The Hindu Vocabulary 6 April 2022

2022-04-06

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 6 April 2022 is from the Editorial titled ‘A pause to reflect: On WHO decision to recommend a pause in the supply of Covaxin.’

Word/Phrase	Part of Speech/Idiom	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Reflect	Verb	To cast back light from a surface. To show an image. To make apparent. (प्रतिबिंबित होना/ प्रकट करना/ प्रतिबिंब डालना)	Echo, Follow, Mirror, Reverse, Cogitate, Consider, Display, Indicate, Manifest	Original, Request, Discard, Dismiss, Conceal, Cover	His attitude reflects his personality.
Recommend	Verb	To present as worthy of a trial. To make acceptable. To suggest a course of action. (अनुशंसा करना/ सिफ़ारिश करना)	Advocate, Back, Confirm, Endorse	Censure, Condemn, Deny, Discourage	He recommended me for a job.
Strive	Verb	Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something. (प्रयास करना)	Aim, Endeavor, Tackle, Seek	Neglect, Repress, Rest, Surrender	The politicians are striving hard to win the elections.
Inspection	Verb	Formal examination of something. (निरीक्षण)	Analysis, Checkup, Inquiry, Investigation, Probe, Research	Ignorance, Neglect	Close inspection of the specimen revealed some defects.
Deficiency	Noun	The state of insufficiency. An amount that is lacking. (कमी/ अपूर्णता)	Dearth, Defect, Failing, Failure, Glitch, Insufficiency	Abundance, Advantage, Enough, Excess	The deficiency of Vitamin D3 is very common these days.
Tangled	Noun	A complicated situation. (उलझन)	Coil, Mess, Morass, Skein	Order, Organisation, Simplicity	He was in a tangle of contradictory statements.
Tangled	Verb	To involve in something That hampers or obstructs. To come into conflict. (किसी ऐसी चीज में शामिल होना जो बाधा डालती हो।)	Enmesh, Net, Snare, Confuse, Embroil, Entangle	Clarify, Enlighten, Explain, Uncomplicate	We did not want to tangle with him over new rules.
Pandemic	Noun	A Disease occurring over a wide geographic area. (वैश्विक महामारी)	Broad, Common, Comprehensive, Empyrean	Exclusive, Incomplete, Individual, Infrequent, Particular	The pandemic has broken many people financially.
Lacuna	Noun	A gap or missing part. A small cavity. (कमी/ शून्य स्थान)	Break, Cavity, Hiatus, Depression	Closure, Continuation, Continuity	The party is facing a lacuna of leadership at the top.
Tilt	Noun	A sloping surface. The state of being in a sloping position. A dispute. (झुकाव/ झगड़ा)	Angle, Inclination, Leaning, Slant	Ascent, Increase, Rise	Due to the jerk, the tilt of his head has worsened.
Tilt	Verb	To cause to lean. To move into a sloping position. To incline towards an opinion. To make an impetuous attack. (झुकना)	Bend, Dip, Incline, Lurch, Thrust, Break, Charge, Clash	Straighten, Surrender, Yield, Agree	The floor has been tilted slightly after tiles fitting.
Latter	Adjective	Belonging to a subsequent time. Relating to the last in a group of things. Being the second among the mentioned two things. (बाद वाला)	Recent, Closing, Final, Following	Beginning, First, Opening, Initial	You will require funding in the latter stages of the growth of your company.
Gargantuan	Adjective	Tremendous in Size or Volume. (विशाल/ महाकाय/ बृहत्काय)	Colossal, Enormous, Gigantic, Huge, Large, Immense, Mammoth, Massive	Common, Dwarfed, Little, Tiny, Bantam, Infinitesimal, Lilliputian, Micro Miniature, Teeny	We were amazed by the gargantuan waterfalls.
Windfall	Noun	Something blew down by the wind. An unexpected gain. (अप्रत्याशित)	Bonanza, Bonus, Find, Fortune, Benediction, Blessing, Boon	Affliction, Curse, Evil, Plague	The company received a windfall because of relaxation in the taxes.
Efficacy	Noun	Ability to produce the desired result. The power to produce an effect. (प्रभाव/ प्रभावोत्पादकता)	Adequacy, Competence, Effectiveness, Potency, Virtue	Inadequacy, Ineffectiveness, Enervation, Failure	The company was asked to demonstrate the efficacy of the product.
Transparent	Adjective	Having the property of transmitting light without considerable scattering. Free from deceit. Easily understood. (पारदर्शी/ स्पष्ट)	Clear, Thin, Translucent, Easy, Honest	Blocked, Cloudy, Questionable, Dark, Devious, Difficult	The story was well picturized with a transparent plot.