Dear students, English language is the flavor of the millennium. In every aspect of life, we need great English language skills to stand out and be a success in your chosen field. In your competitive Exams for govt. jobs, English section is the most challenging. The best way to improve your language skills is by Reading newspapers. We are providing 10 vocabulary words from The Hindu Newspaper Editorial. Read and learn.
1.Hapless (adjective)
Meaning: (especially of a person) unfortunate.
Synonyms: unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, out of luck, ill-starred, ill-fated, jinxed, cursed, doomed.
Example: Detective novelists tell us that hapless people are murdered for mainly three reasons: greed, ambition and lust, not necessarily in that order.
2.Obscurantism (noun)
Meaning: the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known.
Example: We continue to hold right-wing groups responsible for the death of a man who defied an empire as well as obscurantism within India.
3.Unerring (adjective)
Meaning: always right or accurate.
Synonyms: unfailing, infallible, unswerving, perfect, flawless, faultless, error-free, impeccable, unimpeachable, sure, true, inevitable, assured, certain, uncanny, deadly, scrupulous, meticulous.
Example: Humans are not unerring. Often enough, perfectly rational people tend to behave irrationally, as any salesman or advertiser would attest. Simply reducing the price from ₹1,000 to ₹999.99 increases sales.
4.Nudge (noun)
Meaning: a light touch or push., prod (someone) gently with one’s elbow in order to attract attention.
Synonyms: poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt.
Example: Choice architects can thus ‘nudge’ choosers in a direction. For instance, by making a pension plan the default option, while giving the choice to opt out, people can be ‘nudged’ towards saving for their retirement.
5.Stigma (noun)
Meaning: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.
Synonyms: shame, disgrace, dishonour.
Example: Just as any tool can be used controversially, and in a way not intended by its creators, nudging is sometimes used for misshaping mindsets, behaviour or manipulation. Examples would include using stigma to deflect blame on to individuals, such as on social media, for systemic problems.
6.Encompass (verb)
Meaning: surround and have or hold within.
Synonyms: surround, enclose, ring, encircle, circumscribe, skirt, bound, border.
Example: Today, the terms of the anti-nuclear debate encompass larger issues of environmental destruction, in conjunction with the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of a potential holocaust.
7.Catastrophic (adjective)
Meaning: involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering, extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful.
Synonyms: disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ruinous, tragic, fatal, dire, awful, terrible, dreadful, black, woeful, grievous, lamentable, miserable, unfortunate.
Example: Today, the terms of the anti-nuclear debate encompass larger issues of environmental destruction, in conjunction with the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of a potential holocaust.
8.Munition (noun)
Meaning: military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores, supply with munitions.
Example: With cluster munitions, land mines and chemical and biological weapons having been banned, nuclear weapons remained the last category of weapons of mass destruction that had not been outlawed.
9.Ratification (noun)
Meaning: the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
Example: Given this overall dynamic, it seems reasonable to expect that the minimum number of ratifications would be submitted soon for the treaty to come into force.
10.Culminate (verb)
Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development.
Synonyms: come to a climax, come to a crescendo, come to a head, reach a finale, peak, climax, reach a pinnacle.
Example: These developments may not culminate in immediate ratification. But they raise the prospect that governments will be forced to heed public sentiment sooner than later. The ICAN’s endeavours may pay off eventually.
