The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 6th April 2026

The Hindu Editorial VOCAB:  6th April 2026

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 ‘Vocabulary’

1. 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.

2. Steadfastly (adv.)

Meaning: in a resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering manner. (लगातार)

Synonyms: continuously, ploddingly, steadily

Antonyms: indolently, desultorily

Sentence: She was steadfastly in support of women’s rights.

3. Stutter (verb)

Meaning: talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants. (हकलाना)

Synonyms: stammer, stumble, speak haltingly

Antonyms: enunciate, pronounce

Sentence: I used to stutter when I was a child.

4. 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.

5. Avowal (noun)

Meaning: a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something (घोषणा-पत्र)

Synonyms: affirmation, assertion, asseveration

Antonyms: disavowal, denial

Sentence: The press carried his avowal throughout the country.

6. Unbridled (adj.)

Meaning: uncontrolled; unconstrained. (निरंकुश)

Synonyms: unrestrained, unconstrained, uncontrolled

Antonyms: bridled, constrained, controlled

Sentence: This case was solved only because of one detective’s unbridled determination to bring the killer to justice

7. Nonplussed (adj.)

Meaning: (of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react. (भौचक)

Synonyms: confused, bewildered, bemused

Antonyms: undaunted, unfazed

Sentence: I was completely nonplussed by his sudden appearance.

8. Conflagration (noun)

Meaning: an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property. (भीषण आग)

Synonyms: fire, blaze, flames

Sentence: A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes.

8. Prattling (verb)

Meaning: talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way. (बकवास)

Synonyms: chatter, babble, prate

Antonyms: articulating, enunciating

Sentence: The villagers are prattling on about the village gossip.

10. Inundation (noun)

Meaning: a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms (सैलाब)

Synonyms: overflow, deluge, torrent

Antonyms: drought, dribble, drip

Sentence: The family’s shed was washed away in the last inundation.

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