Editorial Vocabulary – 11 July 2020

On 11 July 2020 Vocab24 covered 10 editorials from The Times of India, One Liner, Top Reviews of the Week, The Economic Times, It’s time to Share Vocab24, MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES, The Hindu, 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

• Prescient (adjective) – Meaning - Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.भविष्यद्दर्शी Synonyms: Predictive, Visionary, Prophetic · Antonyms: Incautious, Heedless, Shortsighted
• Pretext (noun) – Meaning- A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.अपदेश Synonyms: Excuse, Ostensible reason, Plea, Supposed grounds · Antonyms: Reality, Truth, Fact
• Plunge (verb) – Meaning - Jump or dive quickly and energetically.कूदना Synonyms: Jump, Dive, Hurl oneself, Fling oneself
• Allegorical (adjective) – Meaning - Using characters or events as symbols to represent an idea or a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.रूपकात्मक Synonyms: Figurative, Symbolic, Emblematic
• Gambit (noun) – Meaning - An act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation.प्रथम चाल Synonyms: Advantage, Upper hand, Whip hand · Antonyms: Honesty, Truthfulness
• Cognizance (noun) – Meaning - Knowledge or awareness.परिज्ञान Synonyms: Consciousness, Notice, Realization · Antonyms: Ignorance, Neglect, Incognizance
• Afflict (verb) – Meaning - To affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way.कष्ट पहुँचाना Synonyms: Trouble, Cause suffering to, Distress · Antonyms: Help, Aid, Assist
• Maze (noun) – Meaning - A complex network of paths or passages.चक्र-व्यूह Synonyms: Labyrinth, Complex network, Mesh · Antonyms: Order, Ease
• Uncanny (adjective) – Meaning - Strange and difficult to explain.विचित्र अस्वाभाविक Synonyms: Unnatural, Weird, Strange, Bizarre · Antonyms: Natural, Ordinary, Normal
• Piecemeal (adjective) – Meaning- Done or happening gradually at different times and often in different ways, rather than carefully planned at the beginning.बराबर और धीमा Synonyms: Gradual, Progressive, Moderate · Antonyms: Abrupt, Sudden

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Editorials of the day (free)

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  The Times of India

  Jungle law dubey’s death raises hard questions
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  One Liner

  One liner for english
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  Top Reviews of the Week

  What users say about vocab24
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  The Economic Times

  Vikas dubey argument for radical reform
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  The Economic Times

  Rums project big boost to india’s solar power dreams
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  It’s time to Share Vocab24

  Share vocab24 app with your friends as sharing is caring
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  MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES

  Motivational quotes to keep you learning english with vocab24
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  The Hindu

  The pandemic is about eyes shut

Prime editorials of the day

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  Prime Reading Comprehension Quiz

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  Prime The Times of India

  Encounter pradesh – where vikas dubey is shot dead before trial