The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  29th September 2022

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  29th September 2022

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.

 ‘Vocabulary’

1. Incursion (noun)

Meaning: an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one. (आक्रमण)

Synonyms: attack on, assault on, raid on

Sentence: There were incursions from the border every summer.

2. Confederate (noun)

Meaning: a person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice. (साथी)

Synonyms: associate, partner, accomplice

Sentence: The police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking.

3. Elucidative (adj.)

Meaning: serving to explain (स्पष्ट)

Synonyms: exegetical, explanative, explanatory

Sentence: Most editions of Shakespeare’s plays now have elucidative footnotes to help the modern reader.

4. Ethos (noun)

Meaning: the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations. (प्रकृति)

Synonyms: spirit, character, tenor

Sentence: The revolution in the ethos of agriculture must also involve the farmers’ unions.

5. Portentous (adj.)

Meaning: of or like a portent. (अमंगल)

Synonyms: ominous, warning, foreshadowing

Antonyms: unthreatening, auspicious, benign

Sentence: There was nothing portentous or solemn about him.

6. Decimation (noun)

Meaning: the state or fact of being rendered non-existent (बरबादी)

Synonyms: annihilation, demolishment, demolition

Antonyms: building, construction, protection

Sentence: The virtual decimation of the coastal town was caused by the hurricane.

7. Addendum (noun)

Meaning: an item of additional material, typically omissions, added at the end of a book or other publication. (परिशिष्ट)

Synonyms: appendix, codicil, postscript

Antonyms: introduction, preface, prologue

Sentence: I follow this letter with the addendum duly signed for your attention.

8. Puny (adj.)

Meaning: small and weak. (छोटा)

Synonyms: diminutive, dinky, dwarfish

Antonyms: large, massive, big

Sentence: What a puny little creature!

9. Vainglorious (adj.)

Meaning: excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements; overly vain. (गुमानी)

Synonyms: assured, biggety, complacent

Antonyms: egoless, humble, modest

Sentence: The vainglorious trainer spent more flexing his muscles than he did helping build his client’s.

10. Cagey (adj.)

Meaning: reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion. (गुप्त)

Synonyms: secretive, guarded, noncommittal

Antonyms: disposed, open

Sentence: Manufacturers are cagey about the recipes they use to create a wine.

Read More The Hindu Editorial Vocab