English Language

The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary – Day 79

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) Mitigate (Verb) – न्यूनीकरण करना

Meaning: make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.

Synonyms: alleviate, reduce, diminish

Antonyms: aggravate, increase, intensify

Usage: “drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem”

 

2) Barest (Adjective) – नंगा

Meaning: not clothed or covered.

Synonyms: naked, unclothed, undressed

Antonyms: clothed

Usage: “he was bare from the waist up”

 

3) Stringent (Adjective) – कड़ी से कड़ी

Meaning: strict, precise, and exacting.

Synonyms: strict, firm, rigid

Antonyms: lenient, flexible

Usage: “stringent guidelines on air pollution”

 

4) Rationale (Noun) – तर्काधार

Meaning: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief.

Synonyms: reasoning, thinking, (logical) basis

Antonyms: discouragement, proof, reality

Usage: “he explained the rationale behind the change”

 

5) Ply (Noun) – परत, मोटाई

Meaning: a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material.

Synonyms: layer, thickness, strand

Antonyms: disregard, idle, ignore

Usage: “tiles that have a black PVC ply in the lamination”

 

6) Deemed (Verb) – माना गया

Meaning: regard or consider in a specified way.

Synonyms: regard as, consider, judge

Antonyms: disregarded, disapproved, refuted

Usage: “the event was deemed a great success”

 

7) Blur (Verb) – धुंधलापन

Meaning: make or become unclear or less distinct.

Synonyms: unfocus, soften, obscure

Antonyms: sharpen, focus, clear

Usage: “tears blurred her vision”

 

8) 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”

 

9) Plunge (Verb) – कूदना या गोता लगाना

Meaning: jump or dive quickly and energetically.

Synonyms: jump, dive, hurl oneself

Antonyms: ascent, climb, rise

Usage: “our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea”

 

10) Anomaly (Noun) – विसंगति

Meaning: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Synonyms: oddity, peculiarity, abnormality

Antonyms: average, norm, normal

Usage: “there are a number of anomalies in the present system”

This post was last modified on April 22, 2020 5:11 pm