The Hindu Vocabulary 12 May 2023

2023-05-12

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 12 May 2023 is from the Editorial titled “Morality and majority: on the Supreme Court verdict on the political imbroglio in Maharashtra”.

Word/Phrase	Part of Speech/Idiom	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Imbroglio	Noun	An extremely confusing, complicated, or embarrassing situation. (गुत्थी)	Complication, Complexity, Difficulty, Problem, Trouble, Confusion, Muddle	Agreement, Ease, Harmony, Peace, Simplicity	The expenditure imbroglio is creating a very serious situation.
Indictment	Noun	A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime. (अभियोग)	Charge, Accusation, Prosecute, Incriminate, Blame, Impeach, Charge, Sue	Acquit, Vindicate, Exonerate, Absolve	Sheetal was facing the charges of indictment against her.
Extraneous	Adjective	Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with. (असंगत)	Irrelevant, Immaterial, Unconnected, Unrelated, Incidental, Pointless, Inappropriate	Necessary, Basic, Interior, Essential	Extraneous noises in my area are causing a lot of problems.
Quash	Verb	Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure. (मिटा देना)	Cancel, Reverse, Rescind, Repel, Revoke, Silence, Withdraw, Annul, Nullify	Help, Assist, Support, Aid, Back	The government quashed our project proposal.
Defection	Noun	The desertion of one's country or cause in favour of an opposing one. (दल-बदल)	Desertion, Abandonment, Dumping, Dereliction, Discard	Retention, Retrieval, Reclamation, Retrieval, Repossession	Large scale defection in any party is not healthy.
Ample	Adjective	Enough or more than enough, Plentiful (प्रचुर)	Plentiful, Generous, Sufficient, Abundant, Enough, Adequate	Minimal, Scant, Insufficient, Spare	They have ample resources to feed them.
Topple	Verb	Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall. (गिर पड़ना)	Falling, Stumbling, Tripping, Slipping, Tumbling, Collapsing, Sliding	Rising, Standing, Uprising, Getting up	She tried to balance her toppling family life.
Splitting	Noun	The action of dividing or being divided into parts. (चीरना)	Divide, Separate, Disconnect, Sever, Resolve, Divorce, Pull	Join, Unite, Combine, Unify, Link, Mix,	The splitting of nucleus causes heat in any atom.
Splitting	Adjective	Causing a piercing sensation (गर्जनापूर्ण)	Rapid, Galloping, Quick, Fast, Brisk, Rattling, Flying, Blistering	Dragging, Slow, Crawling, Lingering,	She complained of a splitting headache.
Adjudicate	Verb	Make a formal judgement on a disputed matter (निर्णय करना)	Judge, Decide, Settle, Determine, Arbitrate, Judge, Adjudge, Resolve	Hedge, Equivocate, Skirt	Someone needs to adjudicate the fight.
Incur	Verb	Become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or actions. (झेलना)	Suffer, Sustain, Experience, Invite, Provoke, Cause, Draw	Avoid, Void, Evade, Escape, Shun, Shake	I am ready to pay any expenses incurred.
Frivolous	Adjective	Not having any serious purpose or value. (तुच्छ)	Flippant, Waggish, Joking, Senseless, Thought-less, Minor,	Serious, practical, Important, necessary, Major	Your behaviour is not acceptable as it is frivolous.