On 29 May 2018 Vocab24 covered 8 editorials from The Economic Times, The Times of India, The Hindu, Vocab Video of the Day, 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

  • Imbroglio (noun)An unwanted, difficult, and confusing situation, full of trouble and problems:उलझन, गड़बड़, गपला Synonyms: Quandary. Dilemma, Entanglement, Muddle, Predicament · Antonyms: Simplicity, Ease, Clarity, Plainness, Harmony
  • Stifle (verb)To prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing:दबाना Synonyms: Repress, Inhibit, Restrain, Choke, Refrain, Smother · Antonyms: Allow, Release, Encourage, Unmuffle
  • Fleeting (adjective)Lasting for a very short time.क्षणिक, शीघ्र व्यतीत होनेवाला Synonyms: Fugitive, Ephemeral, Transient, Evanescent, Cursory. · Antonyms: Endless, Eternal, Everlasting, Immortal, Permanent, Perpetual
  • Preponderance (noun)The fact or state of being above others in rank or importance.प्रधानता, प्राबल्य Synonyms: Dominance, Preeminence, Superiority, Supremacy, Transcendence · Antonyms: Subservience, Subordination, Inferiority, Minority
  • Scoff (verb)Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.उपहास करना, हँसी उड़ाना Synonyms: Jeer, Gibe, Ridicule, Sneer, Scorn · Antonyms: Praise, Flatter, Commend, Compliment
  • Deterrence (noun)The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.अवरोध, निवारण Synonyms: Hindrance, Obstruction, Dissuasion, Prevention, Preclusion · Antonyms: Inducement, Incentive, Motivator, Encouragement
  • Conducive (adjective)Providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist:सहायक Synonyms: Facilitative, Favourable, Advantageous, Beneficial, Propitious · Antonyms: Damaging, Deleterious, Disadvantageous, Injurious, Unfavorable
  • Contour (noun)An outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.रूपरेखा, आकृति Synonyms: Shape, Outline, Silhouette, Figure
  • Intriguingly (adverb)In a manner that arouses one's curiosity or interest.दिलचस्प रूप से, मोहक तरीके से Synonyms: Fascinatingly, Appealingly, Alluringly, Tittilatingly, Captivatingly · Antonyms: Tediously, Boringly, Monotonously, Drab, Uninterestingly
  • Repugnance (noun)A feeling of strong dislike or disgust:घृणा Synonyms: Loathing, Revulsion, Abhorrence, Aversion · Antonyms: Fondness, Predilection, Propensity, Penchant

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