The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary – Day 173

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1) Condign (Adjective) —

Meaning: Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong

Synonyms: Competent, Deserved, Due, Fair

Antonyms: Undeserved, Undue, Unfair, and Unjust

Usage: The belief that condign punishment is necessary for rendering complete justice could be behind courts brushing aside discrepancies or improvements in the evidence provided by witnesses.

 

2) Thumping (Adjective) —

Meaning: Of an impressive size, extent, or amount.

Synonyms: Extremely, Very, Really, Thoroughly,

Antonyms: Meagerly, Scantily

Usage: That, however, did not stop him from contesting the 2014 elections, which he won with a thumping majority, despite being out of action on the campaign trail.

 

3) Figurehead (Noun) —

Meaning: A nominal leader or head without real power.

Synonyms: Frontman, Cipher, Token, Mouthpiece,

Usage: Islamist insurgents and the military, has remained a figurehead in recent years.

 

4) Strife (Noun) —

Meaning: Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.

Synonyms: Conflict, Friction, Discord, Disagreement

Antonyms: Harmony, Peace, Cooperation

Usage: To turn India into a cauldron of strife like Pakistan.

 

5) Abiding (Adjective) —

Meaning: (of a feeling or memory) lasting a long time; enduring.

Synonyms: Enduring, Lasting, Persisting, Long- lasting, Lifelong, Continuing

Antonyms: Short-lived, Ephemeral, Transitory

Usage: The abiding structural issues that have pushed a multitude of farmers into acute distress nowhere near resolution.

 

6) Appendage (Noun) —

Meaning: A thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important.

Synonyms: Addition, Attachment, Adjunct, Addendum

Antonyms: Essential, Necessity, Requirement

Usage: Indian Muslims are often understood as an appendage of Pakistan.

 

7) Dossier (Noun) —

Meaning: A collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject.

Synonyms: File, Report, Case History, Case Study

Usage: Pakistan announced it would study the dossier given by New Delhi on Azhar and the JeM.

 

8) Becalm (Verb) –

Meaning: Leave (a sailing ship) unable to move through lack of wind

Synonyms: Stranded, Stuck, Marooned, Motionless

Antonyms: Aggravate, Heighten, Intensify

Usage: Most of the sectors comprising the broader services basket remain becalmed adds to the sense of disquiet.

 

9) Entail (Verb) –

Meaning: Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.

Synonyms: Necessitate, Make necessary, Require, Need, Demand

Antonyms: Carry, Comprehend, Contain

Usage: A lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense

 

10) Veritable (Adjective) —

Meaning: Used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor.

Synonyms: Authentic, Classic, Genuine and Real

Antonyms: Doubtful, Dubious and Equivocal

Usage: nder M.G. Ramachandran, and later Jayalalithaa, this party promoted a different style of patronage distribution, which has come to be recognised as “benevolent populism”, driven by an all-powerful leader worshipped as a veritable political god.