The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 31st January 2024
Hindu Editorial Vocabulary List
In this article, all the important vocabulary of The Hindu Editorial dated January 2024 is discussed with their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in a sentence.
1-Ostentatious
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
Meaning (Odia): ସୁନ୍ଦର ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ ଦ୍ୱାରା ବର୍ଣ୍ଣିତ; ବିଜ୍ଞପ୍ତିକୁ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ କରିବା କିମ୍ବା ଆକର୍ଷିତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ପରିକଳ୍ପିତ |
Use: She carried her car keys on an ostentatious gold key ring.
Synonyms: showy, pretentious
Antonyms: conservative, quiet
2-Pompous
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important.
Meaning (Odia): ଆତ୍ମ-ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ |
Use: His speech sounded very pompous and self-congratulatory.
Synonyms: self-important, imperious
Antonyms: egoless, humble
3-Sweltering
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): uncomfortably hot.
Meaning (Odia): ଅସହଜ ଗରମ |
Use: We were sweltering at the beach.
4-Sultry
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): (of the air or weather) hot and humid.
Meaning (Odia): (ବାୟୁ କିମ୍ବା ପାଣିପାଗର) ଗରମ ଏବଂ ଆର୍ଦ୍ର |
Use: The weather was still very heavy and sultry.
Synonyms: humid, tropical
Antonyms: algid, arctic
5-Amiability
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): the quality of having a friendly and pleasant manner; geniality.
Meaning (Odia): ବନ୍ଧୁତା
Use: Your kid was an amiability pole.
Synonyms: friendliness, affability
Antonyms: disagreeableness, unpleasantness
6-Pedantic
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): causing weariness or lack of interest
Meaning (Odia): କ୍ଳାନ୍ତି କିମ୍ବା ଆଗ୍ରହର ଅଭାବ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରେ |
Use: Her book is informative and scholarly, but never pedantic.
Synonyms: boring, dull
Antonyms: attractive, beguiling
7-Manumitted
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): release from slavery; set free.
Meaning (Odia): ଦାସତ୍ୱରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ; ମୁକ୍ତ କରନ୍ତୁ
Use: They were often manumitted only upon their master’s death.
Synonyms: liberated, released
Antonyms: fettered, unfree
8-Downtrodden
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
Meaning (Odia): କ୍ଷମତାରେ ଥିବା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଅତ୍ୟାଚାରିତ କିମ୍ବା ଖରାପ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରାଯାଏ |
Use: It was a downtrodden nation during centuries of foreign occupation.
Synonyms: oppressed, subjugated
Antonyms: gladdened, encouraged
9-Extirpated
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): root out and destroy completely.
Meaning (Odia): ମୂଳରୁ ବାହାର କରିଦିଅ |
Use: Local rulers were too weak to extirpate them.
Synonyms: destroy, eradicate
Antonyms: conserved, preserved
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10-Collusion
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially to cheat or deceive others.
Meaning (Odia): ଗୁପ୍ତ କିମ୍ବା ବେଆଇନ ସହଯୋଗ କିମ୍ବା ଷଡଯନ୍ତ୍ର, ବିଶେଷକରି ଅନ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ଠକିବା କିମ୍ବା ପ୍ରତାରଣା କରିବା |
Use: There was collusion between the two witnesses.
Synonyms: conspiracy, connivance
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