The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary

(1) Peril (Noun) — जोखिम में डालना
Definition: Serious and immediate danger
Synonyms: Anger, Jeopardy, Risk
Antonyms: Safety, Security
Usage: President Sirisena’s actions have put Sri Lankan democracy in peril

(2) Plunge (Verb) — कूद पड़ना
Definition: Jump or dive quickly and energetically
Synonyms: Hurl oneself, Throw oneself, Fling oneself, Launch oneself, Catapult oneself
Antonyms: Ascent, Rise, Increase
Usage: Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has plunged the country into a political crisis

(3) Manoeuvre (Verb) — सेना अथवा जहाज़ों का स्थान बदलना
Definition: Move skillfully or carefully
Synonyms: Steer, Guide, Drive, Negotiate, Navigate
Antonyms: Cessation, Ignorance
Usage: His sudden and secret manoeuvre caught everyone, including senior politicians, completely
unawares.

(4) Garner (Verb) —  संचित करना
Definition: Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval)
Synonyms: Gather, Collect, Accumulate, Amass
Antonyms: Spend, Disperse, Distribute
Usage: By suspending Parliament, Mr. Sirisena is seen to have exposed his own insecurity about
garnering the required strength.

(5) Plummet (Verb) — अचानक से गिरना
Definition: Decrease rapidly in value or amount
Synonyms: Plunge, Fall Headlong, Hurtle, Nosedive
Antonyms: Ascend, Go up
Usage: All this has come at a time of economic fragility, with a plummeting rupee, soaring
unemployment and rising living costs.

(6) Blatant (Adjective) – स्पष्ट
Definition: (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly
Synonyms: Flagrant, Glaring, Obvious, Undisguised
Antonyms: Inconspicuous, Subtle
Usage: Mr. Sirisena’s appointment of Mr. Rajapaksa even before voting out Mr. Wickremesinghe on the
floor of Parliament is nothing but blatant abuse of his executive powers.

(7) Clout (Noun) — घूँसा मारना
Definition: Influence or power, especially in politics or business
Synonyms: Influence, Power, Pull, Weight, Sway, Leverage
Antonyms: Helplessness, Impotence, Impotency, Powerlessness, Weakness
Usage: The best forum to test political clout in a democracy is the legislature

(8) Thugger (Noun) — गला घोंटना
Definition: Violent behaviour, especially of a criminal nature
Synonyms: Offence, Crime, Law Breaking
Antonyms: Defense, Defence
Usage: An extra-parliamentary power struggle
political thuggery and unrest.

(9) Reconvene (Verb) — समाधान करना
Definition: Convene or cause to convene again
Synonyms: Join, Reconcile, Reassemble
Antonyms: Estrange, go separate ways
Usage: Though much damage has been done already

(10) Grapple —  हाथापाई करना
Definition: Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle
Synonyms: Wrestle, Struggle, Tussle; Brawl
Antonyms: Release, Relinquishment
Usage:  grappling with the economic and social challenges in its aftermath

1. ARENA (NOUN): an area surrounded by seating in which sports are held:(अखाड़ा)
Synonyms: field, ring  
Antonyms: sky, vault  
Example Sentence:
The barricades separating the spectators from the arena were inadequate.

2. ONLOOKER (NOUN): spectator:(तमाशबीन)
Synonyms: observer, viewer  
Antonyms: participant, player 
Example Sentence:
Two onlookers have died in the space of two days in the Jallikattu events.

3. CIPHER (NOUN): Nonexistence:(शून्य)
Synonyms: nonentity, nobody
Antonyms: entity, somebody 
Example Sentence:
He is worried of his cipher.

4. INDUCT (VERB): allow into:(भरती करना)
Synonyms: invest, install
Antonyms: close, reject
Example Sentence:
With some of the events inducting more than 400 bulls and almost twice as many tamers are seen here.
5. FOREFRONT (NOUN): the leading position:(अग्र स्थान)
Synonyms: limelight, front
Antonyms: background, history 
Example Sentence:
The AWBI was earlier in the forefront of mismanagement.

6. SUBMISSION (NOUN): agreement:(निवेदन)
Synonyms: appeasement, capitulation
Antonyms: disagreement, resistance
Example Sentence:
The SC banned Jallikattu on the basis of submissions made by the AWBI.

7. HUNCH (NOUN): instinct:(सहज प्रवृत्ति)
Synonyms: intuition, premonition
Antonyms: certainty, fact  
Example Sentence:
The commentators had vari

ous hunches about the outcome of the next election.

8. INTENSIFY (VERB): aggravate:(तीव्र करना)
Synonyms: enhance, increase  
Antonyms: diminish, hinder
Example Sentence:
The PDS in Jharkhand is intensified by the NFSA.

9. DISCLOSE (VERB): to make known:(प्रकट करना)
Synonyms: divulge, expose   
Antonyms: cover, hide   
Example Sentence:
You should not disclose your name here.

10. FUME (VERB): rage:(क्रुद्ध होना)
Synonyms: seethe, blow up  
Antonyms: be happy, be calm   
Example Sentence:
The people of the town fumed against the government.