Editorial Vocabulary – 3 June 2020

On 3 June 2020 Vocab24 covered 6 editorials from The Times of India, The Economic Times, The Hindu, Spelling Error 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

• Precarity (noun) – Meaning- The state of being uncertain.अनिश्चितता Synonyms: Incertitude, Unreliability, Unpredictability, Irresolution · Antonyms: Certainty, Surety, Certitude, Assuredness
• Herald (verb) – Meaning- To say in public that somebody/something is good or important.घोषित करना Synonyms: Announce, Declare, Proclaim · Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Keep Secret, Cover, Veil
• Appeasement (noun) – Meaning- The practice of giving a country what it wants in order to avoid war.मनुहार Synonyms: Conciliation, Placation, Pacification, Palliation, Pacification · Antonyms: Provocation, Aggravation, Disagreement
• Subaltern (adjective) – Meaning- Of lower status.अधीनस्थ Synonyms: Inferior, Petty, Underling, Minor · Antonyms: Superior, Better, First-rate
• Stint (noun) – Spell, Stretch, Period, Time, Run, Session Synonyms: Spell, Stretch, Period, Time, Run, Session
• Quell (verb) – Meaning- To stop something such as violent behaviour or protests.दमन करना Synonyms: Put an end to, Stamp out, Quench, End, Finish, Crush · Antonyms: Provoke, Aggravate, Incite, Encourage
• Instrumental (adjective) – Meaning- Important in making something happen.सहायक Synonyms: Involved, Subservient, Conducive, Contributory, Ancillary · Antonyms: Unhelpful, Useless, Tangential
• Satiate (verb) – Meaning- To give somebody so much of something that they do not feel they want any more.संतृप्त करना Synonyms: Satisfy, Quench, Fulfill, Meet, Content · Antonyms: Dissatisfy, Fail, Annoy, Upset
• Vantage (noun) – Meaning- A place or position affording a good view of something.नज़रिया Synonyms: Viewpoint, Standpoint, Outlook, Perspective, Angle
• Plausible (adjective) – Meaning- Reasonable and likely to be true.विश्वसनीय लगने वाला Synonyms: Credible, Probable, Believable, Reasonable · Antonyms: Fishy, Improbable, Questionable, Dubious

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Editorials of the day (free)

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  The Times of India

  Sitting on covid data yet another confirmation of how china hurt the world
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  The Times of India

  The emphasis on coarse cereals is a sensible move
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  The Economic Times

  Forget moody’s focus on the mood
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  The Times of India

  Slow down and savour the experience
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  The Hindu

  The waning of subaltern solidarity for hindutva

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