On 17 August 2018 Vocab24 covered 8 editorials from SSC CPO PRE SPECIAL, The Economic Times, The Times of India, The Hindu, Vocab Video of the Day, CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW 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

  • Pedagogic (adjective)Of or characteristic of teachers or of teaching.शैक्षणिक, शिक्षा-विज्ञान-संबंधी Synonyms: Academic, Educational, Didactic, Scholastic, Teaching
  • Fatalism (noun)The belief that people cannot change the way events will happen and that events, especially bad ones, cannot be avoided.भाग्य पर भरोसा करने का सिद्धान्त Synonyms: Defeatism, Pessimism, Negativism, Hopelessness, Capitulation
  • Surreal (adjective)Strange; not seeming real; like a dream.अवास्तविक, स्वप्निल Synonyms: Phantasmagorical, Weird, Dreamlike, Unreal · Antonyms: Real, Ordinary
  • Extern (verb)Banish (someone considered politically undesirable) from a region or district.निर्वासन Synonyms: Deportation, Exile, Expulsion, Ostracise · Antonyms: Repatriation, Immigration, Welcome
  • Jingoistic (adjective)Characterized by extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy.राष्ट्रवाद, क़ौमपरस्ती Synonyms: Chauvinistic, Patriotic, Belligerent, Combative · Antonyms: Traitorous, Peaceloving
  • Humdrum (adjective)Not interesting: dull, boring, and ordinary.आनंदहीन, साधारण Synonyms: Tedious, Monotonous, Commonplace, Dreary · Antonyms: Exciting, Interesting, Entertaining, Exhilarating
  • Fait accompli (phrase )Something that has already happened or been done and cannot be changed:किया हुआ बात Synonyms: Accomplished Fact, Done Deal, Irreversible Act, Undeniable Fact
  • Giddy (adjective)Lacking in seriousness or maturity:चपल, चंचल Synonyms: Puerile, Frivolous, Flighty, Capricious · Antonyms: Earnest, Serious, Serious-Minded, Sober
  • Genocide (noun)Deliberate murder of a whole community or race.नरसंहार Synonyms: Massacre, Holocaust, Carnage, Extermination, Butchery
  • Utopian (adjective)Modelled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect.आदर्श लोकीय, काल्पनिक Synonyms: Quixotic, Idealistic, Visionary, Impractical · Antonyms: Realistic, Dystopian, Pragmatic

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