The Hindu Vocabulary 31 October 2022

2022-10-31

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 31 October 2022 is from the Editorial titled ‘A bird in the hand: On Twitter under Elon Musk.’

Word/Phrase	Part of Speech/Idiom	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Deterioration	Noun	The process of becoming progressively worse. (बिगड़ना)	Decline, Degradation, Depreciation, Devaluation, Disintegration	Increase, Improvement, Ascent, Development, Growth	The deterioration in the quality of air in Delhi has raised alarms.
Behemoths	Noun	Any creature or thing of monstrous size or power (राक्षसी आकार, शक्ति या उपस्थिति का कुछ)	Mammoth, Huge, Giant, Leviathan	Diminutive, Dwarf	The truck parked outside his house is a behemoth.
Immense	Adjective	Huge or Very great. (अत्यधिक)	Colossal, Enormous, Galactic, Mammoth	Bantam, Diminutive, Teensy, Wee	His father inherited an immense fortune from his grandfather.
Dissemination	Noun	The act of disseminating. The act of spreading something. (प्रसार/ प्रचार/ विस्तार/ फैलाव)	Circulation, Diffusion, Promulgation, Propagation	Collection, Gathering	I did not like the idea of dissemination of the product on the social media platforms.
Mobilisation	Noun	The act or process of preparing something for action. (गतिमान करना)	Rally, Active service, Assemblage, Compilation. Lot	Division, Individual, Separation	The government aims to make India a developed nation by 2024 through the mobilization of resources.
Acquisition	Noun	a purchase of one company by another. (अभिग्रहण)	Purchase, Acquire, Take over, Buy, Investment	Abandon, Quit, Give in, Give up, Leave, Desert, Cast aside	Why there has been a delay in land acquisition?
Maverick	Noun	Person who takes chances (आवारा)	Bohemian, Dissenter, Extremist, Malcontent, Radical	Conservative, Moderate	A book titled “Maverick Messiah” has been released.
Erratic	Adjective	Having no fixed course or pattern. Inconsistent or irregular. Transported from an original resting place by a glacier. (अनियमित/ अस्थिर/ अनियत)	Abnormal, Arbitrary, Bizarre, Capricious, Eccentric, Inconsistent, Irregular, Aberrant, Anomalous, Changeable, Desultory, Volatile, Weird	Calm, Common, Normal, Reasonable, Standard, Steadfast, Steady, Unchanging, Regular, Sensible, Stable	Her parents were upset with her erratic behaviour.
Frown	Verb	To contract the brow as in displeasure. To give evidence of displeasure. (घुड़की/ तेवर)	Glare, Gloom, Glower, Grimace, Deprecate, Discountenance, Discourage, Disesteem	Grin, Smile, Approve, Condone, Encourage, Beam	She was frowning so I cracked a joke.
Incendiary	Adjective	Used to setting a property on fire. Tending to arouse strife. (आग लगाने वाला/ आग भड़कानेवाला)	Inflammatory, Seditious, Provocative, Subversive, Treacherous, Dangerous	Loyal, Peace-making	Rock Music is considered an incendiary genre.
Exacerbate	Verb	Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. (बिगाड़ देना)	Aggravate, Worsen, Inflame, Compound, Intensify, Increase, Magnify	Calm, Reduce, Settle, Lower, Lessen, Set, Pacify	The Russia-Ukraine crisis is getting exacerbated due to the involvement of different nations.
Temper	Noun	a person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm. (गुस्सा) the degree of hardness and elasticity in steel or other metal.	Attitude, Climate, Humor, Mood, Personality, Temperament, Drift, Anger, Fury, Ire, Impatience, Rage	Calmness, Contentment, Happiness, Peace	You will regret it if you lose your temper in front of our guests.
	Verb	Improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it. (स्टील या अन्य धातु को गरमा करके और फिर ठंडा करके उनकी कठोरता और लोच में सुधार करना) Act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something) (किसी के लिए एक तटस्थ या प्रतिसंतुलन बल के रूप में कार्य करना)	Braze, Cement, Chill, Dry, Mold, Petrify, Set, Abate, Alleviate, Cool	Liquefy, Melt, Separate, Soften, Weaken, Discourage, Dissuade	They tempered the steel to make it hard.
Ostensibly	Adverb	Apparently and Seemingly (प्रकट रूप से)	Evidently, Presumably, Putatively, Supposedly	Improbably, Obscurely, Unlikely	Indresh said that he will deliver the work by 6 PM, but ostensibly he is not delivering.
Intact	Adjective	Untouched by anything that harms. (बरकरार/ पूर्ण)	Comprehensive, Entire, Full, Perfect, Total, Flawless, Unblemished, Unbroken	Imperfect, Incomplete, Flawed	He has been successful in keeping his team intact.
Subsume	Verb	To consider as part of a more comprehensive one. To bring under a larger part. To encompass a component element. (किसी नियम के अंतर्गत करना र)	Carry, Comprehend, Contain, Embrace, Include, Involve, Classify, Contain, Incorporate	Exclude, Leave out, Miss out, Omit	Charger and Earphones are subsumed in your purchase.