Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 30th July, 2022

Important Vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial: 30th July 2022 

1. Word: Vortex (बवंडर)

• Pronunciation: vawr-teks/ वॉर्टेक्स
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind.
• Synonyms: whirlpool, swirl, eddy
• Antonyms: rest, still, calm
• Usage in a Sentence: They were both caught up in a whirling vortex of emotion.

2. Word: Topple (गिर जाना)

• Pronunciation: top-uhl/ टापल
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.
  b. remove (a government or person in authority) from power; overthrow.
• Synonyms: tumble, overthrow, oust, depose
• Antonyms: place, restore
• Usage in a sentence: Political corruption threatens to topple the regime.

3. Word: Churn (मन्थन करना)

• Pronunciation: churn/ चर्न
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. (with reference to liquid) move or cause to move about vigorously.
  b. break up the surface of (an area of ground).
• Synonyms: shake, stir, swirl, agitate
• Antonym: freeze
• Usage in a sentence: We stood on the dock and watched the ocean churn.

4.  Word: Daunting (चुनौतीपूर्ण)

• Pronunciation: dawnting/डॉन्टिंग
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating
• Synonyms: scary, intimidating, frightening
• Antonyms: encouraging, approachable
• Usage in a sentence: The country was faced with the daunting prospect of overcoming four decades of division.

5. Word: Anguish (संताप)

• Pronunciation: ang-gwish/ ऐंगग्विश
• Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
• Meaning: 
  a. severe mental or physical pain or suffering. (Noun)
  b. be extremely distressed about something. (Verb)
• Synonyms: distress, misery, agony, torment, suffering
• Antonyms: joy, happiness, comfort, cheer
• Usage in a Sentence: He suffered the anguish of watching his son go to prison.

6. Word: Enormous (विशाल/दीर्घाकार)

• Pronunciation: ih-nawr-muhs /ईनॉर्मस 
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense
  b. outrageous or atrocious
• Synonyms: huge, immense, gigantic, colossal
• Antonyms: diminutive, minute, insignificant
• Usage in a sentence: She showed enormous courage when she rescued him from the fire.

7. Word: Confiscate (जब्त करना)

• Pronunciation: kuhn-fis-kit/कान्फिस्केट
• Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use (Verb)
  b. to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily (verb)
  c. seized or appropriated, as for public use (Adjective)
• Synonyms: seize, impound, expropriate
• Antonyms: give, offer, relinquish
• Usage in a sentence: His passport was confiscated by the police to prevent him from leaving the country.

8. Word: Fray ( झगड़ा)

• Pronunciation: freɪ/फ्रै
• Part of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: a situation of intense competitive activity, a battle or fight.
• Synonyms: brawl, scuffle, quarrel
• Antonyms: agreement, harmony, tranquility
• Usage in a Sentence: Why should we get involved in others fray?

9. Word: Stern (कठोर या निर्दय)

• Pronunciation: sturn/ स्टर्न
• Part of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning:
  a. firm, strict, or uncompromising:
  b. rigorous or austere; of an unpleasantly serious character:
• Synonyms: hard, harsh, severe
• Antonyms: kind, easy, lenient
• Usage in a sentence: Teacher treated the students with a stern reprimand for not doing the homework.

10. Word: Brush Aside (नज़रअंदाज़ करना)

• Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb
• Meaning: to refuse to accept that something is important or true
  
• Pronunciation:  ब्रश असाइड
• Synonyms: disregard, reject
• Antonyms: taken into account, overview
• Use in a Sentence: He brushed aside my objections to his plan.

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The Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary Based Exercises: 30th July 2022

Based on the description of the words, we have some practice questions for you. Answer these questions in the comments section. Our team will review them at the earliest!

Exercise 1. Make your own Sentences.

Here are some of the words from the above article. Try to frame sentences from them in your own words and share them with us in the comments section!

• vortex
• topple
• churn
• daunting
• anguish
  
  Exercise 2: Match the columns.

Share your answers in the comment section. 

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You can also check the wordlist articles for the previous days from the link below: Daily Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist: 29th July, 2022

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