The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 22 Feb 2020 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, 6 Editorials

On 22 February 2020 Vocab24 covered 6 editorials from The Economic Times, The Times of India, Reading Comprehension 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

Progenitor (noun) – Meaning- A person who starts an idea or a development.जनक Synonyms: Originator, Founder, Forerunner, Begetter
Gob smacked (adjective) – Meaning- So surprised that you do not know what to say.आश्चर्यचकित Synonyms: Speechless, Stunned, Surprised, Taken Aback, Staggered, Stupefied, Thunderstuck · Antonyms: Unsurprised, Heedless, Unemotional
Gruelling (adjective) – Meaning- Very difficult and making you very tired.थकाऊ Synonyms: Exhausting, Tiring, Fatiguing, Draining, Enervating, Debilitating · Antonyms: Pleasant, Enjoyable, Easy
Squabble (verb) – Meaning- To argue noisily about something that is not very important.तकरार करना Synonyms: Quarrel, Argue, Dispute, Wrangle · Antonyms: Agree, Concur, Accord
Prickly (adjective) – Meaning - Difficult to deal with because people have very different ideas about it.समस्यात्मक Synonyms: Problematic, Complicated, Irksome, Convoluted · Antonyms: Simple, Easy, Smooth, Uncomplicated
Congenital (adjective) – Meaning- Existing as part of a person’s character and not likely to change.जन्मजात Synonyms: Innate, inborn, natural, ingrained · Antonyms: Acquired, Trained, Developed, Cultivated
Bluster (verb) – Meaning- To talk in an aggressive or threatening way, but with little effect.धमकाना Synonyms: Rant, Thunder, Threaten, Boast · Antonyms: Deprecate, Calm, Soften
Swimmingly (adverb) – Meaning- Without any problems or difficulties.आसानी से Synonyms: Smoothly, Effortlessly, Easily, Very Well · Antonyms: Roughly, Difficultly, Strenuously, Tirelessly
Haggle (verb) – Meaning- To argue with somebody in order to reach an agreement, especially about the price of something.मोल-भाव करना Synonyms: Bargain, Barter, Negotiate, Quibble · Antonyms: Agree, Concur, Comply
Extortion (noun) – Meaning- The crime of making somebody give you something by threatening them.ज़बर्दस्ती वसूली Synonyms: Shakedown, Blackmail, Extraction · Antonyms: Coaxing, Urging, Requesting