On 16 April 2017 Vocab24 covered 5 editorials from Live mint (Contemplative), The Indian Express (Sports), The Times of India (National Concerning), Top Reviewers of the Week, The Times of India (National) and taught 10 words from them. Read the editorial, learn the words with Hindi meaning, then use three of them in a sentence today.

10 words from this day's editorials

  • Rudimentary (adjective)Involving or limited to basic principles./ of a primitive kind.आधारभूत/प्राथमिक Synonyms: Basic, Elementary, Introductory, Primary, Initial, Embryonic · Antonyms: Sophisticated, Advanced, Developed
  • Hasten (verb)To move in a quick fashion/ be quick to do something.जल्दी करना या होना Synonyms: Hurry, Expedite, Quicken, Gallop, Scuttle · Antonyms: Decelerate, Slow, Retard, Dawdle
  • Ameliorate (verb)Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.सुधारना Synonyms: Improve, Amend, Better, Enhance, Refine, Upgrade · Antonyms: Worsen, Damage, Harm, Impair, Injure, Spoil, Tarnish, Vitiate
  • Efficacy (noun)The ability to produce a desired or intended result.क्षमता/प्रभावोत्पादकता Synonyms: Ability, Capability, Capacity, Effectiveness, Potency · Antonyms: Impotence, Inability, Unproductiveness, Inability
  • Marshal (verb)Bring together and arrange in order (facts, ideas, objects, etc.).सुव्यवस्थित करना Synonyms: Arrange, Group, Line Up, Order, Organize · Antonyms: Disarrange, Disorder, Disorganize, Disperse, Disturb
  • Susceptible (adjective)Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing/ open, subject, or un-resistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency.संवेदनशील/ग्रहणशील Synonyms: Exposed, Sensitive, Defenseless Against, Prone, Vulnerable · Antonyms: Insusceptible, Invulnerable, Unexposed, Unsusceptible, Guarded, Protected, Safeguarded.
  • Gravest (adjective)Giving cause for alarm.सबसे गंभीर Synonyms: Serious, Profound, Significant, Weighty, Vital, Crucial, Critical · Antonyms: Light, Trivial, Frivolous
  • Amenity (noun)A desirable or useful feature or facility/ a thing or condition that makes an event or life more enjoyable.सुविधाएँ Synonyms: Facility, Service, Convenience, Utility · Antonyms: Disruption, Disadvantage
  • Contaminate (verb)Make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.दूषित करना Synonyms: Pollute, Adulterate, Make Impure, Defile · Antonyms: Decontaminate, Purify
  • Surveillance (noun)Close and continuous observation/ close watch kept over someone or something.निगरानी/निरीक्षण Synonyms: Vigilance, Supervision, Observance, Monitoring · Antonyms: Ignorance, Neglect, Negligence, Indifference, Inobservance

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