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The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary – Day 89

Dear Readers, Here we have given The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary helpful for Upcoming Bank PO, SSC and all Competitive Exams. Explore The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary to score good marks in English Section. Start practicing this vocabulary to increase your word power. While reading a passage you have to highlight tough words in it and analyse the correct meaning of those words. This will help you understand the passage clearly and also you can learn more new words, it means also you can develop your vocabulary. To help you in this part we have provided an English Vocabulary passage along with meaning, synonyms and usages of hard words in the passage, make use of it.

1) Barring (Preposition) – के सिवाय

Meaning: except for; if not for.

Synonyms: with the exception of, excepting

Antonyms: including, inclusive of, plus

Usage: “barring accidents, we should win”

 

2) Lauded (Verb) – प्रशंसा करना

Meaning: praise (a person or their achievements) highly.

Synonyms: praise, extol, hail

Antonyms:condemn, criticize

Usage: “the obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier”

 

3) Inevitable (Adjective) – अवश्यंभावी

Meaning: certain to happen; unavoidable.

Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable

Antonyms:avoidable, uncertain

Usage: “war was inevitable”

 

4) Adjourn (Verb) – स्थगित करना

Meaning: go somewhere for rest or refreshment.

Synonyms: withdraw, retire, retreat

Antonyms: assemble, continue

Usage: “they adjourned to a local pub”

 

5) Perished (Verb) – नाश होना

Meaning: die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

Synonyms: die, lose one’s life

Antonyms: fresh, alive

Usage: “a great part of his army perished of hunger and disease”

 

6) Expatriate (Adjective) – देशनिष्कासिती

Meaning: denoting or relating to a person living outside their native country.

Synonyms: emigrant, living abroad

Antonyms: native, indigenous

Usage: “expatriate workers”

 

7) Unprecedented (Adjective) – अभूतपूर्व

Meaning: never done or known before.

Synonyms: unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched

Antonyms: normal, common

Usage: “the government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence”

 

8) Rampant (Adjective) – अनियंत्रित

Meaning: flourishing or spreading unchecked.

Synonyms: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked

Antonyms: controlled, under control

Usage:”political violence was rampant”

 

9)Populous (Adjective) – जनपूर्ण

Meaning: having a large population; densely populated.

Synonyms:crowded, congested, packed

Antonyms: uninhabited, deserted

Usage: “the populous city of Shanghai”

 

10) Dismal (Adjective) – निराशाजनक

Meaning: causing a mood of gloom or depression.

Synonyms: dingy, dim, dark

Antonyms: bright, cheerful

Usage: “the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening”

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