On 16 September 2022 Vocab24 covered 8 editorials from The Hindu, Vocab From Newspaper and taught 20 words from them. Read the editorial, learn the words with Hindi meaning, then use three of them in a sentence today.

20 words from this day's editorials

  • Shackles (noun)a particular state, set of conditions or circumstances, etc. that prevent you from saying or doing what you wantहथकड़ी Synonyms: Fetters, Irons, Chains, handcuffs · Antonyms: Releases, assist, freedom, independence
  • Dire (adjective)Very seriousसख्त Synonyms: Dreadful, Awful, Terrible, appalling · Antonyms: Fortunate, good, trivial, minor
  • Predicament (noun)a difficult or an unpleasant situation, especially one where it is difficult to know what to doदुर्दशा Synonyms: Plight, Difficulty, Quandary, pickle · Antonyms: Luck, Benefit, Ease, peace
  • Destitution (noun)the fact of having no money, food and the other things necessary for lifeनिराश्रितता Synonyms: Poverty, Privation, Penury, indigence · Antonyms: Luxury, opulence, Wealth, plethora
  • Unreliable (adjective)that cannot be trusted or depended onअविश्वसनीय Synonyms: Undependable, Untrustworthy, Treacherous, dubious · Antonyms: Loyal, Reliable, Certain, dependable
  • Stagnated (verb)to stop developing or making progressठहरे हुए हैं Synonyms: Languish, vegetated, Decline, hibernated · Antonyms: endeavoured, done a great deal, driven oneself, applied oneself
  • Pioneer (noun)a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to developमार्ग-निर्माता Synonyms: Initiate, Explorer, Trailblazer, innovator · Antonyms: Indigenous, last, emigrant, inheritor
  • Deprivations (noun)the fact of not having something that you need, like enough food, money or a home; the process that causes thisअभाव Synonyms: Privations, Forfeitures, Hardship, wants · Antonyms: perk, provisions, abundances, aliments
  • Perpetuate (verb)to make something such as a bad situation, a belief, etc. continue for a long timeबनाए रखने Synonyms: Preserve, Sustain, Continue, maintain · Antonyms: Cancel, cut short, prevent, take a rest
  • Modicum (noun)a fairly small amount, especially of something good or pleasantकण Synonyms: Speck, Dash, Particle, smidgen · Antonyms: Abundance, lot, much money, surplus
  • Disengagement (noun)the act of stopping fighting and moving awayछुटकारा Synonyms: Detachment, Fallback, Separation, disconnection · Antonyms: Juxtaposition, connectivity, engagement, assoc.
  • Withdrawal (noun)the act of moving or taking something away or backप्रत्याहरण Synonyms: Retreat, Removal, Departure, exit · Antonyms: Arrival, Entrance, Mandate, advent
  • Undertaken (verb)to make yourself responsible for something and start doing itकिया गया Synonyms: Initiated, Started, Undertook, commenced · Antonyms: Basked, batted about, batted around, bludged
  • Populous (adjective)where a large number of people liveजनाकीर्ण Synonyms: Crowded, Populated, heavily populated, jammed · Antonyms: Deserted, Empty, lonely, uninhabited
  • Inevitably (adverb)as is certain to happenअवश्य Synonyms: Necessarily, Unavoidably, Inescapably, needs · Antonyms: Avoidably, Conversely, Dimly, hardly ever
  • Recurrence (noun)it happens againपुनरावृत्ति Synonyms: Repetition, Return, Relapse, repeat · Antonyms: Disappearance, loss, dissipation, sequence
  • Ingresses (noun)the act of entering a placeप्रवेश करता है Synonyms: Entrances, drive-ins, accesses, passageways · Antonyms: Abandon, departs, deserts, erases
  • Deployments (noun)the act of moving soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military actionपरिनियोजन Synonyms: Deployment, dispositions, spreads, arraying · Antonyms: Disorder, disorganization, disregard, enmity
  • Patrolling (verb)to go around an area or a building at regular times to check that it is safe and that there is no troubleगश्त Synonyms: Guard, policing, keep guard, keep watch · Antonyms: Attack, be loud and noisy, behave wildly, burglar
  • Contravention (noun)the fact of doing something that is not allowed by a law or ruleउल्लंघन Synonyms: Breach, Violation, Infringement, infraction · Antonyms: Obedience, conformity, observance, accuracy

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