The Hindu Vocabulary 27 October 2022

2022-10-27

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 27 October 2022 is from the Editorial titled ‘The job and the man: On Rishi Sunak.’

Word/Phrase	Part of Speech/Idiom	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Predecessor	Noun	A person who precedes another in the office. Ancestor. (पूर्वज/ पुरखा/ पूर्ववर्ती/ पूर्वाधिकारी)	Antecedent, Archetype, Daddy, Foregoer, Forerunner, Forebear, Former, Antecedent	Derivative, Descendant, Successor	Manmohan Singh is the predecessor of Narendra Modi.
Ethnonationalist	Noun	A person or organization, which believes in the theory that the principal element of national identity is that a government should protect the culture, language, and religion of one group that is considered primary over other cultures or groups in the country. (जातीय राष्ट्रवादी)	-	-	Many countries are having ethnonationalist leaders as their heads.
Majoritarian	Adjective	Constituting majority. (बहुमत का गठन।)	-	-	People prefer and support majoritarian politics.
Majoritarian	Noun	A person who believes in majoritarianism. (एक व्यक्ति जो बहुसंख्यकवाद में विश्वास करता है।)	-	-	The majoritarians favoured innovations and rational approaches.
Ascent	Noun	A climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill. An upward movement. (आरोहण)	Ascendance, Ascension, Climb, Ascending, Acclivity, Grade	Descent, Landing, Lowering, Decline	His ascent to the post of manager came after a long period of hard work.
Crisis	Noun	A time of extreme difficulty. A situation that has reached a critical phase. (संकट)	Catastrophe, Change, Crunch, Emergency	Agreement, Benefit, Blessing, Breakthrough, Calm	Rishi Sunak has taken over the post of UK Prime Minister in a period of political crisis.
Symbolism	Noun	The practice of representing things by symbols. The act of conveying some invisible meaning using visible representations. (प्रतीकवाद)	Metaphor, Analogy, Comparison	-	The meetings between political leaders are sometimes rich in symbolism and lack any substance.
Colonial	Noun	An inhabitant of a colony. (उपनिवेश बसानेवाला/ उपनिवेश संबंधी)	Colonist, Colonizer, Frontersman, Homesteader	-	There are many British colonial families that decided to stay in the colonies of British Empire.
Colonial	Adjective	Composed of colonies. Existing in the colony. Made during a colonial period. (औपनिवेशिक/ उपनिवेशी)	Crude, Dependent, Dominion, Emigrant	Gentle, Modern, Sophisticated	Colonial administrations were very advanced and ahead of time.
Outright	Adverb	In entirety. Without restraint. On the spot. (सीधे/ दिल खोलकर / सफ़ाई से/ संपूर्ण)	-	-	They had won the championship outright.
Outright	Adjective	Complete or total. Direct. Made without encumbrance. Given without reservation. (प्रत्यक्ष/ सीधा/ खड़ा/ अपरोक्ष)	Absolute, Downright, Pure, Unequivocal, Consummate, Definite, Direct, Entire	Imperfect, Indefinite, Mixed, Partial	I would not be surprised by your outright rejection.
Preside	Verb	To occupy the place of authority. To exercise management over something. (अध्यक्षता/ सभापतित्व करना)	Administer, Chair, Govern, Officiate	Follow, Obey, Abandon, Neglect	Justice Sharma is presiding the courtroom.
Deficit	Noun	Shortage of something required (घाटा)	Loss, Shortfall, Arrears, Default, Deficiency, Dues	Abundance, Adequacy, Advantage, Enough, Plenty	There is a deficit in monthly sales.
Hover	Verb	To hang fluttering in the air. To wait near at hand. To position a computer cursor over something without selecting it. To move to and fro near a place. (मंडराना/ उड़ना/ मंडलाना/ उड्डयिमान होना)	Drift, Flicker, Flutter, Fly	Lie, Rest, Settle	The helicopter was hovering over the building.
Rattle	Noun	A device that produces a rattle. A rapid succession of sharp clattering sounds. (खड़खड़/ झुनझुना)	Discord, Rumpus, Tumult, Clatter	Calm, Quietude, Quiet, Silence	He said that he would go mad if he had to endure the rattle of all cars at garage every day.
Rattle	Verb	To cause a rapid succession of sharp sounds. To move rapidly with sounds. (खड़खड़ाना/ जल्दी जल्दी दुहराना)	Bang, Jar, Jolt, Knock, Babble, Cackle, Chat, Chatter, Bewilder, Bother, Confound, Confuse	Appease, Placate, Soothe, Calm, Clarify, Comfort, Enlighten, Explain, Gladden, Help, Order, Organize	The windows rattled because of storm.
Hardliner	Noun	A group that supports strict and fixed ideas that are often extreme. (कट्टरपंथी)	Extremist, Radical, Fanatic, Zealot	Nonextremist, Moderate	Party is giving tickets to party hardliners only.
Apologist	Noun	A person who makes a defense in speech or writing of a belief or idea. (क्षमा की प्रार्थना करनेवाला)	Pleader, Polemicist, Defender, Mediator, Adherent, Advocate, Ally, Angel, Backbone, Backer	Enemy, Foe	She was accused of being an apologist for Hitler.
Recession	Noun	A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters. (मंदी)	Downturn, Depression, Slump, Slowdown, Trough, Stagnation	Increase, Success, Rise, Advance, Inflation	It looks like a recession is not going to occur.