Editorial Vocabulary – 12 January 2020

On 12 January 2020 Vocab24 covered 2 editorials from 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

• Onset (noun) – Meaning: The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant.शुरुआत Synonyms: Start, Genesis, Inception, Commencement, Outbreak · Antonyms: Termination, Conclusion, Windup, Cessation
• Entwined (adjective) – Meaning: Closely connected or unable to be separated.उलझा हुआ Synonyms: Tangled, Matted, Intertwined, Knotted · Antonyms: Separate, Free, Dissociated
• Volatility (noun) – Meaning: The quality or state of being likely to change suddenly.अस्थिरता Synonyms: Changeability, Precariousness, Unpredictability, Capriciousness · Antonyms: Constancy, Permanency, Firmness, Steadiness
• Surface (verb) – Meaning: Come to people's attention; become apparent.प्रकट होना Synonyms: Emerge, Materialise, Crop Up, Come To Light · Antonyms: Cover Up, Conceal, Suppress, Keep Under Wrap
• Conversely (adverb) – Meaning: In an opposite way.विलोमतः Synonyms: Oppositely, Contrariwise, On The Contrary, Inversely · Antonyms: Similarly, Likewise, Analogously, Equivalently
• Cornerstone (noun) – Meaning: Something of great importance that everything else depends on.बुनियाद Synonyms: Foundation, Bedrock, Keystone, Mainstay, Heart · Antonyms: Auxiliary
• Dispense with (phrasal verb) – Meaning: To get rid of or stop using something or someone that you do not need.त्यागना; अलग करना Synonyms: Give Up, Relinquish, Dispose of, Forgo, Cut Out · Antonyms: Keep, Regard, Retain, Hold On to
• Seditious (adjective) – Meaning: Intending to persuade other people to oppose their government.विद्रोहात्मक Synonyms: Provocative, Inciting, Inflammatory, Mutinous, Insurgent · Antonyms: Loyal, Devoted, Steadfast, Constant
• Voluble (adjective) – Meaning: (of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.वाक्चपल Synonyms: Talkative, Articulate, Garrulous, Vociferous · Antonyms: Taciturn, Uncommunicative, Introverted, Reticent
• Entrenched (adjective) – Meaning: (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change.अच्छी तरह से स्थापित Synonyms: Rooted, Ingrained, Deep-Seated, Unshakable, Inveterate · Antonyms: Changeable, Provisional, Interim, Indefinite

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