The Hindu Vocabulary 5 June 2023

2023-06-05

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 5 June 2023 is from the Editorial titled “Creeping change: On the High Court ruling in the Gyanvapi Mosque case.”

Word/Phrase	Part of Speech/Idiom	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Incremental	Adjective	Relating to occurring in small increments. (वृद्धिशील)	Cumulative, Additive, Accumulative, Gradual, Addition, Advancement, Augmentation, Enlargement, Increase	Regressive, Decremental, Degressive, Decrescent	There is an incremental growth in inflation.
Legitimize	Verb	To make legitimate (वैध करना)	Enable, Authorize, Validate, Entitle, Legitimate, Qualify, Permit,	Invalidate, Nullify, Disable	He legitimized my statements with his approval.
Plaintiff	Noun	A person who brings legal action. (वादी/ अभियोगी/ मुद्दई)	Complainant, Litigant, Prosecutor, Suer	Defendant	The plaintiffs’ evidences were baseless.
Barred	Adjective	Prohibited (बाधित)	Banned, Contraband, Illegal, Illicit, Restricted	Allowed, Legal, Lawful, Permitted	Smoking is barred inside my house.
Revanchism	Noun	A policy aimed at seeking revenge, especially to recover lost territory (प्रतिशोधवाद)	Retaliation, Vengeance, Reprisal, Feud, Vendetta, Retaliation	Clemency, Good relations, Lenity, Pardon, Mercy	The fights of the past can cause revanchism in families.
Demolishment	Noun	The state or fact of being rendered non-existent, physically unsound, or useless (विध्वंस)	Destroy, Raze, Smash, Ruin, Teardown, Unbuild, Pull down, Wreck	Build, Construct, Erect, Raise, Put up	After the demolishment by the cyclone, the shop looks like a heap of garbage.
Endorse	Verb	To declare one's public approval or support of something or somebody. (समर्थन करना/ साबित करना)	Approval, Support, Agreement, Sanction, Ratification, Backing, Approbation, Formalization	Refusal, Rejection, Repudiation, Disapproval, Objection, Opposition	The report was endorsed by the president.
Assertion	Noun	A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. A declaration that something is the case. (बल देकर कहना)	Declaration, Claim, Insistence, Allegation, Announcement, Affirmation, Proclamation, Argument	Question, Dispute, Disavowal, Disclaimer, Challenge, Refutation	You don’t have any proof to validate your assertion.
Plaint	Noun	An accusation or charge. A complaint or a sad cry. (अभियोग)	Complaint, Grievance, Charge, Objection, Whimper,	Compliment, Praise, Approval, Applause, Rejoicing	The judge entered the plaint in the court record.
Precinct	Noun	An enclosure bounded by walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place (परिसीमा)	Area, Department, Element, Field, domain, Sphere, Kingdom, Province	Whole	This girl’s hostel is a part of the precincts of the palace.
Creeping	Adjective	(of a negative characteristic or fact) occurring or developing gradually and almost imperceptibly (धीरे-धीरे)	Leisurely, Slow, Crawling, Dragging, Lagging, Poking, Pokey, Slowing	Rushing, Rapid, Running, Flying, Swift	At this creeping pace, we won’t be able to achieve our targets.
Wary	Adjective	Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems. (सावधान)	Attentive, Circumspect, Considerate, Frugal	Careless, Certain, Inattentive, Inconsiderate, Indiscreet	She always keeps a wary eye on her kids.