The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 17 May 2020 – 10 Words with Hindi Meaning, 6 Editorials

On 17 May 2020 Vocab24 covered 6 editorials from The Economic Times, The Hindu, Cloze Test 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

Adage (noun) – Meaning- A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.कहावत Synonyms: Saying, Maxim, Byword, Aphorism, Dictum, Axiom
Toehold (noun) – Meaning- A relatively insignificant position from which further progress may be made.अपेक्षाकृत महत्वहीन स्थिति जिससे भविष्य की प्रगति हो सकती है Synonyms: Niche, Perch, Meiter
Condemn (verb) – Meaning- Express complete disapproval of.निंदा करना Synonyms: Censure, Criticize, Denounce, Reprove, Berate, Chastise · Antonyms: Approve, Praise, Commend, Laud
Abrogation (noun) – Meaning- The fact of officially ending a law, an agreement, etc.रद्दीकरण Synonyms: Repudiation, Repeal, Cancellation, Annulment, Invalidation, Nullification · Antonyms: Commandment, Mandating, Sanctioning, Ordering
Plummet (verb) – Meaning- To fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position.अचानक से गिरना Synonyms: Plunge, Fall, Drop, Decline, Nosedive, Tumble · Antonyms: Rise, Ascend, Soar, Shoot-Up, Escalate
Augment (verb) – Meaning- To increase the amount, value, size, etc. of something.बढ़ाना Synonyms: Increase, Make Larger, Expand, Enlarge · Antonyms: Reduce, Decrease, Curtail, Cut down
Slump (verb) – Meaning- To fall in price, value, number, etc., suddenly and by a large amount.भारी गिरावट आना Synonyms: Drop, Decline, Fall, Slip, Sink · Antonyms: Rise, Increase, Boom, Go up
Scrap (verb) – Meaning- Abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law).समाप्त करना Synonyms: Abandon, Discard, Throw out, Eliminate, Cut, Withdraw · Antonyms: Agree, Accept, Adopt, Concur
Resort (verb) – Meaning- Turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation.सहारा लेना Synonyms: Recourse, Press into Service, Way out, Turn to, Fall back on · Antonyms: Stop, Halt, Stay, Shun, Avoid
Pretext (noun) – Meaning- A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.बहाना व्यपदेश Synonyms: Excuse, Pretense, Ostensible reason, Plea, Supposed grounds · Antonyms: Reality, Truth, Fact