Editorial Vocabulary – 24 January 2020

On 24 January 2020 Vocab24 covered 6 editorials from The Economic Times, The Times of India, The Hindu, Idioms and Phrases 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

• Reckon (verb) – Meaning: To be generally considered to be something.माना जाना Synonyms: Consider, Regard as, Think of as, Look on as, Deem · Antonyms: Ignore, Disregard, Dismiss, Neglect
• Whiff (noun) – Meaning: A slight sign or feeling of something.संकेत Synonyms: Sign, Trace, Augury, Portent
• Squabble (noun) – Meaning: A noisy argument about something that is not very important.तकरार Synonyms: Spat, Bickering, Quibble, Tiff · Antonyms: Agreement, Harmony, Accord, Concurrence
• Touchstone (noun) – Meaning: A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.मापदंड Synonyms: Criterion, Standard, Yardstick, Benchmark
• Hanker (verb) – Meaning: Feel a strong desire for or to do something.लालायित होना Synonyms: Yearn, Crave, Pant After, Fancy · Antonyms: Despise, Loathe, Hate, Be Averse
• Vagarious (adjective) – Meaning: Erratic and unpredictable in behaviour or direction.मनमौजी Synonyms: Volatile, Fickle, Mercurial, Capricious · Antonyms: Stable, Unchanging, Steady, Unvarying
• Supplant (verb) – Meaning: Supersede and replace.उखाड़ना, हटाकर अपना अधिकार करना Synonyms: Override, Supersede, Usurp, Topple, Oust, Displace · Antonyms: Install, Appoint, Invest, Instate
• Deduce (verb) – Meaning: To form an opinion about something based on the information or evidence that is available.अनुमान करना Synonyms: Conclude, Come to The Conclusion, Reason, Infer, Draw The Inference · Antonyms: Guess, Make an Estimate of
• Laissez-faire (noun) – Meaning: The policy of allowing private businesses to develop without government control.बीच में न आने की नीति Synonyms: Individualism, Free Enterprise, Free Trade
• Apologist (noun) – Meaning: A person who offers an argument in defence of something controversial.समर्थक Synonyms: Defender, Supporter, Upholder, Exponent, Apostle · Antonyms: Critic, Enemy, Foe

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Editorials of the day (free)

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  The Economic Times

  Corporate bond repo should become real
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  The Times of India

  Mumbai 24x7
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  The Times of India

  Be humane
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  The Hindu

  Equity’s weak pulse and commodified medicine

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