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⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 29th July 2026
1. Doyen (noun)
Meaning: the most respected or prominent person in a particular field. (दिग्गज)
Synonyms: veteran, master, maven
Antonyms: novice, beginner
Sentence: Arthur C Clarke is the doyen of science-fiction writers
2. Ebb (verb)
Meaning: (of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce. (अवनति)
Synonyms: diminish, dwindle, wane
Antonyms: ascent, rise, upswing
Sentence: Every tide has its ebb.
3. Harbinger (noun)
Meaning: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another. (अग्र-दूत)
Synonyms: herald, sign, indicator
Sentence: The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.
4. Mingling (verb)
Meaning: mix or cause to mix together. (घुलना मिलना)
Synonyms: mix, blend, intermingle
Antonyms: breaking up, separating, unmixing
Sentence: The site where the river and the ocean mingle their waters to form a broad estuary.
5. Drape (verb)
Meaning: to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming (सजाना)
Synonyms: adorn, array, beautify
Antonyms: blemish, deface, disfigure
Sentence: The town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities.
6. Vitriol (noun)
Meaning: biting sharpness of feeling or expression (व्यंग्य)
Synonyms: acridity, acridness, acrimony
Antonyms: civility, cordiality, courtesy
Sentence: His attack on the government was pure vitriol.
7. Posthaste (adv.)
Meaning: with great speed or immediacy. (बहुत तेज़ी से)
Synonyms: immediately, promptly, readily
Antonyms: slowly, ploddingly, sluggishly
Sentence: Medical aid must be sent to the stricken area posthaste.
8. Rancor (noun)
Meaning: bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing. (विद्वेष)
Synonyms: bitterness, resentment, malice
Antonyms: amity, goodwill, sympathy
Sentence: I have no rancor against him.
9. Periphery (noun)
Meaning: the outer limits or edge of an area or object. (उपनगर)
Synonyms: margin, fringe, boundary
Antonyms: inner, inside, interior
Sentence: Houses have been built on the periphery of the factory site.
10. Persecute (verb)
Meaning: subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs. (सताना)
Synonyms: oppress, abuse, victimize
Antonyms: comfort, console, assist
Sentence: His followers were persecuted by the authorities.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 27th July 2026
1. Trammel (noun)
Meaning: a restriction or impediment to someone’s freedom of action. (प्रतिबंध)
Synonyms: restraint, obstacle, barrier
Antonyms: freedom, latitude
Sentence: We will forge our own future, free from the trammels of materialism.
2. Severance (noun)
Meaning: the action of ending a connection or relationship. (पृथक्करण)
Synonyms: sundering, split, separation
Antonyms: union, reconciliation
Sentence: The hardest thing to cope with was the severance from his family.
3. Putative (adj.)
Meaning: generally considered or reputed to be. (ख्यात)
Synonyms: supposed, assumed, presumed
Antonyms: real, unlikely
Sentence: The putative reason for her dismissal was poor job performance.
4. Iffy (adj.)
Meaning: full of uncertainty; doubtful. (अनिश्चितता)
Synonyms: doubtful, undecided, questionable
Antonyms: sure, convinced, certain
Sentence: Simon’s still kind of iffy about going to Columbia.
5. Ostracize (verb)
Meaning: exclude (someone) from a society or group. (निष्कासित करना)
Synonyms: exclude, shun, spurn
Antonyms: include, admit, accept
Sentence: He was ostracized by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike.
6. Bourgeois (adj.)
Meaning: belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank (आर्थिक वर्ग)
Synonyms: working-class, middle-class, ordinary
Antonyms: aristocratic, noble, upper-class
Sentence: She came from a respectable bourgeois family.
7. Multihued (adj.)
Meaning: marked by a variety of usually vivid colors (बहुरंगी)
Synonyms: chromatic, colored, colorful
Antonyms: colorless, monochromatic, monochromic
Sentence: This magnificent view shows the multihued beauty of the Adirondacks, a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York.
8. Discrepancy (noun)
Meaning: a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. (विसंगति)
Synonyms: difference, disparity, variance
Antonyms: similarity, resemblance, analogy
Sentence: The discrepancy of the calculations of my bill by the hotel and myself was a matter of concern.
9. Reclusive (adj.)
Meaning: avoiding the company of other people; solitary. (एकांतप्रिय)
Synonyms: solitary, secluded, isolated
Antonyms: gregarious, extroverted, talkative
Sentence: The reclusive woman was more than happy to spend her day off reading and writing at home.
10. Reprehensible (adj.)
Meaning: deserving censure or condemnation. (निन्दा)
Synonyms: deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable
Antonyms: inoffensive, unobjectionable, faultless
Sentence: I find their behaviour morally reprehensible.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 24th July 2026
1. Crass (adj.)
Meaning: lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence. (मूरख)
Synonyms: stupid, unrefined, clumsy
Antonyms: refined, intelligent, clever
Sentence: The crass questions all disabled people get asked.
2. Skimpy (adj.)
Meaning: less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable (अल्प)
Synonyms: insufficient, lacking, poor
Antonyms: enough, rich, sufficient
Sentence: The information in the user’s manual for the microwave is skimpy and not particularly helpful
3. Infirm (adj.)
Meaning: lacking bodily strength (कमजोर)
Synonyms: weak, disabled, debilitated
Antonyms: powerful, strong, mighty
Sentence: Her grandmother is elderly and infirm.
4. Contiguous (adj.)
Meaning: having a border in common. (सन्निहित)
Synonyms: neighboring, adjoining, closest
Antonyms: separate, single, apart
Sentence: Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states
5. Staple (noun)
Meaning: the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts (मुख्य)
Synonyms: centre, main, focus
Antonyms: side, accessary, adjunct
Sentence: reading is the very staple of a person’s education
6. Annul (verb)
Meaning: to put an end to by formal action (रद्द करना)
Synonyms: abolish, repeal, cancel
Antonyms: validate, approve, permit
Sentence: unfortunately, his arrogant attitude annuls the many generous favors he does for people
7. Latitude (noun)
Meaning: the right to act or move freely (स्वतंत्रता)
Synonyms: freedom, authorization, authority
Antonyms: unauthorized, limitation, restriction
Sentence: Employees should have some latitude in organizing their work.
8. Bluff (adj.)
Meaning: to cause to believe what is untrue (झांसा देना)
Synonyms: fool, trick, mislead
Antonyms: expose, reveal, unmask
Sentence: I bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French and thus would be the perfect person to serve in the newspaper’s Paris bureau
9. Peremptory (adj.)
Meaning: forcing one’s compliance or participation by or as if by law (आदेशपूर्ण)
Synonyms: compulsory, mandatory, incumbent
Antonyms: voluntary, optional, elective
Sentence: a peremptory summons to appear before the committee
10. Confiscates (adj.)
Meaning: to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one’s authority (ज़ब्त करना)
Synonyms: attaches, seizes, expropriates
Antonyms: releases, hands over, delivers
Sentence: anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guardss.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 22nd July 2026
1. Saunter (verb)
Meaning: walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort. (टहलना)
Synonyms: stroll, amble, wander
Sentence: Adam sauntered into the room.
2. Deepfake (noun)
Meaning: a video of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered so that they appear to be someone else, typically used maliciously or to spread false information. (मिथ्या)
Synonyms: delusion, falsehood, illusion
Antonyms: truth, verity
Sentence: Two artists and an advertising company created a deepfake.
3. Piquant (adj.)
Meaning: having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor. (सरस)
Synonyms: spicy, tangy, spiced
Antonyms: tasteless, dull
Sentence: Bland vegetables are often served with a piquant sauce.
4. Mercenary (adj.)
Meaning: having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions (लालच)
Synonyms: greedy, avaricious, acquisitive
Antonyms: altruistic, charitable, liberal
Sentence: She’s interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.
5. Digression (noun)
Meaning: a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing. (विषयांतर)
Synonyms: deviation, detour, diversion
Sentence: Talking about money now would be a digression from the main purpose of this meeting.
6. Prolix (adj.)
Meaning: (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy. (अति विस्तृत)
Synonyms: lengthy, long-winded, verbose
Antonyms: concise, compact, brief
Sentence: The author’s prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book.
7. Gratis (adv.)
Meaning: without charge; free. (निःशुल्क)
Synonyms: free, without charge, for nothing
Antonyms: paid, costly
Sentence: I’ll give it to you, gratis!
8. Exuded (verb)
Meaning: to flow forth slowly through small openings (बहाना)
Synonyms: give off/out, discharge, release
Antonyms: gushed, poured
Sentence: A sticky resin exudes from the bark of the tree.
9. Toggery (noun)
Meaning: covering for the human body; clothes. (कपड़ा)
Synonyms: attire, dress, cloth
Sentence: Inmates were wearing regular prison toggery.
10. Pluck (noun)
Meaning: spirited and determined courage. (साहस)
Synonyms: courage, bravery, daring
Antonyms: timidity, cowardice
Sentence: She showed a lot of pluck in dealing with the intruders.
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⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 18th July 2026
1. Facile (adj.)
Meaning: having or showing a lack of depth of understanding or character
Synonyms: superficial, shallow
Antonyms: profound, general
Sentence: The movie takes a facile look at what happens when teens enter into serious romantic relationships.
2. Quibble (noun)
Meaning: to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant (निंदा)
Synonyms: complain, criticize, argue
Antonyms: applaud, commend, praise
Sentence: Let’s not quibble over minor details.
3. Dissociate (verb)
Meaning: disconnect or separate (used especially in abstract contexts). (अलग कर देना)
Synonyms: divide, separate, sever
Antonyms: join, unite, combine
Sentence: It is getting harder for him to dissociate himself from the scandal.
4. Largesse (noun)
Meaning: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others. (उदारता)
Synonyms: generosity, munificence, kindness
Antonyms: selfishness, cheapness
Sentence: He throws his largesse to all and sundry.
5. Brouhaha (noun)
Meaning: a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something. (शोरगुल)
Synonyms: disturbance, ruckus, bustle
Antonyms: peace, quiet, tranquillity
Sentence: A brouhaha erupted over her statements about the president.
6. Adjudicate (verb)
Meaning: make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter. (निर्णय करना)
Synonyms: decide, adjudge, determine
Antonyms: equivocate
Sentence: Their purpose is to adjudicate disputes between employers and employees.
7. Winsome (adj.)
Meaning: attractive or appealing in appearance or character. (मनोहर)
Synonyms: appealing, engaging, charming
Antonyms: sulky, sullen, dull
Sentence: In her new movie, the actress again displays the winsome charm that has made her an audience favourite.
8. Thumping (adv.)
Meaning: impressively large, great, or excellent. (बहुत)
Synonyms: extremely, very, perfectly
Antonyms: little, slightly, nominally
Sentence: They won by a thumping majority.
9. Spiteful (adj.)
Meaning: showing or caused by malice. (द्वेषपूर्ण)
Synonyms: malicious, cruel, unkind
Antonyms: benevolent, benign, benignant
Sentence: He made some very spiteful remarks to me.
10. Quotidian (adj.)
Meaning: of or occurring every day; daily. (दैनिक)
Synonyms: daily, day-to-day, diurnal
Antonyms: monthly, weekly, yearly
Sentence: Television has become part of our quotidian existence.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 14th July 2026
1. Ailing (adj.)
Meaning: in poor health. (बीमार)
Synonyms: ill, unwell, sick
Antonyms: healthy, well, fit
Sentence: I went to see my ailing mother.
2. Evict (verb)
Meaning: expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law. (बेदख़ल करना)
Synonyms: expel, eject, remove
Antonyms: take in, welcome, admit
Sentence: He had court orders to evict the trespassers from three camps.
3. Pity (noun)
Meaning: the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others. (दया)
Synonyms: compassion, commiseration, condolence
Antonyms: inhumanity, mercilessness, cruelty
Sentence: Her voice was full of pity.
4. Melee (noun)
Meaning: a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle. (हाथापाई)
Synonyms: tumult, disturbance, rumpus
Antonyms: truce, peace
Sentence: Several people were hurt in the melee.
5. Strangle (verb)
Meaning: squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death. (गला घोंटना)
Synonyms: throttle, choke, garrotte
Antonyms: restore, resuscitate, revive
Sentence: The victim was strangled with a scarf.
6. Arbitration (noun)
Meaning: the use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute. (पंचफ़ैसला)
Synonyms: adjudication, negotiation, conciliation
Sentence: Tayside Regional Council called for arbitration to settle the dispute.
7. Amend (verb)
Meaning: make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date. (संशोधन)
Synonyms: revise, alter, modify
Antonyms: worsen, disfigure, injure
Sentence: The rule was amended to apply only to non-members.
8. Eulogize (verb)
Meaning: praise highly in speech or writing. (प्रशंसा करना)
Synonyms: Applaud, honour, glorify
Antonyms: blame, criticize, condemn
Sentence: He was eulogized at his funeral as a great actor and a good friend.
9. Procure (verb)
Meaning: obtain (something), especially with care or effort. (प्राप्त करना)
Synonyms: obtain, acquire, get
Antonyms: forfeit, lose, give away
Sentence: Can you procure some tickets for me?
10. Snug (adj.)
Meaning: comfortable, warm, and cozy; well protected from the weather or cold. (आरामदायक)
Synonyms: comfortable, warm, cheerful
Antonyms: uncomfortable, unpleasant, harsh
Sentence: They lay snug and warm amid the blankets.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 10th July 2026
1. Impaneled (verb)
Meaning: as in enlisted (सूची में रखना)
Synonyms: inducted, enlisted, enrolled
Antonyms: excluded, rejected, omitted
Sentence: A new grand jury is to be impaneled Wednesday.
2. Voicing (verb)
Meaning: to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) (व्यक्त करना
Synonyms: expressing, stating, announcing
Antonyms: suppressing, restricting
Sentence: They had no inhibitions about voicing their feelings.
3. Prerogative (noun)
Meaning: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. (विशेषाधिकार)
Synonyms: entitlement, right, privilege
Sentence: Education was once the prerogative of the elite.
4. Confluence (noun)
Meaning: the coming together of two or more things to the same point (संगम)
Synonyms: convergence, merging, combination
Antonyms: divergence
Sentence: The Coalition was not really a confluence of parties.
5. Writs (noun)
Meaning: a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way. (प्रादेश)
Synonyms: warrants, summonses, subpoenas
Sentence: There have been at least seven writs issued against him for late payment of bills.
6. Impromptu (adj.)
Meaning: done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed. (बिना तैयारी के)
Synonyms: unprepared, unscripted, extempore
Antonyms: prepared, planned, rehearsed
Sentence: The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.
7. Decoy (verb)
Meaning: to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage (लुभाना)
Synonyms: lure, tempt, entice
Antonyms: turn away, repulse
Sentence: He used a whistle to decoy the birds within range.
8. Dally (verb)
Meaning: act or move slowly. (विलंब करना)
Synonyms: dawdle, delay, loiter
Antonyms: hurry, hasten
Sentence: Don’t dally along the way! We haven’t got much time.
9. Thy (article)
Meaning: archaic or dialect form of your. (तेरा)
Synonyms: thine, thee, yours
Sentence: Hide nothing from thy physician.
10. Rechristened (verb)
Meaning: give a new name to. (नामकरण)
Synonyms: renamed, relabelled, called
Sentence: He rechristened Zaire the Democratic Republic of Congo.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 8th July 2026
1. Saliency (adj.)
Meaning: the quality of being noticeable or important. (महत्त्वपूर्ण)
Synonyms: remarkable, prominent, striking
Antonyms: subtle, unremarkable, obscure
Sentence: The saliency maps supported findings from other studies.
2. Treatise (noun)
Meaning: a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject. (निबंध)
Synonyms: monograph, article, tract
Sentence: The doctor wrote a treatise on alcoholism.
3. Ingenious (adj.)
Meaning: having the skill and imagination to create new things (रचनात्मक)
Synonyms: inventive, innovative, creative
Antonyms: unoriginal, imitative
Sentence: The idea sounds quite ingenious.
4. Maxim (noun)
Meaning: a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct. (कहावत)
Synonyms: saying, adage, aphorism
Sentence: A good maxim is never out of season.
5. Trample (verb)
Meaning: tread on and crush. (रौंद)
Synonyms: stomp, walk over, crush
Sentence: Don’t trample on the flowers!
6. Entrusted (verb)
Meaning: assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone). (सौंपा)
Synonyms: give responsibility, charge, assigned
Sentence: I’ve been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back
7. Bravura (adj.)
Meaning: great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity. (कुशलता)
Synonyms: virtuoso, magnificent, outstanding
Antonyms: artless, amateur, amateurish
Sentence: The film is directed with a technical bravura and visual splendour.
8. Severance (noun)
Meaning: the action of ending a connection or relationship. (पृथक्करण)
Synonyms: sundering, split, separation
Antonyms: union, reconciliation
Sentence: The hardest thing to cope with was the severance from his family.
9. Littoral (noun)
Meaning: relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake. (नदी के किनारे)
Synonyms: coastal, offshore, nearshore
Sentence: Muddy coast is widely distributed in littoral zone.
10. Victual (noun)
Meaning: food or provisions. (अन्न)
Synonyms: food, meal, viand
Sentence: “I can’t bear to see good victuals wasted, ” said Martha.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 6th July 2026
1. Impute (verb)
Meaning: To explain (something) as being the result of something else. (आरोप लगाना)
Synonyms: blame, ascribe, attribute
Sentence: I impute his failure to laziness.
2. Cumbersome (adj.)
Meaning: Difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design. (बोझिल)
Synonyms: clumsy, awkward, unwieldy
Antonyms: practical, useful, functional
Sentence: A long-handled wrench that is too cumbersome for tight spots, such as under the sink.
3. Condemnation (noun)
Meaning: An often public or formal expression of disapproval. (निंदा)
Synonyms: censure, punishment, criticism
Antonyms: endorsement, indorsement, commendation
Sentence: He is bitter in his condemnation of terrorism.
4. Consensus (noun)
Meaning: The state of being of one opinion about something. (सर्वसम्मति)
Synonyms: agreement, unison, unanimity
Antonyms: disagreement, conflict, opposition
Sentence: He was the first to break the consensus and criticize the proposal.
5. Subsume (verb)
Meaning: To have as part of a whole. (सम्मिलित)
Synonyms: include, contain, involve
Antonyms: exclude, leave (out), prevent
Sentence: How can subsume these items?
6. Predicament (noun)
Meaning: A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape. (स्थिति)
Synonyms: dilemma, crisis, hole
Sentence: I suddenly found myself in an awkward predicament.
7. Tacit (adj.)
Meaning: Understood although not put into words. (मौन सहमति)
Synonyms: unspoken, implied, implicit
Antonyms: explicit, express, obvious
Sentence: By tacit agreement, Clark’s friends all avoided any mention of his mentally ill wife.
8. Combine (verb)
Meaning: To come together to form a single unit. (मिलाना)
Synonyms: connect, unite, fuse
Antonyms: split, separate, section
Sentence: Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
9. Mundane (adj.)
Meaning: Having to do with the practical details of regular life. (सांसारिक)
Synonyms: everyday, prosaic, usual
Antonyms: noble, lofty, abnormal
Sentence: They didn’t want to be bothered with mundane concerns like doing the dishes while on vacation.
10. Profane (adj.)
Meaning: Not involving religion or religious matters. (अपवित्र)
Synonyms: nonreligious, irreligious, atheistic
Antonyms: religious, spiritual, divine
Sentence: It was hard to juggle the requirements of church and our more profane duties.
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⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 31st July 2026
1. Fidelity (noun)
Meaning: faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support. (सत्य के प्रति निष्ठा)
Synonyms: loyalty, allegiance, obedience
Antonyms: disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness
Sentence: I had to promise fidelity to the Queen.
2. Chutzpah (noun)
Meaning: extreme self-confidence or audacity. (धृष्टता)
Synonyms: audacity, cheek, guts
Antonyms: bashfulness, diffidence, hesitancy
Sentence: It took a lot of chutzpah to talk to your boss like that.
3. Colloquial (adj.)
Meaning: (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary. (बोल-चाल का)
Synonyms: informal, conversational, casual
Antonyms: formal, learned, literary
Sentence: It’s hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.
4. Annulled (verb)
Meaning: declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result). (रद्द करना)
Synonyms: declare invalid, nullify, invalidate
Antonyms: allowed, approved, authorized
Sentence: His second marriage was annulled because he never divorced his first wife.
5. Indecorous (adj.)
Meaning: not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper. (अनुपयुक्त)
Synonyms: improper, inapposite, inappropriate
Antonyms: appropriate, decorous, suitable
Sentence: He cracked an indecorous joke at a solemn moment in the marriage ceremony
6. Reverberation (noun)
Meaning: prolongation of a sound; resonance. (प्रतिध्वनि)
Synonyms: resonance, echo, echoing
Sentence: Jason heard the reverberation of the slammed door.
7. Idyll (noun)
Meaning: an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque episode or scene, typically an idealized or unsustainable one. (सुखद जीवन)
Synonyms: wonderful time, moment of bliss, heaven
Sentence: His year as a vineyard worker in the south of France was not the idyll that he had expected it to be.
8. Evocative (adj.)
Meaning: bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind. (विचारोत्तेजक)
Synonyms: reminiscent, suggestive, redolent
Antonyms: unreminiscent
Sentence: Those old toys are evocative of my childhood.
9. Apprentice (noun)
Meaning: a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages. (शिक्षु)
Synonyms: trainee, learner, probationer
Antonyms: veteran
Sentence: He was an apprentice to a master craftsman.
10. Cabal (noun)
Meaning: a secret political clique or faction. (साज़िश)
Synonyms: clique, faction, coterie
Sentence: He was assassinated by a cabal of aides within his own regime.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 28th July 2026
1. Intrepid (adj.)
Meaning: feeling or displaying no fear by temperament (निडर)
Synonyms: courageous, brave, fearless
Antonyms: timorous, timid, fearful
Sentence: An intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted.
2. Emissary (noun)
Meaning: a person sent on a mission to represent another (दूत)
Synonyms: ambassador, envoy, representative
Sentence: He had been engaged in emissary activity before he was discovered.
3. Aplomb (noun)
Meaning: evenness of emotions or temper (आत्मविश्वास)
Synonyms: composure, sangfroid, calmness
Antonyms: agitation, concern, perturbation
Sentence: He delivered the speech with his usual aplomb.
4. Exhort (verb)
Meaning: to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action (प्रोत्साहित करना)
Synonyms: urge, encourage, nudge
Antonyms: discourage, deter, check
Sentence: The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests.
5. Convalesce (verb)
Meaning: to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness (ठीक होना)
Synonyms: recover, recuperate, heal
Antonyms: decline, collapse, fail
Sentence: She went to the seaside to convalesce after her stay in hospital.
6. Smite (verb)
Meaning: to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner (मारना)
Synonyms: smack, hit, slap
Sentence: He smote the ball into the grandstand.
7. Scrutinize (verb)
Meaning: to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) (जाँचना करना)
Synonyms: examine, review, scan
Antonyms: skim, miss, glance (at or over)
Sentence: The project’s time constraints make it impossible for the programmers to scrutinize every line of code, so some bugs should be expected.
8. Exigent (adj.)
Meaning: needing immediate attention (अत्यावश्यक)
Synonyms: urgent, acute, dire
Antonyms: minor, incidental, trivial
Sentence: So, it is an important and exigent problem to estimate the software project size.
9. Shovel (verb)
Meaning: to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth (खोदना)
Synonyms: dig, excavate, dredge
Antonyms: fill (in), smooth
Sentence: She dug the foundation with a pick and shovel.
10. Genial (adj.)
Meaning: having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations (मिलनसार)
Synonyms: gracious, pleasant, nice
Antonyms: disagreeable, unpleasant, ungracious
Sentence: A genial host who makes a point of speaking personally to every guest.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 25th July 2026
1. Mellifluous (adj.)
Meaning: having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music (मधुर)
Synonyms: melodic, sweet-toned, soothing
Antonyms: strident, harsh, dissonant
Sentence: I grew up around people who had wonderful, mellifluous voices.
2. Larder (noun)
Meaning: a small room or area where food is kept (भंडारघर)
Synonyms: pantry, cupboard
Sentence: There wasn’t much food left in the larder.
3. Frugal (adj.)
Meaning: sparing or economical with regard to money or food. (मितव्ययी)
Synonyms: economical, thrifty, prudent
Antonyms: wasteful, spendthrift, profligate
Sentence: As children we were taught to be frugal and hard-working.
4. Scintilla (noun)
Meaning: a very small amount (अंश)
Synonyms: glimmer, shred, bit
Antonyms: lot, bushel, plenty
Sentence: There isn’t a scintilla of evidence to prove it.
5. Complaisant (adj.)
Meaning: willing or eager to please other people (उदार)
Synonyms: gracious, acquiescent, agreeable
Sentence: She was a complaisant wife and dutiful daughter.
6. Eschew (verb)
Meaning: deliberately avoid using; abstain from. (त्याग करना)
Synonyms: avoid, evade, escape
Antonyms: seek, accept, pursue
Sentence: The minister eschews involvement in local politics, since he doesn’t want to diminish his moral authority in the community.
7. Snooty (adj.)
Meaning: being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior (दुष्ट)
Synonyms: arrogant, snobbish, haughty
Antonyms: democratic, humble, modest
Sentence: The actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman.
8. Drub (verb)
Meaning: hit or beat (someone) repeatedly. (पीटना)
Synonyms: hit, beat, smash
Sentence: The thief was severely drubbed for stealing the car.
9. Adjunct (noun)
Meaning: a person who helps a more skilled person (सहायक)
Synonyms: adjutant, apprentice, assistant
Sentence: He serves as an adjunct to the congressional delegation on its fact-finding mission.
10. Subjugated (verb)
Meaning: bring under domination or control, especially by conquest. (अधीन करना)
Synonyms: conquer, vanquish, overpowered
Antonyms: discharged, emancipated, enfranchised
Sentence: The invaders had soon subjugated most of the native population.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 23rd July 2026
1. Ferocity (noun)
Meaning: the state or quality of being ferocious. (क्रूरता)
Synonyms: brutality, brutishness, barbarity
Antonyms: benignity, humanity, kindness
Sentence: The lion attacked its victim with great ferocity.
2. Abridge (verb)
Meaning: shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense. (संक्षेप करना)
Synonyms: shorten, cut, cut short
Antonyms: elongate, extend, lengthen
Sentence: The introduction is abridged from the author’s afterword to the novel.
3. Wretch (noun)
Meaning: an unfortunate or unhappy person. (बदकिस्मत)
Synonyms: poor creature, poor soul, unfortunate
Antonyms: innocent, saint
Sentence: Before the poor wretch had time to speak, he was shot.
4. Wrangle (noun)
Meaning: a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated. (तकरार)
Synonyms: argument, dispute, disagreement
Antonyms: consent, agree, assent
Sentence: They were involved in a long legal wrangle.
5. Dicey (adj.)
Meaning: unpredictable and potentially dangerous. (अप्रत्याशित)
Synonyms: risky, uncertain, unpredictable
Antonyms: certain, changeless, constant
Sentence: The company’s finances look a bit dicey.
6. Apocryphal (adj.)
Meaning: (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. (शंकायुक्त)
Synonyms: fictitious, made-up, untrue
Antonyms: real, factual, literal
Sentence: Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.
7. Toil (noun)
Meaning: work extremely hard or incessantly. (कठिन परिश्रम)
Synonyms: work hard, labor, drudgery
Antonyms: relax, repose, rest
Sentence: If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
8. Pelf (noun)
Meaning: money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonorable way. (धन)
Synonyms: bucks, cash, money
Sentence: He was a politician who seems more interested in pelf than in policy
9. Conduit (noun)
Meaning: a channel for conveying water or other fluid. (पाइपलाइन)
Synonyms: channel, duct, pipe
Sentence: This is the major conduit for carrying water to the military base
10. Knavery (noun)
Meaning: a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke (धूर्तता)
Synonyms: roguery, waggery, frolic
Sentence: Knavery may serve for a turn, but honesty is in the long run.
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⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 17th July 2026
1. Melancholy (adj.)
Meaning: causing unhappiness (उदासी)
Synonyms: sad, depressing, mournful
Antonyms: happy, cheery, glad
Sentence: The melancholy thought of having to say good-bye to all the friends he had made over the summer.
2. Arcane (adj.)
Meaning: difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand (रहस्यमय)
Synonyms: esoteric, profound, recondite
Antonyms: superficial, simple, shallow
Sentence: This argument may seem arcane to those not closely involved in the world of finance.
3. Taverns (noun)
Meaning: a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests (सराय)
Synonyms: hotels, hostels, motels
Sentence: Gainsborough has 44 hotels, inns, and taverns, 9 beer houses, and 4 eating and boarding houses.
4. Eager (adj.)
Meaning: showing urgent desire or interest (उत्सुक)
Synonyms: excited, avid, enthusiastic
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic, unenthusiastic
Sentence: Tom was eager to try out his new pair of skis.
5. Nuisance (noun)
Meaning: one who is obnoxiously annoying (उपद्रवी)
Synonyms: tease, pest, annoyer
Antonyms: charmer, smoothie, comforter
Sentence: The dogs next door is a real nuisance.
6. Veracious (adj.)
Meaning: being in the habit of telling the truth (सत्यप्रिय)
Synonyms: honest, outspoken, truthful
Antonyms: dishonest, false, untruthful
Sentence: He has a reputation for being veracious, so people generally take his word for things.
7. Vaticinate (Verb)
Meaning: to tell of or describe beforehand (भविष्यवाणी करना)
Synonyms: predict, forecast, anticipate
Antonyms: describe, report, relate
Sentence: He vaticinated a period of peace for the continent.
8. Aficionados (noun)
Meaning: a person with a strong and habitual liking for something (प्रशंसक)
Synonyms: enthusiasts, fans, lovers
Antonyms: nonfans, detractors, critics
Sentence: This coffee is regarded by aficionados as one of the world’s finest.
9. Acme (noun)
Meaning: the highest part or point (शिखर)
Synonyms: pinnacle, zenith, height
Antonyms: bottom, foot, base
Sentence: His work is considered the acme of cinematic art.
10. Janitor (noun)
Meaning: a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner (चौकीदार)
Synonyms: custodian, caretaker, keeper
Sentence: Got a job as the night janitor at the elementary school.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 13th July 2026
1. Fealty (noun)
Meaning: adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty (निष्ठा)
Synonyms: allegiance, commitment, dedication
Antonyms: treachery, disloyalty, perfidy
Sentence: He swore fealty to the king.
2. Invidious (adj.)
Meaning: (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others. (अपमानजनक)
Synonyms: envious, malicious, covetous
Antonyms: generous, charitable
Sentence: Such a difficult choice placed him in an invidious position.
3. Shtick (noun)
Meaning: a performance regularly presented by an individual or group (कार्य)
Synonyms: act, routine, performance
Sentence: His shtick as a falling-down drunk isn’t funny to people battling alcoholism.
4. Affray (noun)
Meaning: an instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace. (झगड़ा)
Synonyms: brawl, fight, confrontation
Antonyms: silence, calm
Sentence: He was charged with causing an affray.
5. Pithy (adj.)
Meaning: marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning (अल्पशब्दक)
Synonyms: concise, brief, summary
Antonyms: wordy, lengthy, verbose
Sentence: Press releases must be short and pithy.
6. Fete (noun)
Meaning: a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something (उत्सव)
Synonyms: celebration, jamboree, fest
Sentence: Despite the bad weather the fete will go ahead.
7. Penitence (noun)
Meaning: the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance. (पछतावा)
Synonyms: remorse, guilt, regret
Antonyms: impenitence, remorselessness
Sentence: He expressed suitable penitence for what he had done
8. Haste (noun)
Meaning: a high rate of movement or performance (जल्दी)
Synonyms: speed, hurry, quick
Antonyms: slow, stop, retard
Sentence: Anger and haste hinder good counsel.
9. Consigliere (noun)
Meaning: a person who gives advice especially professionally (परामर्शदाता)
Synonyms: adviser, consultant, counselor
Antonyms: counselee
Sentence: Barry was the president’s trusted consigliere and chief political strategist.
10. Hearsay (noun)
Meaning: information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor. (अफ़वाह)
Synonyms: rumour, gossip, whisper
Sentence: Her judgements are based on hearsay rather than evidence.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 9th July 2026
1. Avouchment (noun)
Meaning: a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something (घोषणा)
Synonyms: declaration, assertion, claim
Antonyms: dispute, question
Sentence: Your avouchment of his good intentions means he won’t be disciplined.
2. Pang (noun)
Meaning: a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion. (पीड़ा)
Synonyms: pain, sting, discomfort
Antonyms: aid, assist, comfort
Sentence: He experienced a sudden pang of conscience.
3. Wrest (verb)
Meaning: to draw out by force or with effort (खींचना)
Synonyms: wrench, pull, extract
Antonyms: insert, instill
Sentence: I managed to wrest the photograph from his grasp.
4. Stealthiest (adj.)
Meaning: behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. (गुप्त)
Synonyms: furtive, secretive, clandestine
Antonyms: open, public
Sentence: Cats are among the stealthiest of stalkers.
5. Evermore (adv.)
Meaning: (chiefly used for rhetorical effect or in ecclesiastical contexts) always. (हमेशा के लिये)
Synonyms: always, forever, eternally
Antonyms: never, nevermore, ne’er
Sentence: The editor’s decision is final and shall evermore remain so.
6. Headlong (adv.)
Meaning: in a rush; with reckless haste. (हड़बड़ी)
Synonyms: hurried, rushed, sudden
Antonyms: deliberate, unhurried, calculated
Sentence: Those who rush headlong to join in the latest craze.
7. Obduracy (noun)
Meaning: a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion (हठ)
Synonyms: obdurateness, obstinacy, stubbornness
Antonyms: broad-mindedness, open-mindedness, reasonability
Sentence: His error was sheer obduracy in refusing to admit a mistake.
8. Encrust (verb)
Meaning: cover (something) with a hard surface layer. (जमना)
Synonyms: coagulate, congeal, cover
Sentence: She arrived home with her knees encrusted with mud.
9. Gullible (adj.)
Meaning: easily persuaded to believe something; credulous. (भोला)
Synonyms: credulous, over-trusting, easily deceived
Antonyms: cynical, mistrustful, sophisticated
Sentence: He’s so gullible he’ll believe anything.
10. Solace (verb)
Meaning: give comfort or consolation to. (आश्वासन)
Synonyms: comfort, console, cheer
Antonyms: anguish, distress
Sentence: She smiled, as though solaced by the memory.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 7th July 2026
1. Cognoscente (noun)
Meaning: a connoisseur; a discerning expert. (विशेषज्ञ)
Synonyms: scholar, connoisseur, maestro
Antonyms: novice, amateur, neophyte
Sentence: He is a cognoscente of medieval painting.
2. Indomitable (adj.)
Meaning: impossible to subdue or defeat. (अदम्य)
Synonyms: invincible, unconquerable, unbeatable
Antonyms: vulnerable, susceptible, vincible
Sentence: Alice was a woman of indomitable spirit.
3. Unremitting (adj.)
Meaning: going on and on without any interruptions (निरंतर)
Synonyms: continuous, relentless, incessant
Antonyms: recurrent, intermittent, discontinuous
Sentence: As long as the continuous efforts, unremitting struggle, there is no things that cannot be conquered.
4. Drizzle (noun)
Meaning: light rain falling in very fine drops. (बूंदा बांदी)
Synonyms: sprinkle of rain, light shower, spray
Sentence: Boston will be cloudy with patchy drizzle.
5. Nay (noun)
Meaning: a negative answer or vote. (अस्वीकार)
Synonyms: denial, refusal, negation
Antonyms: yes, positive, approval
Sentence: The daily work continued; nay, it actually increased.
6. Contagion (noun)
Meaning: the communication of disease from one person to another by close contact. (संक्रमण)
Synonyms: malady, illness, infection
Sentence: The doctor says there’s no chance/danger of contagion.
7. Chary (adj.)
Meaning: cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something. (होशियार)
Synonyms: wary, cautious, heedful
Antonyms: careless, unmindful, heedless
Sentence: I am rather chary of making too many idiotic mistakes
8. Conglomerate (noun)
Meaning: a number of different things or parts that are put or grouped together to form a whole but remain distinct entities. (संगुटिका)
Synonyms: mixture, combination, amalgamation
Antonyms: disband, disperse, break up
Sentence: The Earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms.
9. Covetous (adj.)
Meaning: having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else. (लालची)
Synonyms: grasping, greedy, rapacious
Antonyms: generous, handsome, magnanimous
Sentence: A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
10. Corroborate (verb)
Meaning: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding). (पुष्टि करना)
Synonyms: confirm, verify, endorse
Antonyms: refute, disprove, rebut
Sentence: Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
⛳️The Hindu Editorial VOCAB: 4th July 2026
1. Folly (noun)
Meaning: lack of good sense; foolishness. (मूर्खता)
Synonyms: insanity, idiocy, absurdity
Antonyms: wisdom, prudence, discretion
Sentence: Too much clevernness is folly
2. Catharsis (noun)
Meaning: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. (विरेचन)
Synonyms: purging, purgation, purification
Sentence: Music is a means of catharsis for them.
3. Prerogative (noun)
Meaning: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. (परमाधिकार)
Synonyms: entitlement, right, privilege
Sentence: Education was once the prerogative of the elite.
4. Custodians (noun)
Meaning: a person who has responsibility for or looks after something. (संरक्षक)
Synonyms: curator, guardians, conservator
Sentence: Farmers are custodians of the land for the next generation.
5. Thereof (adv.)
Meaning: of the thing just mentioned; of that. (उसके)
Synonyms: therewith, thereout
Sentence: Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
6. Fillip (noun)
Meaning: something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity. (प्रोत्साहन)
Synonyms: boost, encouragement, incitement
Antonyms: dull, dampen
Sentence: The news gave the stock market a big fillip.
7. Tranche (noun)
Meaning: a portion of something, especially money. (अंश)
Synonyms: fraction, tiny part, bit
Antonyms: lot, plenty, loads
Sentence: They risk losing the next tranche of funding.
8. Attrition (noun)
Meaning: the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure. (कमी होना)
Synonyms: decay, weakening, debilitation
Antonyms: buildup, increase, gain
Sentence: The council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition.
9. Jocund (adj.)
Meaning: cheerful and lighthearted. (प्रफुल्ल)
Synonyms: cheerful, happy, jolly
Antonyms: melancholy, sorrowful, sad
Sentence: Old friends engaged in jocund teasing.
10. Impediment (noun)
Meaning: a hindrance or obstruction in doing something. (बाधा)
Synonyms: hindrance, obstruction, obstacle
Antonyms: catalyst, goad, impetus
Sentence: He was satisfied there was no legal impediment to the marriage.