The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 17th November 2025

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  17th November 2025

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1. Limpid (adj.)

Meaning: easily seen through (पारदर्शक)

Synonyms: crystal, transparent, lucid

Antonyms: opaque, cloudy, dark

Sentence: Her eyes are the blue of a limpid stream of water.

2. Bilk (verb)

Meaning: to rob by the use of trickery or threats (ठगना)

Synonyms: cheat, pluck, defraud

Sentence: An investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made.

3. Fountainhead (noun)

Meaning: the source from which something grows or develops (मूलस्रोत)

Synonyms: origin, root, beginning

Sentence: A man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress.

4. Ungainly (adj.)

Meaning: having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner (अनाड़ी)

Synonyms: clumsy, gawky, unsteady

Antonyms: graceful, coordinated, nimble

Sentence: On land the turtle is ungainly, but in the water, it is very agile.

5. Dicker (verb)

Meaning: to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase (मोल-भाव करना)

Synonyms: negotiate, deal, bargain

Sentence: They dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes.

6. Mogul (noun)

Meaning: a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field (शख़्सियत)

Synonyms: tycoon, magnate, personality

Antonyms: underling, nobody, inferior

Sentence: The football captain was the mogul of the school.

7. Castigate (verb)

Meaning: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings (तिरस्कार करना)

Synonyms: scold, reprimand, criticize

Antonyms: endorse, praise, applaud

Sentence: They castigated him for his constant tardiness.

8. Insuperable (adj.)

Meaning: incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued (अजेय)

Synonyms: undefeated, insurmountable, unconquerable

Antonyms: vulnerable, surmountable, liable

Sentence: The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.

9. Glade (noun)

Meaning: a grassy open space in a forest (जंगल का खुला हुआ मैदान)

Synonyms: meadow, grassland, pasture

Sentence: Although it was midwinter now, the glade was as freshly green as the birch woods are in early summer.

10. Lollygag (verb)

Meaning: to move or act slowly (धीरे धीरे काम करना)

Synonyms: delay, linger, dawdle

Antonyms: hurry, rush

Sentence: They accused the government of lollygagging while survivors of the earthquake continued to live in the most wretched conditions.

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