The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary of 7th June 2021

1-Dreadful

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): Frightening

Meaning (Odia): ଭୟାନକ

Use: They told us the dreadful news.

Synonyms: irritating, indescribable

Antonyms: eased, pacifying, cheering

2-Catastrophe

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction

Meaning (Odia): ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ

Use: They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

Synonyms: cataclysm, tragedy

Antonyms: salvation, benefit

3-Marginal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): very small in amount or effect

Meaning (Odia): ବହୁତ କମ୍

Use: This is a marginal improvement on October.

Synonyms: fringy, borderline

Antonyms: maximal, maximum, wide

4-Overweening

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning (English): being too proud or confident in yourself

Meaning (Odia): ଆତ୍ମବିଶ୍ୱାସ

Use: She is driven by overweening ambition.

Synonyms: luxuriant, profuse, lush

Antonyms: compliant, unobtrusive

5-Succour

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): help given to someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need

Meaning (Odia): ଅସୁବିଧାରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କର

Use: They give succour to the victims of war.

Synonyms: ministration, relievo, easement

Antonym: hinder

6-Optics

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): the public’s opinion and understanding of a situation after seeing it as the media shows it, and the possible political effects of this

Meaning (Odia): ଦୃଗ୍ବିଦ୍ୟା

Use: The political optics of this are horrible for the GDP.

Antonyms: fact, reality, blindness

7 -Procurer

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): A person who obtains a prostitute for another person

Meaning (Odia): ଜଣେ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ଯିଏ ଅନ୍ୟ ଜଣଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ବେଶ୍ୟା ପାଇଥାଏ

Use: She is friendly with Sun Jie, a 37-year-old procurer who employs the other male prostitutes here .

Synonyms: pander, paramour

8-Premise

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based

Meaning (Odia): ଆଧାର

Use: The research project is based on the premise stated earlier.

Synonyms: supposal, presumptuousness, assumption

Antonyms: calculate, end, reality

9-Tussle

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning (English): Disagree

Meaning (Odia): ଝଗଡ଼ା

Use: The residents are still tussling over the ever-scarcer street parking.

Synonyms: scramble, dogfight, fuss

Antonyms: peace, retreat, harmony

10-Whopper

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning (English): something that is surprising because it is so much bigger than the usual size

Meaning (Odia): ଏକ ଜିନିଷ ଯାହା ଅତ୍ୟଧିକ ବା ଅସାଧାରଣ ଭାବରେ ବଡ଼

Use: My nose is pretty big, but my Dad’s got a whopper.

Synonyms: whacker, walloper

Antonyms: substantiation, diminutive

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