The Hindu Vocabulary 18 April 2022

2022-04-18

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 18 April 2022 is from the Editorial titled ‘No easy way out: On the Rajapaksas.’

Word/Phrase	Part of Speech/Idiom	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Economic	Adjective	Justified in terms of profitability. (आर्थिक)	Budgetary, Financial, Commercial, Monetary, Productive, Profitable	-	To remain economic, the organisation should plan for expansion.
Crisis	Noun	A time of extreme difficulty. A situation that has reached a critical phase. (संकट)	Catastrophe, Change, Crunch, Emergency	Agreement, Benefit, Blessing, Breakthrough, Calm	The economic crisis in the country can be overcome by reducing imports.
Reeling	Adjective	Dizzy (लड़खड़ाने वाला)	Befuddled, Bewildered, Blinded, Dazzled, Distracted, Puzzled	Aware, Clear, Heavy, Understanding	The reeling branch of the tree grew firm and straight.
Unrest	Noun	A disturbed or chaotic situation. (अशांति)	Anarchy, Confusion, Discontent, Insurrection	Calm, Approval, Agreement, Harmony	Unrest in our neighbouring country is caused due to financial crisis.
Inevitable	Adjective	certain to happen; unavoidable (अनिवार्य)	Unavoidable, Inescapable, Certain, Inexorable, Unpreventable	Avoidable, Uncertain, Needless, Preventable	It is inevitable to see One-horned rhinos in Kaziranga National Park.
Bailout	Noun	An act of giving financial assistance to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse. (असफल व्यवसाय या अर्थव्यवस्था को इसे टूटने से बचाने के लिए वित्तीय सहायता देने का एक कार्य)	Aid, Backing, Assist, Boost, Sustenance	Blockage, Damage, Loss, Injury, Stoppage	The RBI gave another bailout for the private commercial bank.
Bilateral	Adjective	Involving both or two sides. (द्विपक्षीय)	Mutual, Respective, Reciprocal	Multilateral, Unilateral	The bilateral talks regarding the free trade agreement are yet to come.
Devastated	Verb	Destroy or ruin. (तबाह हो गया)	Destroy, Ruin, Wreck, Ravage	Safeguard, Protect, Shield, Guard	Kyiv city is devastated by continuous attacks.
Pre-emptive	Adjective	Serving or intended to pre-empt or forestall something, especially to prevent attack by disabling the enemy. (अग्रकय)	Anticipate, Avert, Deter, Hinder	Aid, Allow, Assist, Permit	The pre-emptive efforts of Ukraine did not prove fruitful.
Resort	Noun	Habitual or general going. Use of appeal for aid. (मानदंड)	Chance, Course, Opportunity, Possibility, Rendezvous	Permanent	They resorted to reporting to Police about the accident before discussing it with me.
Attribute	Verb	Regard something as being caused by. (जिम्मेदार ठहराया)	Ascribe, Assign, Accredit, Credit, Allot, Impute, Allocate	Withdraw, Take, Remove, Extract, Take out, Discontinue	His behaviour is attributed to his growing environment.
Regime	Noun	Leadership of organization (शासन)	Administration, Establishment, Government, Reign	-	There can be a change in regime in Sri Lanka owing to the current crisis.
Shepherded	Verb	Guide or direct in a particular direction. (किसी विशेष दिशा में मार्गदर्शन करना)	Guide, Conduct, Usher, Convoy, Steer, Lead, Take, Escort	-	The king was shepherded to the town hall.
Deficit	Noun	Shortage of something required (घाटा)	Loss, Shortfall, Arrears, Default, Deficiency, Dues	Abundance, Adequacy, Advantage, Enough, Plenty	The fiscal deficit has crossed the projected mark this year.
Remittances	Noun	Transmission of money. (भेजा हुआ धन)	Compensation, Consideration, Pay, Recompense	Receive	We will clear all your debts as soon as we receive the remittances.
Mooted	Adjective	Subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty. (विवादास्पद)	Debatable, Problematic, Unresolved, Unsettled, Suspect	Certain, Definite, Sure, Settled, Incontestable, Undeniable	These fights will become moot when you both will grow up.
Recession	Noun	A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters. (मंदी)	Downturn, Depression, Slump, Slowdown, Trough, Stagnation	Increase, Success, Rise, Advance, Inflation	The government is trying to overcome the impacts of the recession on the economy.
Curtail	Verb	Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. (कम करना)	Reduce, Cut, Cut down, Decrease, Lessen, Diminish, Retrench, Shrink	Increase, Lengthen, Surge, Rise, Grow, Enlarge	Due to the imposition of a national emergency, the rights of the citizens were curtailed.
Subsequently	Adverb	Later in time. (इस के बाद)	Afterward, Later, After, Consequently	Earlier, Former, Prior	They were subsequently kicked out of the team after their poor performance.
Aggravated	Verb	Increase or strengthen. (अधिक करना)	Intensify, Alleviate, Incite, Ignite	Assuage, Alleviate, Decrease, Abate	The pressure aggravated on us when we went out of stock.
Realisation	Noun	An act of becoming fully aware of something as a fact. (अहसास)	Awareness, Understanding, Fulfilment, Awakening, Fulfilment	Failure, Ignorance	He has no realisation of what he has done.
Recovery	Noun	A return to a normal state of health, mind or strength (वापस पाना)	Recuperation, Convalescence, Rehabilitation, Healing, Improvement	Deterioration, Relapse	We can see the signs of post-pandemic recovery in economic growth.