The Hindu Vocabulary 15 June 2021

2021-06-15

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 15 June 2021 is from the Editorial titled ‘Origin unclear: On the source of the coronavirus’.

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Vital	Adjective	absolutely necessary; essential. (महत्वपूर्ण)	Essential, Indispensable, Crucial, Key, Necessary, Needed	Unimportant, Peripheral, Secondary, Optional, Discretionary	Water and sunlight are vital for plants to grow.
Outbreak	Noun	a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease. (प्रकोप)	Eruption, Upsurge, Flare-up, Epidemic, Breakout, Outburst, Blaze	-	The Covid outbreak has caused great damage to our economy.
Spillover	Noun	an unexpected consequence or repercussion. (अप्रत्यक्ष परिणाम)	Result, Upshot, Outcome, Out-turn, Sequel, Effect, Reaction	Cause, Beginning, Starter, Initiator	The negative spillover is caused because of the work-life imbalance.
Fuelled	Verb	Ignite. (सुलग़ना)	Stimulate, Boost, Intensify, Instigate, Fortify, Support	Dampen, Settle, Put down, Placate, Appease, Propitiate	His words fuelled my anger.
Hypothesis	Noun	a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. (अनुमान)	Theory, Theorem, Thesis, Proposition, Supposition, Speculation	-	He came up with the hypothesis that every action has a cause.
Civet	Noun	the ring-tailed cat or cacomistle. (गंधबिलाव)	-	-	The civet cat was seen in the woods behind our house.
Harbour	Verb	shelter or hide. (पनाह)	Shelter, Conceal, Cover, Hide, Protect, Shield, House	Hand over, Uncover, Reveal, Disclose, Overt, Open	I was suspected to be harbouring a criminal.
Bioengineer	Verb	create or carry out using bioengineering techniques. (जैवइंजीनियरी)	-	-	The bed is made of bioengineered wood.
Virulence	Noun	bitter hostility. (उग्रता)	Rancour, Unfriendliness, Hate, Malice, Hatred, Spite	Friendly, Amicably, Amiable, Together, Affable, Cordial	He was perturbed with the virulence of doubt.
Conclusive	Adjective	having or likely to have the effect of proving a case; decisive. (निर्णायक)	Incontrovertible, Incontestable, Irrefutable, Unquestionable, Undeniable	Inconclusive, Deniable, Unconvincing, Indecisive	The conclusive evidence was lost.
Politicise	Verb	make (someone) politically aware or active. (जानकारी लेना)	Inform, Announce, Enlighten, Knowledgeable	Ignorant, Unaware, Oblivious, Spurn, Shun, Ignore	Raj politicised his agenda of serving the NGO.