Editorial Vocabulary – 10 April 2020

On 10 April 2020 Vocab24 covered 6 editorials from The Economic Times, The Hindu, Idioms and Phrases Quiz, The Times of India 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

• Ravage (verb) – Meaning- To damage something badly.बरबाद कर देना Synonyms: Devastate, Ruin, Raze, Lay Waste, Wreck, Damage · Antonyms: Repair, Fix, Mend, Rectify
• Encounter (noun) – Meaning- A confrontation or unpleasant struggle.भिड़ंत Synonyms: Battle, Fight, Clash, Conflict, Confrontation, Skirmish · Antonyms: Consensus, Concord, Harmony
• Mutate (verb) – Meaning- Change in form or nature.रूप बदलना Synonyms: Change, Modify, Transform, Convert, Evolve · Antonyms: Stabilize, Stay, Remain
• Acquire (verb) – Meaning- To obtain something by buying or being given it.पाना Synonyms: Get, Obtain, Receive, Come By, Pick Up · Antonyms: Fail, Relinquish, Give Up, Lose
• Lethal (adjective) – Meaning- Very harmful or destructive.जानलेवा Synonyms: Deadly, Fatal, Mortal, Noxious, Virulent, Pernicious · Antonyms: Harmless, Nonfatal, Beneficial
• Containment (noun) – Meaning- The act of keeping something under control so that it cannot spread in a harmful way.रोकथाम Synonyms: Curb, Restraint, Control, Rein In · Antonyms: Allowance, Permission, Liberation
• Recede (verb) – Meaning- (especially of a problem, feeling or quality) to become gradually weaker or smaller.कम होना Synonyms: lessen, diminish, subside, abate · Antonyms: intensify, amplify, increase
• Terrify (verb) – Meaning- To make somebody feel extremely frightened.डराना Synonyms: Petrify, Scare, Afraid, Scare Stiff, Affright · Antonyms: Please, Delight, Soothe, Comfort
• Prudent (adjective) – Meaning- Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.विवेकी Synonyms: Wise, Well-Judged, Judicious, Sagacious, Shrewd · Antonyms: Imprudent, Unwise, Injudicious, Thoughtless
• Unscathed (adjective) – Meaning- Without suffering any injury, damage, or harm.सकुशल Synonyms: Unharmed, Safe, Unhurt, Intact, Unscarred · Antonyms: Injured, Damaged, Aggrieved, Harmed

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Editorials of the day (free)

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  The Economic Times

  Bernie bows out
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  The Economic Times

  Let lockdown not grow digital divide
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  The Economic Times

  Adapt to eco ronic means conditions
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  The Hindu

  Taking a long view of the pandemic fight

Prime editorials of the day

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  Prime Idioms and Phrases Quiz

  10 q | 5 min
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  Prime The Times of India

  Hope floats