SSC and all Competitive Exams. Explore The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary to score good marks in English Section. Start practicing these vocabulary to increase your word power. While reading a passage you have to highlight tough words in it and analyse the correct meaning for 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 a English Vocabulary passage along with meaning, synonyms and usages of hard words in the passage, make use of it. We also providing Important Vocabulary Quiz based on “THE ECONOMIST” and “THE HINDU”
The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary from Day 1 – Click Here |
Important English Vocabulary from “The Economist” – Free PDF |
Daily Editorial Pages from All Popular News Papers |
1). Patriarch (Noun) — आदरणीय वृद्ध पुस्र्ष
Definition: any of those biblical figures regarded as fathers of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob.
Synonyms: senior figure, father, paterfamilias, leader, elder, grandfather
Antonyms: youthful, juvenile; junior, adolescent, teenage, teenaged; immature Usage: Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
2). Encroaching (Verb) – अतिक्रमण करना
Definition: intrude on (a person’s territory, rights, personal life, etc.).
Synonyms: intrude, trespass, impinge, butt in, barge in, cut in, obtrude, impose oneself
Antonyms: give, ignore, keep off.
Usage: rather than encroach on his privacy she might have kept to her room
3). Rebellion (Noun) – बगावत
Definition: an act of armed resistance to an established government or leader.
Synonyms: uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, revolution, insurgence, insurgency, rising
Antonyms: calm, peace, harmony.
Usage: the authorities put down a rebellion by landless colonials
4). Ripping (Verb) – फाड़ना
Definition: make (a hole) by force.
Synonyms: tear, snatch, jerk, tug, wrench, wrest, prise, force, heave, haul, drag
Antonyms: dull, weak.
Usage: the truck was struck by lightning and had a hole ripped out of its roof
5). Authentic (Adjective) – प्रमाणिक
Definition: of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine.
Synonyms: genuine, original, real, actual, pukka, bona fide, true, veritable
Antonyms: corrupt, false, doubtful.
Usage: the letter is now accepted as an authentic document
6). Disincentive (Noun) — निस्र्त्साहित
Definition: a factor, especially a financial disadvantage, that discourages a particular action.
Synonyms: deterrent, discouragement, dissuasion, damper
Antonyms: help, aid, benefit.
Usage: spiralling house prices are beginning to act as a disincentive to development
7). Credible (Adjective) – प्रत्ययनीय
Definition: able to be believed; convincing.
Synonyms: acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable, sure, good, valid
Antonyms: dishonest, unacceptable.
Usage: few people found his story credible
8). Intended (Adjective) – अभिप्रेत
Definition: planned or meant.
Synonyms: deliberate, intentional, calculated, conscious, done on purpose, planned, considered
Antonyms: accidental, approximate.
Usage: the intended victim escaped
9). Proximity (Noun) – सामीप्य
Definition: nearness in space, time, or relationship.
Synonyms: closeness, nearness, presence, juxtaposition, propinquity, adjacency
Antonyms: distance, remoteness.
Usage: do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets
10). Spies (Noun) — ध्यान से देखना
Definition: discern or make out, especially by careful observation.
Synonyms: notice, observe, see, spot, sight, catch sight of, glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of
Usage: he could spy a figure in the distance
Click Here for Daily Editorial and Newspapers in PDF
Click here for English New Pattern Questions
