The Hindu Vocabulary 14 August 2021

2021-08-14

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 14 August 2021 is from the Editorial titled ‘Eye in the sky: On ISRO’s hits and misses’.

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Gaze	Noun	a steady intent look. (टकटकी लगाकर देखना)	Stare, Gape, Eye, Regard Watch, Observance	Negligence, Avoidance, Ignorance, Ignorant, Repel	He also looked in the direction, following my gaze.
Frontier	Noun	a line or border separating two countries. (सीमान्त)	Border, Boundary, Partition, Borderline, Dividing line, Limit, Edge	Limitless, Free, Unleashed, Uncontrollable, Unbounded, Unrestricted	The sea piracy had o frontiers.
Conquest	Noun	the subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by military force. (विजय)	Conquest, Vanquishing, Rout, Subjugation, Mastery, Invasion	Support, Boost, Bolster, Upheld, Encourage, Enhance	The conquest of Aztecs was won by Spanish.
Ensuing	Verb	occurring afterwards or as a result. (परिणामी)	Following, Developing, Resulting, Arising, Deriving, Evolving	Prior, Former, Older, Back, Last, Old, Backward	It will get harder in the ensuing days.
Rife	Adjective	of common occurrence; widespread. (परिपूर्ण)	General, Widespread, Universal, Common, Extensive, Ubiquitous	Scarce, Rare, Unknown, Sparse, Dearth, Meagre	His intelligence was rife.
Glitch	Noun	a sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of equipment. (गड़बड़)	Defect, Fault, Snag, Error, Mistake, Blunder, Inaccuracy, Bug	Merit, Strength, Power, Influence, Supremacy, Dominance	We couldn’t complete the process because of a technical glitch.
Propensity	Noun	an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way. (प्रवृत्ति)	Tendency, Inclination, Predisposition, Proclivity, Readiness, Susceptibility	Repulsion, Revulsion, Repugnance, Loathing, Abhorrence	We are afraid of his propensity towards violence.
Endeavour	Noun	an attempt to achieve a goal. (प्रयत्न करना)	Attempt, Try, Venture, Trial, Effort, Bid	-	An endeavour to help the scientists.