The Hindu Vocabulary 2 March 2023

2023-03-03

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 2 March 2023 is from the Editorial titled ‘A message for maturity: On Governors, Chief Ministers and constitutional boundaries.'

Word/Phrase	Part of Speech/Idiom	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Maturity	Noun	The state of being mature. Full development. (परिपक्वता)	Adulthood, Majority, Ability, Experience	Ignorance, Impotence, Incompetence, Stoppage	A father wants his son to behave responsibly and have maturity.
Constitutional	Adjective	relating to an established set of principles governing a state. (संवैधानिक) relating to someone's physical or mental condition. (शरीर रचना संबंधी)	Democratic, Lawful, Legal, Statutory, Representative, Chartered, Essential, Fundamental, Native, Natural, Inherent, Organic	Illegal, Illicit, Unlawful, Illegitimate, Unnatural, Learned	Our company follows a constitutional process.
Functionary	Noun	A person who functions in a specified capacity. (पदाधिकारी)	Assistant, Broker, Commissioner, Lawyer	-	All the party functionaries were felicitated.
Rancour	Noun	Malicious resentfulness. (विद्वेष/ द्वेष/ शत्रुता/ धृणा)	Acrimony, Animosity, Animus, Antagonism, Enmity, Grudge, Harshness, Hatred, Hostility, Resentment, Venom	Benevolence, Friendliness, Friendship, Good Will, Kindness, Liking, Love, Loving, Sympathy, Happiness	Rahul spoke with rancour with his juniors.
Prevail	Verb	Be widespread or current in a particular area or at a particular time. (प्रचलित होना)	Command, Conquer, Domineer, Reign, Succeed, Triumph	Fail, Forfeit, Lose, Surrender, Follow, Yield	Our ideology may prevail for centuries to come.
Propriety	Noun	Appropriateness to the purposes. (औचित्य)	Decency, Decorum, Form, Correctness, Legitimacy, Morality	Dishonesty, Disagreement, Incompatibility, Lawlessness	I often go to parties to observe the proprieties.
Statesmanship	Noun	The ability of a statesman in the management of public affairs. (राज-नीति/ राजनीतिज्ञता/ राज-कार्य पद्धति/ राष्ट्र-कर्मी का प्रतिभा)	Comparative Government, Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics, Geopolitik	-	He praised the leader for his statesmanship.
Apparent	Adjective	Readily seen. Capable of being easily perceived. (प्रकट/ स्पष्ट/ रोक/ प्रतीत)	Possible, Probable, Supposed, Credible	Unlikely, Doubtful, Dubious, Equivocal	The changes in the plan were readily apparent.
Summon	Verb	Call people to attend (a meeting). To call or order someone to be present for something specific. (गवाही के लिये सम्मन देना/ आह़वान करना/ आयोजन करना/ पुकारना/ बुलवाना)	Convene, Call, Order, Revoke, Gather, Convoke, Assemble, Gather, Meet	Scatter, Answer, Free, Differentiate, Spread, Divide	The guard was summoned by the Security in charge.
Intervention	Noun	The action or process of intervening. (हस्तक्षेप)	Interference, Mediation, Arbitration, Intercession	-	The government called for military intervention.
Furnish	Adjective	To supply with necessary furniture. To provide with something. (प्रस्तुत/ देना/ प्रदान करना/ पेश करना)	Equip, Provide, Rig, Accoutre	Unclothe, Waste, Conceal, Hide	Our house is now fully furnished.
Discretion	Noun	The freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation. (निर्णय)	Choice, Option, Judgement, Preference, Disposition, Wariness	Indiscretion, Rashness, Irresponsibility, Haste, Recklessness	It is her father’s discretion whether he would allow her to pursue a degree or not.
Germane	Adjective	Being at once relevant and appropriate. (सार्थक/ मुनासिब/ उचित/ अनुकूल)	Applicable, Apropos, Apt, Pertinent	Inappropriate, Irrelevant, Unsuitable, Improper	They decided to omit details that are not germane to the matter.
Incumbent	Adjective	Necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. (निर्भर)	Binding, obligatory, Compulsory, Necessary, Required	Optional, Voluntary, Discretionary, Elective, Free, Open	The incumbent Manager is facing heat over his irresponsibility.
Incumbent	Noun	Officeholder (पदधारी)	Occupant, Official	-	It is incumbent upon us to manage our work properly.
Indeed	Adverb	Used to emphasize a statement or response confirming something already suggested. (वास्तव में)	Absolutely, Certainly, Easily, Naturally, Really, Surely	Doubtfully, Dubiously, Indefinite, Questionably	Indeed it rained with a hailstorm as predicted.
Critic	Noun	A person who judges. A person who judges or evaluates artistic work. (समीक्षक/ समालोचक/ आलोचक/ छिद्रान्वेषी)	Authority, Cartoonist, Commentator, Expert	Amateur, Complimenter, Praiser	Sambhavna is a famous literary critic.
Augur	Noun	Any prophet or soothsayer. (शकुनश)	Diviner, Forecaster, Oracle, Harbinger	-	There were old augurs in my village who predicted that I will be a very famous person.
Augur	Verb	To foretell. To give promise to. (भविष्य बतलाना)	Bode, Promise, Foreshadow, Foretell, Portend, Presage	-	The extended discussion on our project augurs well for our chances of funding.