The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 8th June 2021

1-Shatter

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces

Meaning (Odia): ଭାଙ୍ଗିବା

Use: The glass shattered into a thousand tiny pieces.

Synonyms: bankrupt, break, burst

Antonyms: attach, bind, fasten

2-Rehabilitate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): to return someone to a good, healthy, or normal life or condition after they have been in prison, been very ill, etc.

Meaning (Odia): ପୁନର୍ବାସ

Use: Physiotherapy is part of rehabilitating accident victims.

Synonyms: reinstate, reempower

Antonyms: disable, destroy, mangle

3-Rigorous

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.

Meaning (Odia): କଠୋର

Use: He is rigorous in his control of expenditure.

Synonyms: strict, rigorous, hard-and-fast

Antonyms: round, incorrect, facile

4-Refurbish

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): to make a building look new again by doing work such as painting, repairing, and cleaning

Meaning (Odia): ନବୀକରଣ କରନ୍ତୁ

Use: The developers refurbished the house inside and out.

Synonyms: repair, refurbish, restitute

Antonyms: destroy, antique, ruin

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): the edge or border of something

Meaning (Odia): କୂଳ

Use: They set up camp on the verge of the desert.

Synonyms: doorsill, brink, doorstep

Antonyms: leave, land, middle

6 -Tinker

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): to make small changes to something, especially in an attempt to repair or improve it

Meaning (Odia): କଂସାରି

Use: He spends every weekend tinkering (around) with his car.

Synonyms: chub mackerel, tinkerer, fiddler

Antonyms: break, work, destroy

7-Eradication

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): the process of getting rid of something completely or of destroying something bad

Meaning (Odia): ବିନଷ୍ଟ ହୁଅ

Use: The organization’s goal is the eradication of poverty.

Synonyms: annihilation, obliteration

8-Disparity

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair

Meaning (Odia): ଅସମାନତା

Use: There are two ways of coping with this disparity.

Synonyms: contrariety, contrast, difference

Antonyms: agreement, consonance

9-Exacerbate

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): to make something that is already bad even worse

Meaning (Odia): ନଷ୍ଟ କରିବାକୁ

Use: This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.

Synonyms: infuriate, incense, worsen

Antonyms: make happy, ease, improve

10-Curiously

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning (English):  in a way that shows eagerness to know or learn something.

Meaning (Odia): ଜିଜ୍ଞାସୁ

Use: A group of reporters looked at her curiously.

Synonyms: curiously, especially, inquisitively

Antonyms: commonly, normally, little

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