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The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary – Day 327

SSC and all Competitive Exams. Explore The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary to score good marks in English Section. Start practising 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. We also providing Important Vocabulary Quiz based on “THE ECONOMIST” and “THE HINDU”

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1) Rescind (Verb) – निरसन करना

Definition: Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Synonyms: Revoke, Repeal, Cancel, Reverse, Abrogate

Antonyms: Enforce, Enact

Usage: The Polish government’s decision to rescind the forced retirement of several Supreme Court judges.

 

2) Strident (Adjective) – कठोरता से

Definition: Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way.

Synonyms: Harsh, Raucous, Rough, Grating

Antonyms: Soft, Dulcet

Usage: Public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident.

 

3) Adjudicate (Verb) — अधिनिर्णय करना

Definition: Make a formal judgement on a disputed matter.

Synonyms: Judge, Adjudge, Try, Hear, Examine

Antonyms: Equivocate, Hedge, Pussyfoot, Skirt

Usage: He was adjudicated bankrupt

 

4) Encroachment (Noun) — अतिक्रमण

Definition: Intrusion on a person’s territory, rights, etc.

Synonyms: Intrusion into, Trespass on, Invasion of, Infiltration of

Antonyms: Give, Ignore, Keep off

Usage: Urban encroachment of habitat

 

5) Flak (Noun) — मजबूत आलोचना

Definition: Strong criticism

Synonyms: Criticism, Censure, Disapproval

Antonyms: Approval, Commendation, Compliment, Endorsement

Usage: You must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong

 

6) Overhaul (Noun) —  पुनर्निर्माण, पुनर्निर्मित

Definition: A thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary.

Synonyms: Overtake, Pass, rebuild, renovate, revamp

Antonyms: Break, Damage, Destroy, Hurt

Usage: A major overhaul of environmental policies

 

7) Concord (Noun) — सामंजस्य

Definition: Agreement or harmony between people or groups

Synonyms: Agreement, Harmony, Accord, Consensus

Antonyms: Disagreement, Discord

Usage: A pact of peace and Concord

 

8) Heal (Verb) — स्वस्थ करना

Definition: Cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again.

Synonyms: Make better, Make well, Cure, Treat successfully

Usage: His concern is to heal sick peopleAntonyms: Make worse, Harmful

 

9) Balm (Noun) — राहत, आराम

Definition: Something that has a soothing or restorative effect

Synonyms: Relief, Comfort, Ease, Consolation

Antonyms: Exacerbation

Usage: The murmur of the water can provide balm for troubled spirits

 

10) Initiative (Noun) — पहल

Definition: The ability to assess and initiate things independently

Synonyms: Enterprise, Inventiveness, Resourcefulness

Antonyms: Unimaginativeness

Usage: Use your initiative, imagination, and common sense

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