The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 3rd June 2021

1-Exodus

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): the movement of a lot of people from a place

Meaning (Odia): ଯାତ୍ରା

Use: There has been a mass exodus of workers from the villages to the towns.

Synonyms: hejira, hegira

Antonyms: entrance, deluge, flood

2-Hostile

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): Unfriendly

Meaning (Odia): ଶତ୍ରୁ

Use: They have hostile sentiments towards us.

Synonyms: uncongenial

Antonyms: friendly, amicable

3-Denounce

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): Criticize

Meaning (Odia): ଅଭିଯୋଗ କରିବା

Use: We must denounce injustice and oppression.

Synonyms: shit, brand

Antonyms: acquit, applaud

4-Incarnation

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): a particular life, in religions that believe that we have many lives

Meaning (Odia): ଅବତାର

Use: He believes that he was a Roman warrior in a previous incarnation.

Synonyms: embodiment, incarnation, shape

Antonyms: archetype, idea

5-Bombastic

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): using long and difficult words, usually to make people think you know more than you do

Meaning (Odia): ଦୁର୍ବୋଧ୍ୟ ବଡ଼ ବଡ଼ ଶବ୍ଦ

Use: He is best known for three rather bombastic poems.

Synonyms: gravid, big, tumid

Antonyms: unadorned, unaffected

6-Anecdotal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): Anecdotal information is not based on facts or careful study

Meaning (Odia): ଉପନ୍ୟାସ

Use: It is not merely anecdotal evidence.

Synonyms: anecdotic

Antonyms: incommunicative

7-Backslide

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): relapse into bad ways or error

Meaning (Odia): ଖରାପ ଉପାୟ କିମ୍ବା ତ୍ରୁଟିରେ ପୁନର୍ବାର

Use: There are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide.

Synonyms: slide by, retrogress, glide by

Antonym: progress

8-Discretionary

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): decided by officials and not fixed by rules

Meaning (Odia): ବିବେକ

Use: Judges have great discretionary powers.

Synonyms: discretional

Antonyms: restricted, unarbitrary

9-Doldrums

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): unsuccessful or showing no activity or development

Meaning (Odia): ଉଦାସୀନତା

Use: Her career was in the doldrums during those years.

Synonyms: stagnancy, stagnation

Antonyms: cheerfulness, engrossment

10-Unscathed

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): without injuries or damage being caused

Meaning (Odia): ଅଣସଂରକ୍ଷିତ

Use: Her husband died in the accident but she, amazingly, escaped unscathed.

Synonyms: hale, unharmed, whole

Antonyms: harmed, injured, hurt.

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