The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 22 Feb 2019 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, 5 Editorials

On 22 February 2019 Vocab24 covered 5 editorials from The Hindu, The Economic Times, Vocab Video of the Day 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

Wantonness (noun) – Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.कष्ट देना Synonyms: Atrocity, Barbarity, Fiendishness, Sadism · Antonyms: Kindness, Sympathy, Humaneness
Incapacitate (verb) – To make someone unable to work or do things normally.अशक्त करना Synonyms: Cripple, Disable, Debilitate, Mutilate · Antonyms: Energize, Galvanize, Invigorate, Vitalize
Hallow (verb) – To make holy through prayers or ritual.पवित्र करना Synonyms: Consecrate, Sacralize, Sanctify, Venerate · Antonyms: Desecrate, Curse, Condemn, Blaspheme
Scourge (verb) – Cause great suffering to.कष्ट देना, दंड देना Synonyms: Torment, Torture, Afflict, Plague · Antonyms: Protect, Comfort, Guard
Jest (verb) – Speak in a joking way.मज़ाक करना Synonyms: Banter, Joke, Gag, Pun, Quip · Antonyms: Serious, Grim, Solemn, Grave
Ephemeral (adjective) – Lasting for a very short time.अल्पकालिक Synonyms: Transient, Fleeting, Cursory, Evanescent · Antonyms: Ceaseless, Permanent, Perpetual, Eternal
Subterfuge (noun) – Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.छल Synonyms: Chicanery, Artifice, Stratagem, Deception · Antonyms: Candor, Directness, Forthrightness
Ratification (noun) – The process of making an agreement officially valid.अनुसमर्थन Synonyms: Approval, Sanction, Authorization, Validation · Antonyms: Disapproval, Rejection, Decline
Delineate (noun) – Describe or portray (something) precisely.वर्णन करना, चित्रित करना Synonyms: Depict, Portray, Explain, Define · Antonyms: Confuse, Garble, Distort, Obfuscate
Dungeon (noun) – A strong underground prison cell.कालकोठरी, क़ैदख़ाना Synonyms: Prison, Oubliette, Penitentiary, Jail, Cell · Antonyms: Outside, Free, Liberty, Emancipation