The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 19th June 2021

1-Promptitude

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): the quality of acting quickly and without delay.

Meaning (Odia): ତ୍ୱରିତତା

Use: He arranges everything with extraordinary promptitude and foresight

Synonyms: promptness, punctuality, timeliness

Antonyms: tardiness, unpunctuality

2-Plausible

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed

Meaning (Odia): ପ୍ରଶଂସନୀୟ

Use: His story was/sounded perfectly plausible.

Synonyms: believable, credible, creditable

Antonyms: implausible, improbable, incredible

3-Demean

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): to cause someone to become less respected

Meaning (Odia): ଅପମାନିତ କରିବା

Use: The entire family was demeaned by his behaviour.

Synonyms: abase, bastardize, canker

Antonyms: elevate, ennoble, uplift

4-Encroach

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): to take control or possession of something in a gradual way and often without being noticed

Meaning (Odia): ଅନୁପ୍ରବେଶ

Use: Farmers encroached on forest land to grow crops.

Synonyms: creep, inch, worm

Antonyms: ignore, keep off

5-Cognizance

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): to take notice of and consider something, especially when judging

Meaning (Odia): ବିଚାର କରିବା

Use:  Little cognizance is taken of these events.

Synonyms: advertence, advertency, attention

Antonyms: disregard, neglect

6-Dissent

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief

Meaning (Odia): ପାର୍ଥକ୍ୟ

Use: He would brook no serious dissent.

Synonyms: conflict, disaccord, discord

Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord

7-Indictment

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): a sign that a policy, system, society, etc. is bad or wrong

Meaning (Odia): ଦୋଷ

Use:  Two men were named in the indictment.

Synonyms: charge, complaint, count

8-Embargo

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): an order to temporarily stop something, especially trading or giving information

Meaning (Odia): ଅସ୍ଥାୟୀ ଭାବରେ କିଛି ବନ୍ଦ କରିବାକୁ ଏକ ଆଦେଶ, ବିଶେଷକରି ବାଣିଜ୍ୟ କିମ୍ବା ସୂଚନା ଦେବା

Use: They have put an embargo on imports of clothing.

Synonyms: ban, interdict, interdiction

Antonyms: enabling, encouragement, facilitation, prescription

9-Languish

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time

Meaning (Odia): କମ ହୋଇଯିବା

Use: He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years.

Synonyms: decay, droop, emaciate

Antonyms: convalesce, rally, rebound

10-Impediment

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible

Meaning (Odia): ପ୍ରତିବନ୍ଧକ

Use: He has an impediment in speech.

Synonyms: balk, bar, block, chain

Antonyms: aid, assistance, benefit

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