The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 5th September 2022
Hindu Editorial Vocabulary List
In this article, all the important vocabulary of The Hindu Editorial dated September 2022 is discussed with their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in a sentence.
1-Smidgen
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a small amount of something.
Meaning (Odia): ଅଳ୍ପ ପରିମାଣର କିଛି |
Use: I need a smidgen of fresh air.
Synonyms: bit, driblet
Antonyms: barrel, a boatload
2-Oppugn
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): call into question the truth or validity of.
Meaning (Odia): ଆପତ୍ତି କରିବାକୁ
Use: This paper aims to oppugn and criticize the above ideas.
Synonyms: challenge, contest
Antonyms: accept, believe
3-Daze
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): go, rise, or improve faster than.
Meaning (Odia): ଆଗକୁ ଯିବା
Use: She was wandering around in a daze this morning.
Synonyms: outrun, outstrip
Antonyms: decelerate, slow
4-Poltroonery
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
Meaning (Odia): ବିପଦ ସାମ୍ନାରେ ସାହସର ଲଜ୍ଜାଜନକ ଅଭାବ |
Use: “Poltroonery, I say,” he repeated, embracing the whole company in his glance.
Synonyms: cowardliness, cravenness
Antonyms: bravery, courage
5-Retorted
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
Meaning (Odia): ଉତ୍ତର ଦେବାକୁ
Use: He retorted that I was to blame.
Synonyms: answer, reply
Antonyms: asked, inquired
6-Whammy
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): an event with a powerful and unpleasant effect; a blow
Meaning (Odia): ଖରାପ ପ୍ରଭାବ
Use: We’re suffering a triple whammy at the moment.
Synonyms: curse, augury
Antonyms: amulet, charm
7-Contemporaneous
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): existing or occurring in the same period of time
Meaning (Odia): ସମାନ ସମୟ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ବିଦ୍ୟମାନ କିମ୍ବା ଘଟୁଛି |
Use: All life is contemporaneous, is now.
Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval
Antonyms: asynchronous, noncontemporary
8-Affability
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the quality of having a friendly and good-natured manner.
Meaning (Odia): ଏକ ବନ୍ଧୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଏବଂ ଉତ୍ତମ ସ୍ୱଭାବର ଗୁଣ |
Use: Good appearance and manner, flexible and strong affability.
Synonyms: friendliness, amiability
Antonyms: disagreeableness, unpleasantness
9-Commiserated
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.
Meaning (Odia): ସହାନୁଭୂତି କିମ୍ବା ଦୟା ପ୍ରକାଶ କରନ୍ତୁ; ସହାନୁଭୂତି
Use: The whole village commiserated with the farmer’s family in their sorrow.
Synonyms: offer sympathy to, feel pity for
Antonyms: distressed, tormented
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10-Defile
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
Meaning (Odia): କିଛି କ୍ଷତିକାରକ କିମ୍ବା ଅବାଞ୍ଛିତ ଯୋଗ ଦ୍ୱାରା ବ୍ୟବହାର ପାଇଁ ଅନୁପଯୁକ୍ତ କରିବାକୁ |
Use: Insults alone cannot defile a person’s honor.
Synonyms: contaminate, spoil
Antonyms: purify, clean
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