The Hindu Vocabulary 30 January 2022

2022-01-30

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 30 January 2022 is from the Editorial titled ‘At the Centre: On India-Central Asia summit’.

Word/Phrase	Part of Speech/Idiom	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Access	Noun	Means of entry (पहुंच)	Approach, Connection, Entry, Admittance, Entrance	Conclusion, Egress, Outlet	The government buildings were made in such a way that the disabled people could have access to all facilities.
Priority	Noun	The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important. (वरीयता)	Prime concern, Precedence, Preference, Predominance	Inferiority, Subservience, Last, Unimportance	The government takes priority over important matters.
Paltry	Adjective	Small or meager (तुच्छ)	Trifling, Insignificant, Negligible, Inadequate, Insufficient	Big, Consequential, Significant, Important	Manu earned a paltry 3500 per month.
Transit	Noun	Transportation (पारगमन)	Passage, Shipment, Transport, Travel	Hold, Stagnation	The students were not allowed to come to school via public transit during the pandemic.
Transit	Verb	Pass across or through an area. (पार करना)	Go, Depart, Traverse	-	The trucks are too big to transit through the tunnel.
Hesitant	Adjective	Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking. (दुविधा में पड़ा हुआ)	Uncertain, Undecided, Unsure, Doubtful	Clear, Decided, Sure	The customers were hesitant about buying new products.
Drag	Verb	Pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty. (खींचना)	Annoyance, Bore, Bother, Nuisance, Burden	Delight, Joy, Happiness, Pleasures	Shantanu dragged Shankey out of the house.
Drag	Noun	The action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty. (घिसटना)	Draw, Lug, Transport, Yank, Tow	Push, Remain	Sheemu was hurt by the drag of the car.
Tenuous	Adjective	Very weak or slight (तुच्छ)	Slight, Insubstantial, Flimsy, Negligible, Weak	Certain, Strong, Define, Substantial, Sure, Firm	The political alliance formed by the leading party was tenuous.
Radicalism	Noun	The beliefs or actions of people who advocate thorough or complete political or social reform. (अतिवाद)	Extremism, Irrationality, Unreasonableness, Exorbitance	Moderateness, Temperance	The government took steps against those spreading radicalism.
Outlined	Adjective	Given in summary (उल्लिखित)	Charted, Diagramed, Epitomized, Graphed, Profiled	-	The lawyer outlined the case briefly to the judge.
Nimbly	Adverb	Swiftly (फुर्ती से)	Agilely, Lithely, Lightly, Easily	Slowly, Lethargically	The cat leaped nimbly from wall to wall.
Resemble	Verb	Look or seem like (समान होना)	Mirror, Parallel, Simulate, Approximate, Coincide	Contradict, Contrast, Deviate, Disagree, Differ	Children often resemble their family members.