The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 14th November 2022
Hindu Editorial Vocabulary List
In this article, all the important vocabulary of The Hindu Editorial dated September 2022 is discussed with their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in a sentence.
1-Fecund
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): producing abundantly
Meaning (Odia): ପ୍ରଚୁର ଉତ୍ପାଦନ
Use: You can smell the fecund rot of the jungle in every headline.
Synonyms: fertile, fruitful
Antonyms: infertile, sterile
2-Cursory
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
Meaning (Odia): ଶୀଘ୍ର ଏବଂ ତେଣୁ ପୁଙ୍ଖାନୁପୁଙ୍ଖ କିମ୍ବା ବିସ୍ତୃତ ନୁହେଁ |
Use: He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.
Synonyms: perfunctory, desultory
Antonyms: deliberate, unhurried
3-Portend
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.
Meaning (Odia): ଏକ ସଙ୍କେତ କିମ୍ବା ଚେତାବନୀ
Use: Rising infection rates portend a healthcare disaster.
Synonyms: augur, foreshadow
Antonyms: describe, narrate
4-Hiatus
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.
Meaning (Odia): ଏକ କ୍ରମ, କିମ୍ବା ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟାରେ ଏକ ବିରତି କିମ୍ବା ବ୍ୟବଧାନ |
Use: After a five-month hiatus, the talks resumed.
Synonyms: pause, break
Antonyms: continuation, continuity
5-Hobnobbed
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): mix socially, especially with those of higher social status.
Meaning (Odia): ସାମାଜିକ ଭାବରେ ବିଶେଷ ଭାବରେ ଉଚ୍ଚ ସାମାଜିକ ସ୍ଥିତିର ମିଶ୍ରଣ କରନ୍ତୁ |
Use: Tony hobnobbed with an attractive widow when he lived in Metz.
Synonyms: associate, mix
Antonyms: eschewed, shunned
6-Quandary
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
Meaning (Odia): ଏକ କଠିନ ପରିସ୍ଥିତିରେ କ’ଣ କରିବାକୁ ହେବ, ସେଥିପାଇଁ ଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱ କିମ୍ବା ଅନିଶ୍ଚିତତା |
Use: I was in a quandary about whether to go.
Synonyms: plight, predicament
7-Squishy
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): soft and moist.
Meaning (Odia): ନରମ ଏବଂ ଆର୍ଦ୍ର |
Use: She decided not to eat any more of the long squishy, chocolate-coated tube she had ordered.
Synonyms: soft, spongy
Antonyms: hard, solid
8-Nullity
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a person of no importance or influence
Meaning (Odia): ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱ କିମ୍ବା ପ୍ରଭାବ ନଥିବା ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି |
Use: Besides this ground for nullity, other grounds traditionally have been applied even to marriages performed in the church.
Synonyms: insignificancy, nonentity
Antonyms: eminence, notable
9-Grating
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): sounding harsh and unpleasant.
Meaning (Odia): କଠୋର ଏବଂ ଅପ୍ରୀତିକର ଶବ୍ଦ |
Use: The sound of his grating voice complaining all day was driving me crazy.
Synonyms: croaking, croaky
Antonyms: gentle, gliding
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10-Cataclysmic
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): relating to or denoting a violent natural event.
Meaning (Odia): ଏକ ହିଂସାତ୍ମକ ପ୍ରାକୃତିକ ଘଟଣା ସହିତ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧିତ କିମ୍ବା ଦର୍ଶାଇବା |
Use: It was this cataclysmic political event that shattered the stability of the old order.
Synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic
Antonyms: non-destructive, protective
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