The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 27th February 2026

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  27th February 2026

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1. Ergo (adv.)

Meaning: for this or that reason (फलस्वरूप)

Synonyms: therefore, consequently, so

Sentence: She was the sole beneficiary of the will, ergo the prime suspect.

2. Miserliness (noun)

Meaning: excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness. (कंजूसी)

Synonyms: avarice, acquisitiveness, parsimony

Antonyms: bounty, generosity, largesse

Sentence: The party earned a damaging reputation for miserliness by cutting pensions.

3. Parley (noun)

Meaning: a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice. (बातचीत)

Synonyms: negotiation, talk, meeting

Sentence: The governor was forced to parley with the rebels.

4. Bogged (verb)

Meaning: be or become stuck in mud or wet ground. (फंस गया)

Synonyms: trapped, stuck

Antonyms: freed, released

Sentence: Your car will bog down in the mud.

5. Beget (verb)

Meaning: give rise to; bring about. (उत्पन्न करना)

Synonyms: cause, give rise to, lead to

Antonyms: impede, limit, restrict

Sentence: One change in the natural environment will beget others.

6. Cheeseparing (adj.)

Meaning: careful or stingy with money. (कंजूस)

Synonyms: cheapness, penny-pinching, penuriousness

Antonyms: generosity, largesse

Sentence: I have never been in favour of cheeseparing in education.

7. Coruscate (verb)

Meaning: (of light) flash or sparkle. (उज्जवल होना)

Synonyms: flash, glance, gleam

Antonyms: dim, dull

Sentence: The light was coruscating from the walls.

8. Probity (noun)

Meaning: the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency. (ईमानदारी)

Synonyms: integrity, honesty, decency

Antonyms: mendaciousness, mendacity, dishonesty

Sentence: Her probity and integrity are beyond question.

9. Derange (verb)

Meaning: cause (someone) to become insane. (उन्मत्त कर देना)

Synonyms: demented, unhinge

Antonyms: relax, soothe, tranquilize

Sentence: Being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone.

10. Travesty (noun)

Meaning: a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something. (हास्य जनक अनुकरण)

Synonyms: misrepresentation, distortion, perversion

Antonyms: applause, commendation

Sentence: The trial was a travesty of justice.

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