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

  • Obfuscation (noun)To deliberately make something less clear and harder to understand.असंबद्ध सूचना डालकर बात को अस्पष्ट करना, उलझाना Synonyms: Mystification, Bewilderment, Bemusement, Befuddlement · Antonyms: Clarification, Elucidation, Illumination
  • Candour (noun)The quality of being open and honest.सच्चापन, निष्कपटता Synonyms: Frankness, Candidness, Outspokenness, Unreserved · Antonyms: Deceit, Dishonesty, Chicanery, Fraud
  • Fortuitous (adjective)Happening by a lucky chance.संयोगी, भाग्यशाली Synonyms: Accidental, Fluky, Inadvertent, Unintentional, Unpremeditated · Antonyms: Premeditated, Intentional, Deliberate
  • Feign (noun)To present a false appearance of.बहाना करना, ढोंग करना Synonyms: Pretend, Sham, Fake, Bluff · Antonyms: True, Honest
  • Smoking gun (idioms)Something that serves as conclusive evidence or proof.सबूत Synonyms: Clue, Evidence, Proof
  • Inextricable (adjective)Impossible to disentangle or separate.उलझा हुआ, जटिल Synonyms: Knotty, Complicated, Inseparable, Intricate, Tangled · Antonyms: Simple, Separable, Extricable
  • Jettison (verb)To get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed.गैर ज़रूरी सामानों को फेंक कर उनसे छुटकारा पाना Synonyms: Discard, Dispose, Dump, Riddance, Scrap · Antonyms: Keep, Retain, Accumulation, Acquisition
  • Indigenous (adjective)Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.स्वदेशी Synonyms: Aboriginal, Domestic, National, Native · Antonyms: Imported, Alien, Exotic, Foreign
  • Outlay (noun)An amount of money spent on something.खर्च, लागत Synonyms: Expenditure, Spending, Disbursement, Payment · Antonyms: Income, Savings
  • Sketchy (adjective)Not thorough or detailed.अधूरा Synonyms: Incomplete, Inadequate, Fragmentary, Vague · Antonyms: Detailed, Exhaustive, Full

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