The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 12.08.2025

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Labile (adj.)
Meaning: liable to change; easily altered. (अस्थिर)

Synonyms: unstable, Changing, varying

Antonyms: fixed, unalterable, inflexible

Sentence: Persons whose blood pressure is more labile will carry an enhanced risk of heart attack.

Raddled (adj.)
Meaning: (of a person or their face) showing signs of age or fatigue. (उलझा हुआ)

Synonyms: bewildered, dazed, confused

Antonyms: conscious, clearheaded

Sentence: He’s beginning to look quite raddled.

Cachet (noun)
Meaning: the state of being respected or admired; prestige. (प्रतिष्ठा)

Synonyms: prestige, stature, status

Antonyms: shame, odium, pettiness

Sentence: No other brand name has quite the same cachet.

Steadfast (adj.)
Meaning: firm in one’s allegiance to someone or something (दृढ़)

Synonyms: loyal, faithful, devout

Antonyms: faithless, treacherous, false

Sentence: Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.

Denigrate (verb)
Meaning: to express scornfully one’s low opinion of (निंदा करना)

Synonyms: criticize, disparage, denounce

Antonyms: applaud, praise, glorify

Sentence: It was unkind to denigrate his achievement.

Moot (adj.)
Meaning: subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty. (विवादास्पद)

Synonyms: questionable, debatable, disputable

Antonyms: sure, unanswerable, certain

Sentence: He argued that the issue had become moot since the board had changed its policy.

Snivel (verb)
Meaning: to complain or cry in an annoying way (बच्चे की तरह रोना)

Synonyms: cry, weep, groan

Antonyms: laugh, giggle, chuckle

Sentence: I’ve warned you. If you fail, don’t come snivelling back to me.

Paroxysm (noun)
Meaning: a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity. (आवेग)

Synonyms: outburst, agony, gust

Sentence: In a sudden paroxysm of jealousy, she threw her clothes out of the window.

Transpired (verb)
Meaning: as in happened; to take place (घटित होना)

Synonyms: happen, occur, take place

Sentence: Exactly what transpired remains unknown.

Arsenal (noun)
Meaning: a place where military arms are stored (शस्त्रागार)

Synonyms: armory, warehouse, depot

Sentence: They sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons.

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Fiendish (adj.)
Meaning: extremely cruel or unpleasant; devilish. (पैशाचिक)

Synonyms: wicked, cruel, vicious

Antonyms: good-hearted, benign, kind

Sentence: This was a fiendish act of wickedness.

Smother (verb)
Meaning: kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate. (गला घोंटना)

Synonyms: suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate

Antonyms: resuscitate, breathe, exhale

Sentence: They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags.

Commotion (noun)
Meaning: a state of confused and noisy disturbance. (हल्ला गुल्ला)

Synonyms: disturbance, ruckus, uproar

Antonyms: calm, hush, peace

Sentence: She was distracted by a commotion across the street.

Revel (verb)
Meaning: enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing. (आनंद लेना)

Synonyms: celebrate, make merry, have a party

Sentence: They spent the evening reveling with their guests.

Denouement (noun)
Meaning: the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. (उपसंहार)

Synonyms: final act, climax, epilogue

Antonyms: beginning, start

Sentence: The film’s denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous.

Clamor (noun)
Meaning: a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently. (कोलाहल)

Synonyms: babel, uproar, loud noise

Antonyms: quiet, silence, calm

Sentence: There was a clamor of voices outside the office.

Scuttled (verb)
Meaning: run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps. (भागना)

Synonyms: scamper, scurry, scramble

Antonyms: crawled, crept, poked

Sentence: Two very small children scuttled away in front of them.

Desecrating (verb)
Meaning: treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate. (अपवित्र करना)

Synonyms: violate, profane, treat sacrilegiously

Antonyms: reverent, reverential, worshipful

Sentence: More than 300 graves were desecrated.

Snazzy (adj.)
Meaning: stylish and attractive. (अत्यधिक आकर्षित)

Synonyms: stylish, smart, attractive

Antonyms: simple, unadorned, unfashionable

Sentence: Paula’s wearing a very snazzy pair of shoes!

Insuperable (adj.)
Meaning: (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome. (अजेय)

Synonyms: insurmountable, unconquerable, invincible

Antonyms: superable, surmountable, vincible

Sentence: The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.

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Perdition (noun)
Meaning: (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death. (विनाश)

Synonyms: damnation, destruction, downfall

Antonyms: bliss, paradise

Sentence: Simple stupidity is not enough to doom one to perdition.

Foolhardy (adj.)
Meaning: recklessly bold or rash. (असावधान)

Synonyms: reckless, careless, incautious

Antonyms: careful, cautious, heedful

Sentence: It would be foolhardy to go into the scheme without support.

Clutter (noun)
Meaning: an unorganized collection or mixture of various things (ढेरी)

Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomeration, mixed bag

Sentence: Sorry about the clutter in the kitchen

Exculpate (verb)
Meaning: show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing. (निर्दोष सिद्ध करना)

Synonyms: absolve, acquit, clear

Antonyms: accuse, arraign

Sentence: He exculpate himself from stealing the money.

Convene (verb)
Meaning: come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble. (आमन्त्रित करना)

Synonyms: assemble, call, convoke

Sentence: He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel.

Supine (adj.)
Meaning: lacking the ability or will to act on one’s own (कमज़ोर)

Synonyms: weak, feeble, yielding

Antonyms: powerful, puissant, strong

Sentence: They blamed the disaster on supine politicians who allowed large corporations to flout regulations.

Demarcate (verb)
Meaning: to mark the limits of (निर्धारित करना)

Synonyms: bound, circumscribe, delimit

Sentence: A bright yellow line demarcated the county on the road map.

Moiety (noun)
Meaning: each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided. (आधा भाग)

Synonyms: half, moiety, part

Antonyms: entirety, whole, full

Sentence: The tax was to be delivered in two moieties.

Meekly (adv.)
Meaning: in a quiet, gentle, and submissive manner. (नर्मी से)

Synonyms: abjectly, deferentially, modestly

Antonyms: arrogantly, audaciously, boldly

Sentence: Most have meekly accepted such advice.

Rummage (verb)
Meaning: search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle. (चप्पा चप्पा छान मारना)

Synonyms: search, explore,

Antonyms: hide, abandon

Sentence: Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.

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Awhile (adv.)
Meaning: for a short time. (कुछ समय)

Synonyms: for a moment, for a while, for a bit

Antonyms: endless, unending

Sentence: Stay awhile and rest.

Festoon (verb)
Meaning: adorn (a place) with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations. (सजाना)

Synonyms: decorate, adorn, embellish

Antonyms: disfigure, spoil

Sentence: The hall was festooned with Christmas lights and holly.

Intransigent (adj.)
Meaning: unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something. (सैद्धांतिक)

Synonyms: uncompromising, inflexible, unbending

Antonyms: acquiescent, amenable, agreeable

Sentence: He has remained intransigent, refusing all suggestions for improvement of the process.

Vestibule (noun)
Meaning: an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building. (दालान)

Synonyms: hallway, entrance hall, lobby

Sentence: I’ll wait for you in the vestibule.

Indelible (adj.)
Meaning: (of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed. (अमिट)

Synonyms: ineradicable, inerasable, ineffaceable

Antonyms: eradicate, expunge, efface

Sentence: The blood had left an indelible mark on her shirt.

Adeptness (adj.)
Meaning: subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something (निपुणता)

Synonyms: skillfulness, adroitness, proficiency

Antonyms: ineptitude, ineptness, artlessness

Sentence: His adeptness at thinking on his feet makes him a formidable debater.

Vacillate (verb)
Meaning: to show uncertainty about the right course of action (संदेह करना)

Synonyms: hesitate, falter, waver

Antonyms: decide

Sentence: We cannot vacillate on the question of the party’s leadership.

Cumber (noun)
Meaning: as in burden (बोझ)

Synonyms: burden, hindrance, obstruction

Antonyms: incentive, impetus

Sentence: His heavy boots cumbered him in walking.

Chasten (verb)
Meaning: to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime (दंड देना)

Synonyms: punish, chastise, penalize

Antonyms: spare, excuse, pardon

Sentence: He has been chastened by all kinds of experiences in life.

Satire (noun)
Meaning: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. (हास्य व्यंग्य)

Synonyms: mockery, ridicule, derision

Sentence: The novel is a stinging satire on politics.

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Indict (verb)
Meaning: to make a claim of wrongdoing against (दोषी ठहराने)

Synonyms: accuse, prosecute, incriminate

Antonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate

Sentence: The grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement.

Measly (adj.)
Meaning: contemptibly small or few. (अल्प)

Synonyms: paltry, meager, scanty

Antonyms: significant, considerable, enough

Sentence: That measly little paycheck barely covered the rent.

Christened (verb)
Meaning: to give a name to (नाम देना)

Synonyms: named, called, termed

Sentence: Did you have your children christened?

Intercession (noun)
Meaning: the action of intervening on behalf of another. (बीच-बचाव)

Synonyms: intermediation, negotiation, intervention

Sentence: His intercession could be of help to the tribe.

Blot (verb)
Meaning: mark or stain (something). (धब्बा लगाना)

Synonyms: stain, taint, smudge

Antonyms: cleanse, purify

Sentence: Dark patches of dirt blotted the gray dress.

Parochial (adj.)
Meaning: not broad or open in views or opinions (संकीर्ण)

Synonyms: petty, small-minded, narrow

Antonyms: liberal, cosmopolitan, open

Sentence: Local newspapers tend to be very parochial.

Fragilities (noun)
Meaning: the quality of being easily broken or damaged. (नाजुकता)

Synonyms: frailty, flimsiness, weakness

Antonyms: strong, sturdy, tough

Sentence: Osteoporosis is characterized by bone fragility.

Deftly (adv.)
Meaning: in a way that is neatly skillful and quick in movement. (चतुराई से)

Synonyms: masterfully, skillfully, adroitly

Antonyms: ineptly, inexpertly, unskillfully

Sentence: The company spokesperson deftly sidestepped the investigative reporter’s questions.

Sententious (adj.)
Meaning: given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner. (उपदेशात्मक)

Synonyms: moralistic, moralizing, sanctimonious

Sentence: The document was sententious and pompous.

Unswerving (adj.)
Meaning: not changing or becoming weaker; steady or constant. (अडिग)

Synonyms: unwavering, unfaltering, unhesitating

Antonyms: timid, diffident, heedful

Sentence: The general had an unswerving devotion to duty.

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Yammer (noun)
Meaning: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely (परेशान)

Synonyms: complain, scream, whine

Antonyms: rejoice, delight, tolerate

Sentence: Customers yammered on for what seemed like days about the billing mistake.

Palpitate (verb)
Meaning: to expands and contract in a rhythmic manner (धड़कना)

Synonyms: throb, beat, vibrate

Sentence: The man’s heart began to palpitate, and he feared another attack was coming on.

Malinger (verb)
Meaning: to pretend to be sick or injured to avoid doing work (बीमारी का बहाना करना)

Synonyms: lazy, idle, fake

Antonyms: slave, toil, work

Sentence: And is he really ill or just malingering?

Pernicious (adj.)
Meaning: causing or capable of causing harm (हानिकारक)

Synonyms: harmful, dangerous, detrimental

Antonyms: benign, harmless, beneficial

Sentence: The pernicious effects of illegal narcotics on society.

Sobriety (noun)
Meaning: a mental state free of jesting or trifling (संयम)

Synonyms: intentness, earnestness, soberness

Antonyms: frivolity, levity, lightness

Sentence: She was a model of sobriety and honesty.

Angst (noun)
Meaning: a strong feeling of being worried or nervous (गुस्से)

Synonyms: tension, fearfulness, anger

Antonyms: contentment, content, peace

Sentence: A film about teenage angst.

Gingerly (adj.)
Meaning: in a careful or cautious manner. (सावधानी से)

Synonyms: carefully, formally, methodically

Antonyms: randomly, irregularly, haphazardly

Sentence: Gingerly he opened the door of the rat’s cage.

Salient (adj.)
Meaning: formal standing out because of prominence or importance (मुख्य)

Synonyms: outstanding, important, major

Antonyms: unimportant, insignificant, hidden

Sentence: The salient features of the product are detailed in the press release.

Confiscate (verb)
Meaning: to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one’s authority (ज़ब्त करना)

Synonyms: seize, attach, expropriate

Antonyms: render, yield, deliver

Sentence: Anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards.

Cogent (adj.)
Meaning: having the power to persuade (ठोस)

Synonyms: compelling, convincing, conclusive

Antonyms: unconvincing, ineffective, inconclusive

Sentence: The results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal.