The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 27th December 2025

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  27th December 2025

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1. Penchant (noun)

Meaning: a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. (लगन)

Synonyms: fondness, preference, passion

Antonyms: aversion, distaste, dislike

Sentence: He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.

2. Comity (noun)

Meaning: courtesy and considerate behavior toward others. (शिष्टाचार)

Synonyms: ​courtesy, manners, etiquette

Antonyms: conflict, variance, discord

Sentence: The basic feature of positive comity is its voluntariness.

3. Skulduggery (noun)

Meaning: underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery. (छल)

Synonyms: trickery, swindling, fraudulence

Antonyms: artlessness, sincerity, candidness

Sentence: He is serving a prison sentence for financial skulduggery.

4. Unwittingly (adv.)

Meaning: without being aware; unintentionally. (बेइरादा)

Synonyms: accidentally, fortuitously, inadvertently,

Antonyms: meticulously, orderly, intentionally

Sentence: If I offended you it was unwittingly.

5. Slipshod (adj.)

Meaning: (typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization. (असावधानीपूर्ण)

Synonyms: careless, lackadaisical, slapdash

Antonyms: attentive, careful, conscientious

Sentence: He’d caused many problems with his slipshod management.

6. Diatribe (noun)

Meaning: a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something. (अभियोगात्मक भाषण)

Synonyms: tirade, harangue, verbal onslaught

Antonyms: encomium, eulogy, panegyric

Sentence: The book is a diatribe against the academic left.

7. Obstinate (adj.)

Meaning: stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so. (जिद्दी)

Synonyms: stubborn, headstrong, intransigent

Antonyms: acquiescent, agreeable, amenable

Sentence: He was the most obstinate man I’ve ever met.

8. Diaphanous (adj.)

Meaning: (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent. (पारदर्शक)

Synonyms: sheer, fine, ultra-fine

Antonyms: opaque, cloudy, foggy

Sentence: The little light fades the immense and diaphanous shadows.

9. Manumitted (verb)

Meaning: release from slavery; set free. (रिहा करना)

Synonyms: freed, liberated, released

Antonyms: enslaved, fettered, unfree

Sentence: Old Angus had never manumitted a single slave.

10. Bustling (adj.)

Meaning: (of a place) full of activity. (हलचल)

Synonyms: busy, crowded, swarming

Antonyms: idle, inactive, unbusy

Sentence: The sidewalks are bustling with people.

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