adjective

Mnemonics: re + curr + ent

Meaning (English): Recurrent

Meaning (Odia): ପୁନରାବୃତ୍ତି

Use: Diksha had a recurrent dream about falling.

Synonyms: recurring, repetitive

Antonym: isolated

3-Impending

Part of Speech: Adjective

Mnemonics: Im+Pending- nothing can be left pending

Meaning (English): Immediate

Meaning (Odia): ତତକ୍ଷଣାତ୍

Use: Prince Nicholas grew more animated and expressed his views on the impending war.

Synonyms: approaching, coming, forthcoming, imminent, nearing

Antonyms:  late, recent

4-Upend

Part of Speech: Verb

Mnemonics: up + end the game

Meaning (English): round out

Meaning (Odia): ଗୋଲାକାର

Use: upend the box and empty the contents

Synonyms: beat, best, conquer, defeat, dispatch, do down, get, get around

Antonym: lose

5-Breakthrough

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): A sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development

Meaning (Odia): ସଫଳତା

Use: One breakthrough is all it will take to change the world.

Synonyms: advance, advancement, enhancement, improvement, refinement

Antonym: setback

6-Intrinsic

Part of Speech: Adjective

Mnemonics: in electronics, u will hear about intrinsic bonds(which is buil-in)

Meaning (English): belonging to a thing by its very nature

Meaning (Odia): ଅନ୍ତର୍ନିହିତ

Use: Access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life.

Synonyms: innate, inborn

Antonym: extrinsic

7-Proscribe

Part of Speech: Verb

Mnemonics: prohibit

Meaning (English): Boycott

Meaning (Odia): ବହିସ୍କାର

Use: Strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces.

Synonyms: prohibit, ban

Antonym: ban

8-Impair

Part of Speech: Verb

Mnemonics: Opposite of Repair.

Meaning (English): To fade

Meaning (Odia): ମଳିନ ହେବାକୁ

Use: A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing.

Synonyms: harm, diminish

Antonym: improve

9-Surreal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Mnemonics: sur+real

Meaning (English): Unrealistic

Meaning (Odia): ଅବାସ୍ତବ

Use: Raman studied the surreal imagery of the situation.

Synonyms: bizarre, unusual

Antonym: real

10-Scandalize

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): To insult

Meaning (Odia): ଅପମାନ କରିବା

Use: Their lack of manners scandalized their hosts.

Synonyms: appal, outrage

Antonym: impress