On 8 April 2018 Vocab24 covered 7 editorials from Indian Express, Financial Express, Live Mint, The Hindu, Cloze Test Quiz, Vocab Weekly Revision Video 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

  • Atrocity (noun)(A horrific action)क्रूरता Synonyms: Act of barbarity, Act of brutality, Act of savagery, Act of wickedness, Cruelty, Abomination, Enormity · Antonyms: Good Behaviour, Kindness, Pleasantness, Pleasantry
  • Disparate (adjective)(Very different from each other)असमान, विभिन्न Synonyms: Contrasting, Different, Differing, Dissimilar, Unlike · Antonyms: Homogeneous, Similar, Comparable, Equivalent, Like, Analogous
  • Unpalatable (adjective)(Unpleasant to the taste/difficult to put up with or accept.)कड़ा, अप्रिय Synonyms: Unappetizing, Uninviting, Unappealing, Disagreeable, Unpleasant · Antonyms: Palatable, Tasty, Pleasant, Acceptable, Satisfactory
  • Dispel (verb)(To cause to depart or be broken apart)दूर करना Synonyms: Banish, Eliminate, Dismiss · Antonyms: Engender, Produce, Create
  • Conducive (adjective)(To cause or produce something)सहायक, हितकर Synonyms: Good For, Favourable, Beneficial, Advantageous. · Antonyms: Unfavourable, Adverse, Critical, Hostile
  • Unleash (verb)(To set free from a restraint/cause (a strong or violent force) to be released or become unrestrained.)खोल देना Synonyms: Let Loose, Release, Set Free. · Antonyms: Restrain, Prevent, Stop, Keep
  • Pragmatic (adjective)(Concentrating on practical results and facts instead of speculation and opinion)व्यावहारिक Synonyms: Practical, Efficient, Sensible, Realistic · Antonyms: Theoretical, Unrealistic, Inefficient, Idealistic, Impractical, Unprofessional
  • Marginalise (verb)(Treat (a person, group, or concept) as insignificant or peripheral.)हाशिए पर Synonyms: Minor, Undervalue, Underrate, Disregard · Antonyms: Elevate, Promote, Praise
  • Against the grain (phrase)(Contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something.)स्वभाव के विरुद्ध होना Synonyms: Opposite, Different, Contrary · Antonyms: Similar, Alike, Analogous, Matching, Cognate
  • Lay down (phrasal verb)(To state officially what someone must do or how they must do it/to put something down in order to show you are not going to use it again)निर्धारित करना, स्थापित करना Synonyms: Prescribe, Formulate, Stipulate · Antonyms: Eliminate, Eradicate, Expunge

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