The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 13 Aug 2019 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, 7 Editorials

On 13 August 2019 Vocab24 covered 7 editorials from The Times of India, The Economic Times, The Hindu, One Word Substitution, English Grammer 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

Pandemonium (noun) – Meaning: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.अराजकता; अव्यवस्था Synonyms: Bedlam, Mayhem, Turmoil, Commotion · Antonyms: Silence, Peace, Tranquillity, Order
Elicit (verb) – Meaning: evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.सामने लाना, जानकारी निकलवाना Synonyms: Draw Out, Extract, Educe, Obtain, Evoke · Antonyms: Repress, Suppress, Stifle, Bottle Up
Contention (noun) – Meaning: the disagreement that results from opposing arguments.विवाद, तकरार Synonyms: Dispute, Strife, Conflict, Dissention · Antonyms: Harmony, Concord, Congruence, Coherence
Surreptitiously (adverb) – Meaning: secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing.चुपके; गुप्त रूप से Synonyms: Sneakily Stealthily, Slyly, Clandestinely · Antonyms: Openly, Overtly, Publicly, Plainly
Paucity (noun) – Meaning: the fact that there is too little of something.कमी, अल्पता Synonyms: Scantiness, Dearth, Inadequacy, Deficiency · Antonyms: Plethora, Surfeit, Overabundance, Glut
Reflective (adjective) – Meaning: relating to or characterized by deep thought; thoughtful.चिंतनशील Synonyms: Contemplative, Meditative, Wistful, Pensive · Antonyms: Shallow, Thoughtless, Superficial, Unthinking
Rectitude (noun) – Meaning: morally correct behaviour or thinking.सत्यपरायणता Synonyms: Integrity, Probity, Uprightness, Righteousness · Antonyms: Immorality, Infamy, Wickedness, Decadence
Discretion (noun) – Meaning: The trait of judging wisely and objectively.विवेक, बुद्धिमानी Synonyms: Canniness, Diplomacy, Acumen, Prudence · Antonyms: Indelicacy, Folly, Recklessness, Tactlessness
Grapple (verb) – Meaning: struggle to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge).निपटना; सामना करना Synonyms: Tackle, Struggle, Face, Confront, Handle, Cope · Antonyms: Avoid, Dodge, Circumvent, Shun
Internment (noun) – Meaning: the act of putting someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war.नजरबंदी Synonyms: Detention, Confinement, Custody, Incarceration · Antonyms: Release, Liberation, Emancipation, Discharge