The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 16th July 2020

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB : 16th July 2020

In this competitive world, ‘Vocabulary‘ plays a vital role in every exam. Banking , Railway, Insurance, SSC and other Government exams so here We provides you The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to enhance vocab power and helps you in your preparation for Govt job. 

1. PERVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): which is all over the place. 🙁व्यापक) 

Synonyms: omnipresent, prevalent 

Antonyms: deficient, scanty 

Example: Unemployment is a pervasive issue in India touching all the classes. 
2. HERMETIC (ADJECTIVE): airtight:(हवा बंद) 

Synonyms: impervious, sealed 

Antonyms: susceptible, penetrable 

Example: The cells were hermetic causing the prisoners to die of suffocation. 

3. UTTERANCE (NOUN): revelation:(अभिव्यक्ति)

Synonyms: pronouncement, declaration 

Antonyms: concealment, secret 

Example: The news would bubble inside his gut till it finds utterance.

4. BARB (NOUN): pointed comment:(कटाक्ष) 

Synonyms: criticism, insult 

Antonyms: compliment, praise 

Example: Watch out for barbs as they can hurt you badly. 

5. GROVEL (VERB): kowtow:(गिड़गिड़ाना)

Synonyms: beseech, kneel 

Antonyms: authorize, command 

Example: They criticized leaders who grovelled for foreign patrons. 

6. FURNISH (VERB): (देना) provide
   Synonyms: dispense, issue 
   Antonyms:receive, deny 
   Example: The ATM furnished the money. 
7. SLEW (NOUN): (अधिक मात्रा) abundance 
   Synonyms: aggregation, bunch 
   Antonyms: little, need 
   Example: There was a slew of currency notes in the bank. 
8. DIFFIDENT (ADJECTIVE): (शर्मीला) bashful 
   Synonyms: meek, timid 
   Antonyms: confident, extroverted 
   Example: Don’t be a diffident spectator if crime is taking place before your very eyes. 
9. ANNUL (VERB): (अन्त करना) abolish 

Synonyms: abrogate, cancel 
Antonyms: allow, continue 
Example: The practice of immolation had been annulled already. 
10. TRAGIC (ADJECTIVE): (भयंकर) appalling 

Synonyms: awful, deplorable 
Antonyms: pleasant, wonderful 
Example: Merriam saw the tragic women of the wards.