On 13 February 2018 Vocab24 covered 9 editorials from SSC CGL Tier-II Special, Futurism, Indian Express, Vocab Video of the Day, The Hindu, CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW, One Word Substitution Quiz 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

  • Ploy (noun)(A trick used to make someone do something or get an advantage)चालाकीभरी योजना, नौटंकी या रणनीति Synonyms: Artifice, Dodge, Flimflam, Gimmick, Stratagem, Trick, Subterfuge · Antonyms: Artlessness, Honesty, Bluntness, Candor, Sincerity
  • Fervor (noun)(Intensity of feeling or expression)जोश, उत्साह, व्यग्रता Synonyms: Passion, Ardour, Intensity, Zeal, Vehemence, Avidity, Fervid · Antonyms: Apathy, Indifference, Agony, Lethargy, Insouciance
  • Usurp (verb)(To seize or exercise authority or possession wrongfully)हड़पना Synonyms: Arrogate, Expropriate, Seize, Take Over, Confiscate, Encroach · Antonyms: Relinquish, Abandon, Abnegate, Surrender, Waive
  • Imbroglio (noun)(An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.)उलझन, गुत्थी, गड़बड़ Synonyms: Difficulty, Predicament, Plight, Trouble, Entanglement, Confusion, Muddle, Quandary, Dilemma · Antonyms: Clarification, Enucleation, Elucidation, Explication, Decipherment
  • Connive (verb)(Secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur.)मिलीभगत, बढ़ावा देना Synonyms: Intrigue, Conspire, Machinate, Contrive · Antonyms: Repel, Rebuff
  • Exasperate (verb)(To cause irritation or annoyance to)ग़ुस्से में लाना, खिजलाना, भडकाना Synonyms: Annoy, Infuriate, Nettle, Provoke, Aggravate, Rile, Pique · Antonyms: Placate, Appease, Soothe, Pacify, Conciliate, Ameliorate
  • Languish (verb)(To continue for a long time without activity or progress in an unpleasant or unwanted situation)क्षीण होना, निस्तेज, कमजोर होना Synonyms: Decline, Droop, Emaciate, Fade, Weaken, Sag, Wither · Antonyms: Flourish, Recuperate, Strengthen, Alacrity
  • Obscurantism (noun)(The practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known.)प्रगतिविरोध, सुधार या ज्ञान विरोधी मत Synonyms: Casuistry, Equivocation, Fallacy, Hypocrisy, Spuriousness · Antonyms: Liberalism, Progressivism, Altruism, Benevolence
  • Rag-Tag (noun)(A disreputable or disorganized group of people.)आवारे, छिछोरे Synonyms: Rabble, Riffraff, Scum, Punk, Hooligan, Skunk, Ruffian · Antonyms: Peacemaker, Protector, Pacifist, Conciliator
  • Perversion (noun)(Distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something.)विकृति, दोष Synonyms: Distortion, Falsification, Debasement, Wane, Depravity · Antonyms: Humbleness, Goodness, Morality, Righteousness, Virtue

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