The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 19 Jan 2017 – 16 Words with Hindi Meaning, 5 Editorials

On 19 January 2017 Vocab24 covered 5 editorials from The India Express (National), The Times of India (National Policies), The Hindu (politics), The Hindu Vocab Video, The Hindu (Politics) and taught 16 words from them. Read the editorial, learn the words with Hindi meaning, then use three of them in a sentence today.

16 words from this day's editorials

Speculation (noun) – To form an opinion despite a lack of information or evidence/the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.अटकलबाज़ी/परिकल्पना Synonyms: Conjecture, Theorizing, Hypothesizing, Supposition, Guesswork, Thought · Antonyms: Reality, Truth, Knowledge, Proof, Fact
Apex (adjective) – The highest point of achievement/ the top or highest part of something.शीर्ष/सर्वोच्च Synonyms: Culmination, Apotheosis, Peak, Summit, Pinnacle, Top · Antonyms: Base, Bottom, Nadir
Replenish (verb) – Fill (something) up again. / restore (a stock or supply) to a former level or condition.पुन: पूर्ति करना/फिर से भरना Synonyms: Refill, Top Up, Fill Up, Recharge, Reload, Restock, Restore, Fill Up · Antonyms: Damage, Deplete, Use Up, Waste
Mayhem (noun) – Violent or extreme disorder.खलबली/अशांति Synonyms: Chaos, Disorder, Confusion, Havoc, Bedlam, Pandemonium, Tumult, Uproar, Turmoil. · Antonyms: Calm, Peace, Harmony
Formidable (adjective) – Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.दुर्जेय Synonyms: Impregnable, Daunting, Impenetrable, Invulnerable, Unassailable · Antonyms: Feeble, Powerless, Weak
Affiliation (noun) – The involvement or connection that somebody (having a religious or political organization)सम्बन्ध/जुड़ाव Synonyms: Association, Attachment, Bonding, Tie-Up, Alliance, Amalgamation · Antonyms: Detachment, Dissolution, Disunion, Separation
Prudent (adjective) – Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.बुद्धिमान/विवेकी Synonyms: Wise, Judicious, Sagacious, Shrewd. Discreet · Antonyms: Careless, Foolish, Incautious, Indiscreet, Imprudent
Defy (verb) – Appear to be challenging/ openly resist or refuse to obey.अवहेलना करना Synonyms: Challenge, Dare, Confront, Repugn, disobey, Ignore · Antonyms: Surrender, Give Up, Hide, Follow, Obey
Coercive (adjective) – Characterized by someone do something by using force or threats.बलपूर्वक/प्रतिरोधी Synonyms: Pressured, Forced, Suppressive, Constraining · Antonyms: Free, Liberated, Assisted, Helpful, Aiding
Incomprehensible (adjective) – Not able to be understood; not intelligible.समझ से बाहर Synonyms: Unintelligible, Indecipherable, baffeling, Mystifying, Unfathomable, Inarticulate. · Antonyms: Clear, Comprehensible, Fathomable, Imaginable, Intelligible, Understandable.
Avowed (adjective) – That has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly.स्वीकृत Synonyms: Professed, Accepted, Acknowledged, Admitted, Affirmed · Antonyms: Refused, Denied
Sovereign (adjective) – Possessing supreme or ultimate power.प्रधान/मुख्य Synonyms: Supreme, Absolute, Ultimate, Unconditional, Full, Paramount, Chief, Principal, Ruling · Antonyms: Minor, Secondary, Subordinate, Unimportant, Inferior
Splinter (verb) – Break or cause to break into small fragments.अलग करना/तोडना Synonyms: Shatter, Smash, Split, Crack, Disintegrate · Antonyms: Unite, Combine, Integrate, Join
Defection (adjective) – Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility.दल बदल करना/उल्लंघन/कर्तव्य छोड़कर भागना Synonyms: Abandonment, Desertion, Apostasy, Renunciation · Antonyms: Faithfulness, Joining, Continuation
Nascent (adjective) – Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.शुरुआती स्तर पर/नया Synonyms: Burgeoning, Fledgling, Growing, Incipient, Beginning, Blossoming, Germinating · Antonyms: Dying, Shrinking
Kinship (noun) – The state of being related to the people in your family/ a feeling of being close or connected to other people.घनिष्‍टता/सम्‍बन्‍ध/नाता Synonyms: Relationship, Relatedness, Affinity, Sympathy, Kindred, Rapport · Antonyms: Hatred, Dislike, Acrimony, Animosity, Hostility