The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 29th January 2022
In this article, all the important vocabulary of The Hindu Editorial dated 29th january 2022 is discussed with their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in a sentence.
1-Stave off
Part of Speech: Adverb
Meaning (English): to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily
Meaning (Odia): ସ୍ଥଗିତ ରଖିବାକୁ
Use: We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.
Synonyms: defer, delay, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, put off
Antonyms: nurture, aid, further, facilitate, allow
2-Squalor
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): (of places) extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of lack of money
Meaning (Odia): ମଇଳା
Use: Many prisons, even today, are overcrowded and squalid places.
Synonyms: dirtiness, squalidness
Antonyms: purity, cleanliness
3-Precarity
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the state of being uncertain or likely to get worse
Meaning (Odia): ଅନିଶ୍ଚିତତା
Use: The older brother raised the younger one, a responsibility that gave him a perpetual sense of life’s precarity.
Synonyms: dicey, insecure
Antonyms: advantageous, beneficial
4-Bellicose
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): wishing to fight or start a war
Meaning (Odia): ଲଢ଼ୁଆ
Use: The general made some bellicose statements about his country’s military strength.
Synonyms: quarrelsome, pugnacious, belligerent, irascible
Antonyms: peaceful, peaceable, unquarrelsome
5-Forlorn
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for
Meaning (Odia): ବିବଶ
Use: She looked like a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop.
Synonyms: abandoned, deserted, forsaken
Antonyms: supported, attended, cherished
6-Austerity
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit, or experience that is typical of this
Meaning (Odia): କଠୋର ନିୟମ
Use: The wartime austerity of my early years prepared me for later hardships.
Synonyms: severity, rigor, sternness, harshness
Antonyms: spending, indulgence, kindness
7-Senile
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): showing poor mental ability because of old age, especially being unable to think clearly and make decisions
Meaning (Odia): ଜରାଗ୍ରସ୍ତ
Use: He spent many years caring for his senile mother.
Synonyms: aged, imbecile, doting
Antonyms: virile, manly
8-Biddable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): meekly ready to accept and follow instructions.
Meaning (Odia): ବିଶ୍ୱସ୍ତ
Use: Kate was the most biddable of daughters.
Synonyms: biddable, acquiescent
Antonym: disobedient
9-Verity
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the quality of being true
Meaning (Odia): ସତ୍ୟତା
Use: I can’t stop talking about Verity.
Synonyms: reality, truth, truthfulness, veracity
Antonyms: imposture, lie, mendacity, untruth
10-Depredation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): (an act causing) damage or destruction
Meaning (Odia): ଡକାୟତି
Use: The entire area has suffered the depredations of war.
Synonyms: havoc, robbery, spoliation, plunder
Antonyms: pilfering, perquisite, abstraction, pocketing
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