The Hindu Vocabulary 7 November 2020

2020-11-07

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 07 November 2020 is from the Editorial titled ‘Vienna’s woes: On Islamist terror attack’.

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Woe	Noun	great sorrow or distress.	Misery, Distress, Sadness, Unhappiness	Happiness, Joy, Contentment, Pleasure, Satisfaction	The beggar couldn’t get over his woes and committed suicide.
Underscore	Verb	Emphasize	Highlight, Indicate, Stress, Mark,	Disregard, Ignore, Avoid, Snub, Shun	In my speech, I underscored the importance of health and sanitisation.
Transnational	Adjective	extending or operating across national boundaries.	Foreign, International, Multinational, Strange	Local, Native, Indigenous, Natal	All the policies announced are against transnational concerns.
Behead	Verb	cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution; kill.	Execute, Head, Decollate, Kill, Trim	Join, Release	The king gave the order to behead the peasant.
Synagogue	Noun	the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction.	House of worship, Chapel, Abbey, Shrine, Temple	-	They met me near the synagogue.
Conviction	Noun	a firmly held belief or opinion.	Faith, Confidence, Dogma, Doctrine, Tenet	Distrust, Doubt, Disbelief, Unbelief, Overturning	I had made affirm conviction to achieve this year’s target.
Loophole	Noun	an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules.	Escape clause, Drawback, Outlet	-	The team couldn’t locate the loophole and continued to bear the losses.
Cohesion	Noun	the action or fact of forming a united whole.	Coherence, Adherence, Attachment, Close, Togetherness	Detachment, Difference, Discord, Divide	The paragraph written lacked cohesion.
Fiery	Noun	Intense	Blazing, Violent, Vehement, Fervid, Ignited	Apathetic, Cool, Cold, Moderate, Passive, Peaceful	He responded in a fiery manner.
Barbarity	Noun	extreme cruelty or brutality.	Brutality, Cruelty, Inhumanity, Savageness, Ruthlessness	Kindness, Generosity, Niceness, Humanity	One should abstain barbarity and spread kindness.
Islamophobic	Noun	having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force	-	-	There are many countries that have grown islamophobic now.
Leeway	Noun	the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.	Extent, Margin, Scope, Space	-	The leeway of the new enactment was not strong enough.
Bolster	Verb	support or strengthen.	Aid, Boost, Reinforce, Sustain, Assist	Block, Discourage, Hinder, Halt, Obstruct	My father’s assertion bolstered my confidence.
Cue	Noun	a signal for action.	Hint, Suggestion, Catchword, Key	Neglect, Ignorance, Rejection, Avoidance	I had the cue to the puzzle.
Clamp down	Phrasal verb	suppress or prevent something in an oppressive or harsh manner.	Suppress, Prevent, Stop, Restrain, Restrict, Control	Loose, Free, Unfasten, Untie, Unfix, Let go	They had clamped down the group’s decision.