Editorial Vocabulary – 22 September 2019

On 22 September 2019 Vocab24 covered 6 editorials from The Times of India, The Economic Times, 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

• Squawk (noun) – Meaning: A complaint or protest.विरोध; आपत्ति Synonyms: Objection, Grouse, Whine, Grouch · Antonyms: Compliment, Praise, Admiration, Acclaim
• Unwieldy (adjective) – Meaning: (of a system) too large or disorganized to function efficiently.दुर्वह Synonyms: Unmanageable, Cumbersome, Ungainly, Complex · Antonyms: Manageable, Convenient, Wieldy, Practicable
• Morph (verb) – Meaning: undergo or cause to undergo a gradual process of transformation.रूपांतरण; परिवर्तन Synonyms: Transform, Metamorphose, Transmute, Convert · Antonyms: Maintain, Sustain, Preserve, Keep
• Sprout (verb) – Meaning: to begin to grow, or to produce new growth.बढ़ना Synonyms: Develop, Germinate, Bourgeon, Shoot · Antonyms: Decline, Shrink, Diminish, Wane
• Whim (noun) – Meaning: a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained.सनक Synonyms: Impulse, Caprice, Megrim, Crotchet · Antonyms: Certainty, Stability, Normality
• Sanguinary (adjective) – Meaning: involving or causing much bloodshed.हिंसक Synonyms: Brutal, Gruesome, Gory, Grisly · Antonyms: Pleasant, Amiable, Satisfying, Amusing
• Scrap (verb) – Meaning: to not continue with a system, law, or plan.समाप्त करना; रद्द करना Synonyms: Abandon, Bin, Abolish, Dump, Ditch · Antonyms: Adopt, Keep, Accept, Preserve
• Preferential (adjective) – Meaning: used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other people receive.तरजीही; बेहतर Synonyms: Superior, Favoured, Privileged, Advantageous · Antonyms: Disadvantageous, Undesirable, Ordinary, Standard
• Reckon (verb) – Meaning: establish by calculation.गणना करना Synonyms: Calculate, Estimate, Compute, Quantify
• Slash (verb) – Meaning: to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs.कम करना Synonyms: Lower, Cut, Drop, Axe, Mark Down · Antonyms: Raise, Increase, Inflate, Put Up

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Editorials of the day (free)

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  The Times of India

  Brownface whiteface
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  The Times of India

  Booster shot
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  The Economic Times

  Major ports call for corporate structures
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  The Economic Times

  Untangle the fandango

Prime editorials of the day

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  Prime Cloze Test Quiz

  5 q | 5 min
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  Prime The Economic Times

  A bold reform on corporate tax