The Hindu Vocabulary 25 August 2021

2021-08-25

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 25 August 2021 is from the Editorial titled ‘Staying invested: on India's relations with Afghanistan’.

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Historic	Adjective	famous or important in history, or potentially so. (ऐतिहासिक)	Famous, Known, Important, Significant, Notable, Momentous	Insignificant, Trivial, Minor, Irrelevant	There are numerous historic sites to visit.
Contingencies	Noun	a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty. (आकस्मिक व्यय)	Eventuality, Incident, Happening, Occurrence, Juncture, Chance	Deliberate, Knowingly, Willingly, Certainty, Surety	The contingency was not well-manged.
Evacuation	Noun	the action of evacuating a person or a place. (निकास)	Removal, Clearance, Shifting, Expulsion, Eviction, Deportation	Keep, Uphold, Retain, Retention, Stay, Withhold	The evacuation process is slow.
Ongoing	Adjective	continuing; still in progress. (चालु)	Progressing, Going, Ongoing, Continuing, Happening, Occurring, Proceeding, Existent	Finished, Abandoned, Intermittent, Ruined, Lost, Doomed	The ongoing attack in Afghanistan is lethal.
Considerable	Adjective	notably large in size, amount, or extent. (बहुत अधिक)	Sizeable, Substantial, Appreciable, Significant, Goodly, Tolerable	Paltry, Minor, Minute, Mini, Trivial, Insignificant	The considerable influence was not taken into account.
Outposts	Noun	a remote part of a country or empire. (सीमांत बस्ती)	Distant, Far, Afar, Remote, Scattered, Distanced	Near, Close, Nearby, Beside, Closely	A few scattered outposts along the west coast.
Adverse	Adjective	preventing success or development; harmful; unfavourable. (विपरीत)	Unfavourable, Disadvantageous, Inauspicious, Unpropitious, Unfortunate, Unlucky, Untimely	Favourable, Fortunate, Beneficial, Positive, Friendly, Supportive, Aid	The disaster had an adverse effect on the region.
Reassure	Verb	say or do something to remove the doubts or fears of (someone). (फिर हिम्मत दिलाना)	Encourage, Hearten, Comfort, Soothe, Inspirit, Cheer up	Dishearten, Disappoint, Unnerve, Deject, Dispirit, Daunt	The government reassured the restoration of stability.
Fructify	Verb	make (something) fruitful or productive. (उपजाऊ बनाना)	Productive, Fertile, Fruitful, Rich, Fecund, High-yielding	Sterile, Barren, Unproductive, Unfruitful, Arid, Desert, Waste	This soil might fructify the crops.