Editorial Vocabulary – 11 January 2017

On 11 January 2017 Vocab24 covered 5 editorials from The Hindu (International), The Indian Express (National), The Economic Times (Economy Concern), The Hindu (National), The Economist (Economy) and taught 20 words from them. Read the editorial, learn the words with Hindi meaning, then use three of them in a sentence today.

20 words from this day's editorials

• Hazard (noun) – A danger or risk. (जोखिम/संकट Synonyms: Danger, Risk, Peril, Threat, Menace, Jeopardy · Antonyms: Safety, Assurance, Certainty, Protection, Safeguard
• Abstruse (adjective) – Difficult to understand.जटिल/कठिन/दुर्बोधीय Synonyms: Arcane, Esoteric, Little Known, Recherché, Rarefied, Recondite, Difficult, Hard, Puzzling, Perplexing, Enigmatic · Antonyms: Clear, Easy, Lucid, Obvious, Plain, Simple
• Semblance (noun) – An outward appearance of something; an assumed appearanceआकार/झलक/दिखावा Synonyms: Appearance, Guise, Pretence, Facade, Front, Veneer · Antonyms: Reality, Back, Concrete, Difference, Dissimilarity
• Curtail (verb) – Reduce in extent or quantityकम करना/घटाना Synonyms: Reduce, Cut, Cut Down, Cut Back, Decrease, Lessen, Diminish · Antonyms: Develop, Enlarge, Expand, Extend, Grow, Increase
• Hoard (verb) – Stored up and often hid awayछुपा लेना/जमा करना Synonyms: Stasher, Squirrel, Compile, Cache · Antonyms: Debt, Lack, Scarcity
• Adept (adjective) – Very skilled or proficient at something.निपुण/चालाक Synonyms: Expert, Proficient, Accomplished, Skilful, Master, Virtuoso, Consummate · Antonyms: Incapable, Incompetent, Inept, Inexperienced, Unable, Unskilled
• Abysmal (adjective) – Extremely bad; appalling.निराशाजनक/बहुत ही ख़राब Synonyms: Very Bad, Disgraceful, Deplorable, Unfathomable · Antonyms: Good, Plausible, Commendable
• Trample (verb) – To treat other people's rights, wishes, or feelings as if they are worthless or not important./ to treat as if worthless or unimportant.उपेक्षा करना Synonyms: Encroach, Override, Run Over, Violate, Infringe, Suppress · Antonyms: Encourage, Boost, Cure, Aid, Assist
• Remit (verb) – To send or conveyप्रेषित करना Synonyms: Send, Dispatch, Forward, Transmit, Convey · Antonyms: Hold, Keep, Receive, Retain
• Trumpet (verb) – Proclaim widely or loudly.घोषित करना/ढिंढोरा पीटना Synonyms: Proclaim, Announce, Declare, Broadcast, Promulgate · Antonyms: Hide, Conceal, Ignore
• Purportedly (adverb) – As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so.कथित तौर पर Synonyms: Allegedly, Assertedly, Professedly, Avowedly, As Stated · Antonyms: Concealed, Hidden
• Minutiae (noun) – The small, precise, or trivial details of something.बारीकियाँ Synonyms: Trivia, Trifle, Minor Detail, Small Detail · Antonyms: Importance, Significance
• Conspiracy (noun) – A plot to carry out some harmfulषड्‍यंत्र/साजिश Synonyms: Plotting, Collusion, Intrigue, Connivance, Counterplot · Antonyms: Faithfulness, Honesty, Ignorance, Loyalty
• Disseminate (verb) – Spread something widely.प्रचारित करना /फैलाना Synonyms: Spread, Circulate, Distribute, Disperse, Diffuse, Proclaim, Promulgate, Propagate, Publicize · Antonyms: Conceal, Hide
• Provenance (noun) – The beginning of something's existence; something's origin.मूल-स्रोत/उत्पत्ति स्थान Synonyms: Origin, Source, Origin, Inception, Source · Antonyms: Conclusion, Effect, End, Result
• Malicious (adjective) – Intending or intended to do harm.विद्वेषपूर्ण Synonyms: Spiteful, Malevolent, Evil-Intentioned, Rancorous, Malignant, Pernicious · Antonyms: Friendly, Gentle, Good, Harmless, Helpful
• Covert (adjective) – Not openly acknowledged or displayedछिपा हुआ/अप्रकट Synonyms: Hidden, Concealed, Secret, Disguised, Clandestine · Antonyms: Open, Revealed, Overt, Unconcealed
• Concede (verb) – To admit the truthiness.स्वीकार करना Synonyms: Admit, Acknowledge, Accept, Grant, Recognize, Confess · Antonyms: Deny, Disallow, Disapprove, Refuse, Reject
• Corroboration (noun) – Evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding.पुष्टिकरण/समर्थन Synonyms: Confirmation, Verification, Attestation, Affirmation, Ratification, Endorsement, Accreditation, Authentication · Antonyms: Denial, Refusal
• Impunity (noun) – Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.छुटकारा/माफ़ी/दण्ड मुक्ति Synonyms: Indemnity, Exemption From Punishment, Amnesty, Dispensation, Pardon, Reprieve · Antonyms: Imprisonment, Punishment, Incarceration

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Editorials of the day (free)

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  The Hindu (International)

  The great american election hack
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  The Indian Express (National)

  Jung 2 0
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  The Economic Times (Economy Concern)

  Not rbi’s job to oppose government
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  The Hindu (National)

  Appointments as spoils of office
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  The Economist (Economy)

  The high economic costs of india’s demonetization