The Hindu Vocabulary 22 September 2021

2021-09-22

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 22 September 2021 is from the Editorial titled ‘Done and dusted: On the National Register of Citizens process.’

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Lull	Verb	To soothe or put to sleep (शांति काल)	Breather, Calmness, Hush, Respite	Continuation, Clamour, Loudness, Noise	There was a moment of lull in the assembly hall today.
Imbue	Verb	To influence as if by dyeing. (रंगना)	Inculcate, Ingrain, Leaven, Permeate	Drain	A feeling of happiness imbues the ambience by his entry.
Ambiguity	Noun	The quality of being open to more than one interpretation. (अनिश्चितता)	Doubt, Uncertainty, Vagueness, Anagram	Certainty, Clarity, Clearness, Definiteness	Your story’s ambiguity is the main selling point.
Annoy	Verb	To disturb or irritate someone. (परेशान करना)	Agitate, Bore, Bother, Displease	Aid, Appease, Assist, Calm	My brother constantly annoys me.
Allege	Verb	To assert without proof. (आरोप)	Charge, Declare, Depose, Testify	Deny, Take, Withdraw, Withhold	Opposition alleged minister of corruption.
Crux	Noun	A main or central feature (जड़)	Core, Essence, Gist, Body	Exterior, Outside, Nothing, Trivia	The crux of the argument is that Rahul wants a good job before getting married.
Excruciatingly	Adjective	Causing great pain (पीड़ा)	Agonizingly, Disturbingly, Restlessly, Irritatingly	Pleasing, Calming, Happily, Soothing	He fell down from bicycle and was shouting excruciatingly.
Iteration	Noun	Execution of repeated sequence of events. (यात्रा)	Emphasis, Repetition, Renewal, Replay	Rareness, Unusualness, Uncommonness, Irregularity	Super computers performs iterations fast.
Prudent	Adjective	Marked by wisdom or judiciousness. (चतुर)	Careful, Cautious, Discreet, Economical	Careless, Expensive, Foolish, Hasty	Ramesh is a prudent student.
Gargantuan	Adjective	Tremendous in size. (विशाल)	Colossal, Enormous, Gigantic, Huge	Small, Minute, Common, Dwarfed	The CAA and NRC protest became gargantuan at one point of time.