On 7 August 2018 Vocab24 covered 9 editorials from SSC CPO PRE SPECIAL, The Times of India, The Economic Times, 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

  • Fetish (noun)Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity.अंधभक्ति, आवश्यकता से अधिक ध्यान देना Synonyms: Obsession, Mania, Fixation, Craze · Antonyms: Unconcerned, Indifference, Hatred, Nonchalance
  • Panopticon (noun)A circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could at all times be observed.गोल कैदखाना, गोलाकार जेल Synonyms: Prison, Penitentiary, Calaboose, Jail · Antonyms: Outside, Release, Freedom
  • Paranoid (adjective)Feeling extremely nervous and worried because you believe that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you:पागलपन-संबंधी, संविभ्रम रोगी Synonyms: Neurotic, Psychotic, Fearful, Suspicious, Unstable · Antonyms: Stable, Normal, Sane
  • Abstraction (adverb)Something imagined or pictured in the mind.कल्पना, ख़याल Synonyms: Cogitation, Concept, Idea, Impression, Notion · Antonyms: Actuality, Fact, Reality
  • Parochialism (noun)A limited or narrow outlook, especially focused on a local area.प्रांतीयता, संकीर्णता Synonyms: Narrow-Mindedness, Localism, Provincialism, Insularity · Antonyms: Broad-mindedness, Liberalism
  • Detention (noun)The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.कारावास, कैद Synonyms: Custody, Imprisonment, Confinement, Incarceration, Internment · Antonyms: Emancipation, Freedom, Liberation
  • Triage (noun)The process of examining problems in order to decide which ones are the most serious and must be dealt with first.आपातकाल में कार्यवाही की प्राथमिकता का निर्धारण Synonyms: Sort, Organise, Prioritise, Classify · Antonyms: Disorder, Disorganise, Disarrange, Mix-Up
  • Dispensable (noun)Something not really needed and able to be replaced or done without.छोड़ने के योग्य, अनावश्यक Synonyms: Expendable, Disposable, Superfluous, Needless · Antonyms: Necessary, Vital, Crucial, Essential
  • Gulag (noun)A prison camp where conditions are extremely bad and the prisoners are forced to work very hard.अपराधों के दोषी पाए गए लोगों के लिए गंभीर कार्य जेल Synonyms: Prison Camp, Labor Camp, Internment Camp, Servitude, Slavery
  • Maschevillian (adjective)Using clever but often dishonest methods that deceive people so that you can win power or control.कपटी, धूर्त, चालाक Synonyms: Cunning, Devious, Insidious, Conniving, Deceitful · Antonyms: Ethical, Moral, Principled, Scrupulous

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