The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 1st June 2021

1-Notorious

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): famous for something bad

Meaning (Odia): କୁଖ୍ୟାତ

Use: She’s notorious for her wild behavior.

Synonyms: infamous, ill-famed

Antonyms: reputable

2-Glare

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): a long, angry look

Meaning (Odia): ଚମକ

Use: She gave me a fierce glare.

Synonyms: glower, spotlight, limelight

Antonyms: dark, obscurity

3-Lurch

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger

Meaning (Odia): ଏକ ଆକସ୍ମିକ, ଅସ୍ଥିର, ଅନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରିତ ଗତିବିଧି

Use: The train gave a violent lurch.

Synonyms: stagger, misstep

Antonyms: maintain, straighten

4-Subvert

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Meaning (Odia): ଶକ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଅଧିକାରକୁ କ୍ଷୁର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରିବା

Use: Do school counselors subvert young children?

Synonyms: weaken, land, bowl over

Antonyms: clean, clarify, meliorate

5-Nostalgia

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past

Meaning (Odia): ପୁରୁଣା ସ୍ମୃତି

Use: Some people feel nostalgia for their schooldays.

Synonyms: homesickness

Antonyms: Eager, Hard- edged

6-Strife

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): violent or angry disagreement

Meaning (Odia): ବିରୋଧ

Use: 20 years of civil strife have left the country’s economy in ruins.

Synonyms: discord

Antonyms: agreement, harmony

7-Gloss over

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake

Meaning (Odia): କିଛି ଭାବିବା ଠାରୁ ଦୂରେଇ ରହିବାକୁ, ଯେପରିକି ଏକ ଲଜ୍ଜାଜନକ ଭୁଲ

Use: She glossed over the company’s declining profits.

Synonyms: smooth over, slur over

Antonyms: disclose, maintain

8-Confrontational

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): behaving in an angry or unfriendly way that is likely to cause an argument:

Meaning (Odia): ମୁଂହା ମୁଂହି

Use: He has a very aggressive, confrontational way of talking to people.

Synonyms: ball game, battle

Antonyms: calm, unwarlike, benign

9-Concurrence

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): Agreement

Meaning (Odia): ସମନ୍ୱୟ

Use: It will be difficult to get any sort of statewide concurrence.

Synonyms: coincidence, conjunction

Antonyms: dissension, proscription

10-Vindictive

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): having or showing a wish to harm someone because you think that they harmed you; unwilling to forgive

Meaning (Odia):  ପ୍ରତିଶୋଧ ପରାୟଣ

Use: He accused her of being vindictive.

Synonyms: vengeful, vindictive, revengeful

Antonyms: helpful, merciful