The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 26th February 2025

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  26th February 2025

Vocabulary plays a vital role in scoring good marks in the English section of various competitive exams that you can improve if you work in the right direction. So, we are providing you The Hindu Vocab on daily basis to increase your vocabulary power, which will help you prepare for many exams like Banking, Railway, Insurance, SSC and other government exams.

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1. Labile (adj.)

Meaning: liable to change; easily altered. (अस्थिर)

Synonyms: unstable, Changing, varying

Antonyms: fixed, unalterable, inflexible

Sentence: Persons whose blood pressure is more labile will carry an enhanced risk of heart attack.

2. Raddled (adj.)

Meaning: (of a person or their face) showing signs of age or fatigue. (उलझा हुआ)

Synonyms: bewildered, dazed, confused

Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded

Sentence: He’s beginning to look quite raddled.

3. Cachet (noun)

Meaning: the state of being respected or admired; prestige. (प्रतिष्ठा)

Synonyms: prestige, stature, status

Antonyms: shame, odium, pettiness

Sentence: No other brand name has quite the same cachet.

4. Steadfast (adj.)

Meaning: firm in one’s allegiance to someone or something (दृढ़)

Synonyms: loyal, faithful, devout

Antonyms: faithless, treacherous, false

Sentence: Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.

5. Denigrate (verb)

Meaning: to express scornfully one’s low opinion of (निंदा करना)

Synonyms: criticize, disparage, denounce

Antonyms: applaud, praise, glorify

Sentence: It was unkind to denigrate his achievement.

6. Moot (adj.)

Meaning: subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty. (विवादास्पद)

Synonyms: questionable, debatable, disputable

Antonyms: sure, unanswerable, certain

Sentence: He argued that the issue had become moot since the board had changed its policy.

7. Snivel (verb)

Meaning: to complain or cry in an annoying way (बच्चे की तरह रोना)

Synonyms: cry, weep, groan

Antonyms: laugh, giggle, chuckle

Sentence: I’ve warned you. If you fail, don’t come snivelling back to me.

8. Paroxysm (noun)

Meaning: a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity. (आवेग)

Synonyms: outburst, agony, gust

Sentence: In a sudden paroxysm of jealousy, she threw her clothes out of the window.

9. Transpired (verb)

Meaning: as in happened; to take place (घटित होना)

Synonyms: happen, occur, take place

Sentence: Exactly what transpired remains unknown.

10. Arsenal (noun)

Meaning: a place where military arms are stored (शस्त्रागार)

Synonyms: armory, warehouse, depot

Sentence: They sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons.

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