The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 5th August 2022
Hindu Editorial Vocabulary List
In this article, all the important vocabulary of The Hindu Editorial dated 5th August 2022 is discussed with their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in a sentence.
1-Austerity
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): sternness or severity of manner or attitude
Meaning (Odia): କଠୋରତା ବା ପଦ୍ଧତି କିମ୍ବା ମନୋଭାବର ଗମ୍ଭୀରତା |
Use: War was followed by many years of austerity.
Synonyms: sternness, austereness
Antonyms: forbearance, indulgence
2-Verity
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): a true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance.
Meaning (Odia): ଏକ ପ୍ରକୃତ ନୀତି ବା ବିଶ୍ୱାସ
Use: Doth verity but wear the mask of falsehood?
Synonyms: facticity, factuality
Antonyms: falseness, falsity
3-Forlorn
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
Meaning (Odia): ଅନାଥ
Use: A forlorn line of refugees stood near the truck.
Synonyms: unhappy, sad
Antonyms: cheerful, accompanied
4-Precarity
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the state of being precarious or uncertain
Meaning (Odia): ବିପଦପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କିମ୍ବା ଅନିଶ୍ଚିତତା |
Use: Many older workers face employment precarity as the job opportunities they once had have disappeared.
Synonyms: insecure, risky
Antonyms: advantageous, beneficial
5-Biddable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): meekly ready to accept and follow instructions
Meaning (Odia): ନମ୍ର ଭାବରେ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାକୁ ଏବଂ ଅନୁସରଣ କରିବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ |
Use: Your brother, on the other hand, was as biddable as a shepherd’s dog.
Synonyms: obedient, tractable
Antonyms: contumacious, defiant
6-Depredation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): an act of attacking or plundering.
Meaning (Odia): ଆକ୍ରମଣ କିମ୍ବା ଲୁଣ୍ଠନ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ |
Use: The town survived the depredations of marauding gangs.
Synonyms: plunder, looting
Antonyms: rescue, salvage
7-Stave off
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning (English): cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled.
Meaning (Odia): ପ୍ରଥମ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଧାରିତ ସମୟ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଏକ ସମୟରେ (କିଛି) ଘଟିବାର କାରଣ କିମ୍ବା ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା କର |
Use: We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.
Synonyms: postpone, delay
8-Bellicose
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
Meaning (Odia): ଆକ୍ରୋଶ ଏବଂ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କରେ |
Use: The military parade was a display of bellicose nationalism.
Synonyms: belligerent, aggressive
Antonyms: nonaggressive, nonbelligerent
9-Squalor
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning (English): the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
Meaning (Odia): ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦରିଦ୍ର ଏବଂ ଅପ୍ରୀତିକର ପରିସ୍ଥିତି, ବିଶେଷକରି ଦାରିଦ୍ରତା କିମ୍ବା ଅବହେଳାର ପରିଣାମ |
Use: He was out of work and living in squalor.
Synonyms: dirtiness, squalidness
Antonyms: purity, cleanliness
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10-Senile
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning (English): (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
Meaning (Odia): (ଜଣେ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କ) ବୃଦ୍ଧାବସ୍ଥାର ଦୁର୍ବଳତା କିମ୍ବା ରୋଗଗୁଡିକ, କିମ୍ବା ମାନସିକ ଦକ୍ଷତା ହରାଇବା କିମ୍ବା ଦେଖାଇବା |
Use: He keeps forgetting things: I think he’s getting senile.
Synonyms: aged, doddery
Antonyms: adolescent, immature
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