The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 9th October 2021
In this article, all the important vocabulary of The Hindu Editorial dated 9th October 2021 is discussed with their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in a sentence.
1-Cryptic
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): mysterious and difficult to understand
Meaning (Odia): ଗୁପ୍ତ
Use: I got a cryptic text message from Sam.
Synonyms: kabbalistic, mystifying, bass, cryptical
Antonyms: exoteric, explicable, prolix
2-Beset
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes problems
Meaning (Odia): ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦିଗରେ
Use: With the amount of traffic nowadays, even a trip across town is beset by/with dangers.
Synonyms: assail, assault, attack, attack, beleaguer
Antonyms: aid, befriend, cover, defend, protect
3-Diffidence
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the quality of being shy and not confident of your abilities
Meaning (Odia): ସନ୍ଦେହ
Use: The biggest difficulty is overcoming natural British diffidence
Synonyms: backwardness, bashfulness, coldness, constraint
Antonyms: abandon, arrogance, assumption
4-Ravishing
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): very beautiful
Meaning (Odia): ସୁନ୍ଦର
Use: She looked ravishing/She was a ravishing sight in her wedding dress.
Synonyms: lovely, beautiful, gorgeous, enchanting
Antonym: ugly
5-Grapple
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): to fight, especially in order to win something
Meaning (Odia): ଧରିବା
Use: The children grappled for the ball.
Synonyms: seize, attack, clutch, grasp, struggle
Antonym: Concord
6-Hitherto
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning (English): until now or until a particular time
Meaning (Odia): ଏବେ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ
Use: Mira revealed hitherto unsuspected talents on the dance floor.
Synonyms: yet, insofar, withal, to that degree, so far, in so far
Antonyms: henceforward, hereafter
7-Meticulous
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): very careful and with great attention to every detail
Meaning (Odia): ଅତିସାବଧାନ
Use: Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.
Synonyms: careful, painstaking, scrupulous, rigorous, precise
Antonyms: sloppy, slapdash, careless
8-Grandeur
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the quality of being very large and special or beautiful
Meaning (Odia): ମହିମା
Use: The hotel had an air of faded grandeur.
Synonyms: dignity, magnificence, display, pomp
Antonyms: meanness, paltriness
9-Lament
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): to express sadness and feeling sorry about something
Meaning (Odia): ବିଳାପ
Use: The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man.
Synonyms: bemoan, bewail, deplore, grieve, mourn
Antonyms: be joyful, exult, joy, make merry, rejoice
10-Chasm
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a very deep, narrow opening in rock, ice, or the ground
Meaning (Odia): ଫାଟ,ଛେଦ
Use: They leaned over the rails and peered down into the dizzying chasm below.
Synonyms: gap, hiatus, cavity, hollow
Antonym: Plain
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