The Hindu Vocabulary 13 September 2021
2021-09-13
The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 13 September 2021 is from the Editorial titled ‘Nipah amidst a pandemic’.
Word |
Part of Speech |
Meaning |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Example |
Amidst |
Noun |
Between (बीच में) |
Betwixt, Amid, Halfway, During |
Beyond, Separate, Away from |
The government conducted the meeting amidst the COVID situation. |
Pandemic |
Adjective |
Universal (सर्वव्यापी महामारी) |
Board, Common, Comprehensive, Generic |
Abnormal, Exclusive, Incomplete, Infrequent |
The COVID pandemic has caused heavy destruction of life. |
Fatality |
Noun |
An occurrence of death by accident, in war, or from disease. (विपत्ति) |
Accident, Casualty, Disaster, Mortality |
Birth, Beginning |
The discovery of new drugs has reduced the fatality of the disease. |
Exotic |
Adjective |
Not native or usual (अनोखा) |
Alien, Strange, Unusual, Weird, Curious |
Native, Familiar, Standard, Common |
Exotic flowers grew here in great abundance. |
Barely |
Adverb |
By a very small margin (मुश्किल से) |
Almost, Scarcely, Hardly, Just |
Easily, Significantly, Vastly, Substantially |
He was so angry with me that he barely talked to me. |
Contagion |
Noun |
Infection (स्पर्श या संपर्क से फैलने वाला रोग) |
Contamination, Illness, Pollution, Virus, Plague |
Purification, Advantage, Cleanliness |
Parents have been warned to keep children out of school to avoid contagion. |
Aspect |
Noun |
Visible feature (पहलू) |
Attitude, Condition, Appearance, Prospect, Feature |
Whole |
The teacher covered every aspect of the subject. |
Competent |
Adjective |
Able (सक्षम) |
Adequate, Capable, Decent, Efficient, Proficient |
Impotent, Incapable, Insufficient, Unable |
The competent students will achieve first prize in the quiz competition. |
Peter |
Verb |
Decrease (समाप्त होना) |
Fade away, Decay, Decline, Curb |
Aid, Ascend, Assist, Build, Develop |
The college fest soon petered out of lack of food. |
Evoke |
Verb |
Induce (आह्वान) |
Arouse, Conjure, Elicit, Provoke, Excite |
Calm, Ignore, Repress, Stop |
Akash evoked me to build my own house. |
Anticipatory |
Adjective |
Expectant (अग्रिम) |
Awaiting, Hopeful, Agape |
Apathetic, Indifferent, Unmoved |
The children couldn’t control their anticipatory excitement on Diwali morning. |
Elusive |
Adjective |
Mysterious (मायावी) |
Ambiguous, Fleeting, Deceptive, Puzzling |
Definite, Understandable, Stable, Honest |
Success will become more elusive if one fails to work hard. |
Tweaked |
Verb |
Adjust (मोड़) |
Tease, Twist, Jerk, Pull |
Fixation, Stabilisation |
After a minor tweak, the laptop worked properly. |
Coaxed |
Verb |
Persuade (मनाना) |
Cajole, Induce, Entice, Tempt, Flatter |
Discourage, Repel, Disgust, Repulse |
During the pandemic, greater pay isn’t coaxing workers to work in offices. |
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