The Hindu Vocabulary 1 January 2022

2022-01-01

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 1 January 2022 is from the Editorial titled ‘Killing the licence: On NGOs and funding.’

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Enhance	Verb	To raise to a higher degree. To increase or improve. (वृद्धि करना)	Ameliorate, Better, Enrich, Boost	Decrease, Hurt, Diminish, Lower	His overall performance has been enhanced during last month.
Squeeze	Verb	To press forcibly or to compress. (निचोड़)	Crush, Express, Mash, Pack	Release, Uncompress, Loose, Allow, Expansion	He squeezed the juice out of the lemon.
Scrutinize	Verb	To examine in detail with critical attention. (जाँचना)	Analyze, Check, Comb, Explore	Forget, Neglect, Ignore, Misunderstand	He closely scrutinizes every move of the competitors.
Missionary	Noun	A person who believes in a certain set of principles and attempts to make others follow the same. (प्रचारक)	Clergy, Evangelist, Pastor, Preacher	-	He worked as a missionary of the Baptist church.
Revelation	Noun	The act of disclosing. (रहस्योद्घाटन)	Exposure, Disclosure, Divulgence, Discovery	Concealment, Cover, Hiding, Quiet	He made certain revelations against the captain in the press conference.
Contrary	Adjective	Opposite in direction or position. (प्रतिकूल)	Antipodal, Antithetical, Diametric, Contradictory	Agreeable, Consistent, Friendly, Equal, Noncontradictory	Your findings of the experiment are contrary to the facts.
Contrary	Noun	Something that is the opposite. (विरोध)	Counter, Negative, Opposite, Reverse	Conforming, Friendly, Similar, Agreeable	He presented many logical arguments to prove the contrary of the statements of his boss.
Dissent	Verb	To differ in sentiment or opinion. (मतभेद करना)	Discord, Disunity, Objection, Schism	Agree, Assent, Concur	The two judges of the panel were dissenting about the rules.
Dissent	Noun	Disagreement with the philosophy. (मतभेद)	Conflict, Discord, Division, Inharmony	Accord, Agreement, Concord, Harmony	The dissents coming from senior doctors should not be ignored.
Hypothetical	Adjective	Based on a suggested idea. (काल्पनिक)	Debatable, Imaginary, Speculative, Theoretical	Certain, Definite, Real, Factual, Actual, Sure, Reliable, Truthful	He described a hypothetical case to prove his point.
Vulnerable	Adjective	Open to attack or criticism. Easily hurt or harmed physically. (जो सहज में घायल हो सके)	Endangered, Liable, Open, Susceptible, Accessible	Insusceptible. Unexposed, Safe, Secure	This is a vulnerable section of society.
Philanthropic	Adjective	For humanitarian purposes. (परोपकारी)	Altruistic, Beneficent, Charitable, Patriotic	Misanthropic, Miserly, Stingy, Uncharitable, Selfish	The organization is well known for its philanthropic work.