The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 3 Mar 2019 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, 5 Editorials

On 3 March 2019 Vocab24 covered 5 editorials from The Hindu, Cloze Test 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

Invidious (adjective) – (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.जो बुरा लगे, द्वेषजनक Synonyms: Unpleasant, Awkward, Difficult, Undesirable, Detestable · Antonyms: Lovable, Delightful, Pleasant
Tentative (adjective) – Not certain or fixed.अनिश्चित Synonyms: Provisional, Doubtful, Uncertain, Hesitant · Antonyms: Definite, Sure, Certain, Confident
Affability (noun) – The quality of being friendly and easy to talk to.मिलनसारिता Synonyms: Joviality, Amiability, Gregariousness, Bonhomie · Antonyms: Hostility, Petulance, Incivility, Crankiness
Accolade (noun) – An award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit.सम्मान, शाबाशी, पुरस्कार Synonyms: Honour, Recognition, Distinction, Award, Laurel · Antonyms: Slander, Reproof, Reprimand
Eccentric (adjective) – (of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.विलक्षण, सनकी Synonyms: Bizarre, Outlandish, Aberrant, Anomalous, Strange · Antonyms: Ordinary, Conventional, Normal, Common
Hyperbole (noun) – A way of speaking or writing that makes someone or something sound bigger, better, more, etc. than they are:किसी बात को घटा बढ़ाकर कहना, अतिशयोक्ति Synonyms: Exaggeration, Overstatement, Magnification, Embellishment · Antonyms: Belittlement, Disparagement, Understatement
Hegemonic (adjective) – Ruling or dominant in a political or social context.प्रधानता वाली/ वाला, शासक, सर्वोच्च Synonyms: Leading, Chief, Preponderant, Dominant · Antonyms: Minor, Subordinate, Follower
Totalitarian (adjective) – A political system in which there is only one political party which controls everything and does not allow any opposition parties.अधिनायकवादी, एकदलीय, सर्वाधिकारवादी Synonyms: Autocratic, Despotic, Dictatorial, Tyrannical · Antonyms: Democratic, Liberal, Sovereign
Wryly (adverb) – In a way that expresses dry, especially mocking, humour.व्यंग्यपूर्ण ढंग से Synonyms: Ironically, Sarcastically, Mockingly, Sardonically · Antonyms: Respectfully, Sincerely
Epistemic (adjective) – Of or relating to knowledge or knowing.ज्ञान-संबंधी Synonyms: Cognitive, Knowing, Psychological, Intellectual