The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 10-03-2022

 The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 10-03-2022

We provide you the most important vocabulary from the Hindu newspaper on a daily basis, helpful for Bank & SSC exams. To help you increase your vocab, we have come up with this The Hindu Vocabulary article where we will be listing the meaning of difficult words. 

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10th March 2022 The Hindu Vocabulary

Article: Clear Signals

1. Ties (noun) – Connections, relation, Joins, links, bonds

2. Current (noun) – an opinion or a feeling that a group of people have

3. Take on board (phrase) – understand, comprehend, work out, fathom out,

4. Reshape (verb) – redesign, reform, restructure, remake

5. Indo-pacific (adjective) – The Indo Pacific Region, sometimes known as the Indo– West Pacific or Indo–Pacific Asia, is a biogeographic region of Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia.

6. NATO (noun) – North Atlantic Treaty Organization (= an international organization that includes the US, Canada, and several European countries, formed in 1949 for military defense)

7. Indeed (adverb) – Certainly, actually, in reality, undeniably

8. Iteration (noun) – Repetition, restatement, reiteration; doing or saying again

9. QUAD (noun) – The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD), colloquially the Quad or QUAD, is a strategic security dialogue between the United States, India, Japan and Australia that is maintained by talks between member countries.

10. Impending (adjective) – Imminent, looming, awaiting, forthcoming, coming

11. Materialize (verb) – Come into existence, take shape, come about, occur

12. Context (noun) – Setting, background, situation, circumstance

13. Amid (preposition) – Among, in the middle of, in the midst of, amidst, during

14. Accuse (of) (verb) – Blame, indict, allege, fault, reproach, censure, charge, denunciate

15. Stoke (verb) – Strengthen, fuel, encourage, stir up, add fuel to

16. Geopolitical (adjective) – a study of the influence of such factors as geography, economics, and demography on the politics and especially the foreign policy of a state

17. Rivalry (noun) – Competition, opposition, contention, competitiveness, enmity, conflict

18. Club (noun) – Association, organization, Union, alliance, group

19. Strengthen (verb) – Reinforce, fortify, brace, support, toughen, make stronger

20. Five eyes (noun) – The Five Eyes (FVEY) is an Anglosphere intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These countries are parties to the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence.

21. Alliance (noun) – Association, coalition, grouping, union, cooperation

22. Peddle (verb) – Push, hype, espouse, advocate, promote, publicize, advertise

23. Piece together (phrasal verb) – Assemble, reconstruct, put together, mend, repair, restore

24. AUKUS (noun) – AUKUS is a trilateral security partnership between the USA, UK and Australia to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines in the Indo Pacific region

25. Tighten (verb) – Strengthen, increase, intensify, stiffen

26. Bilateral (adjective) – involving/affecting two groups or countries

27. Broad (adjective) – Comprehensive, wide ranging, extensive, wide, far-reaching, expansive

28. Establish (verb) – Found, start, create, benign, set up, bring about थ

29. Neutral (adjective) – Unbiased, impartial, nonaligned, disinterested, dispassionate

30. Reaffirm (verb) – To say or assert again

31. Rock solid (phrase) – unlikely to change, fail, or collapse.

32. Back (verb) – Support, assist, provide backing

33. Concern (noun) – Anxiety, worry, apprehension, fear, alarm, distress, unease

34. Return the favor (phrase) – to do something the same or similar in return for something done

35. Criticise (verb) – Disapprove, censure, disparage, complain, slate, condemn

36. Linkage (noun) – Connection, relation, association, relationship, link

37. Mirrored (adjective) – reflected

38. Axis (noun) – Alliance, partnership, bloc, league, affiliation

39. Explicitly (adverb) – Openly, clearly, overtly, obviously, plainly, unambiguously

40. Equate (verb) – Associate, liken, compare, connect, parallel, link 

41. Pact (noun) – Deal, promise, agreement, treaty, accord

42. Situate (verb) – Position, place, put, locate, rest, lay, set, establish

43. Notion (noun) – Idea, view, concept, belief, conception, impression, opinion, perception

44. Lazy (adjective) – Indolent, idle, lethargic, languid, sluggish, slothful

45. Analogy (noun) – Similarity, likeness, equivalence, correspondence

46. Treaty (noun) – Agreement, accord, contract, pact, truce, settlement

47. Ally (noun) – Friend, supporter, assistant, partner

48. Deter (verb) – Discourage, daunt, dissuade, prevent, put off

49. Firm (adjective) – Solid, hard, rigid, stiff, unyielding

50. Hold the line (phrase) – Not yield or not surrender to the pressure of a difficult situation.

51. Underline (verb) – Underscore, emphasize, highlight, stress, accentuate

52. Swayed (adjective) – influenced, manipulated, persuaded, induced, prompted

53. Sensitivity (noun) – Compassion, sympathy, understanding, kindliness, warmth, feeling

54. A case in point (phrase) – example, instance, case, illustration

55. Acknowledge (verb) – Admit, recognize, accept, concede, grant

56. Setback (noun) – Hindrance, holdup, delay, impediment, obstruction, obstacle

57. Take forward (phrasal verb) – deal with, cope with, see to, address, manage

58. Disengagement (noun) – Withdrawal, disentanglement, detachment, extrication ,

59. Modus vivendi (noun) – Compromise, arrangement, settlement

60. Restore (verb) – Reinstate, reestablish, return, bring back, give back

61. Decade (noun) – A period of ten year

Article: Global stagflation risk

1. Stagflation (noun) – Stagflation is an economic condition that’s caused by a combination of slow economic growth, high unemployment, and rising prices. 
2. Inflation (noun) – Inflation is the rate at which the price of goods and services in an economy increases
3. Invasion (noun) – Attack, assault, incursion, annexation, aggression
4. Cost (noun) – Loss, damage, harm
5. Threaten (verb) – warn of, be a warning of, give a warning of       
6. Stall (verb) – stop, freeze, pause, halt, peter out
7. Shaky (adjective) – Wobbly, unstable, instable, unsteady, insecure, precarious
8. Expansive (adjective) – Extensive, spread-out, wide, vast, sizeable
9. Sanction (noun) – Restriction, Ban, punishment, injunction
10. Impose (verb) – Levy, foist, inflict, apply, enforce
11. Allies (noun) – Associates, partners, friends, confederates
12. Rouble (noun) – Currency of Russia
13. Plunge (verb) – Drop, tumble, dip, fall, sink, plummet
14. Disruption (noun) – Disturbance, commotion, trouble, interruption
15. Soaring (adjective) – Rising, mounting, climbing, increasing, elevated
16. Brent crude (noun) – Brent crude/Brent blend – is one of three major oil benchmarks (West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Dubai/Oman, Brent crude). A blend of crude oil from the North Sea the price of which is a benchmark against which the majority of oil traded in the world is compared.
17. Futures (noun) – Stock, commodities
18. On account of (phrase) – owing to, because of, due to, as a result of
19. Shut the tap on (phrase) – Stop the flow of something
20. Tap (noun) – a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled
21. Retaliatory (adjective) – reactive, punitive, revengeful, vengeful, avenging
22. A quarter (noun) – 25%
23. Embargo (noun) – Restriction, ban, prohibition, restraint, bar, stoppage
24. Eurozone (noun) – the economic region formed by those member countries of the European Union that have adopted the euro.
25. Skyrocket (verb) – Rise steeply, hit the roof, increase rapidly
26. Shut (verb) – Close, stop, end
27. Accelerate (verb) – Increase, augment, rise
28. Surge (noun) – Sudden rise of something
29. Uptrend (noun) – a gradual increase in the price or value of something
30. Steepen (verb) – Become or cause to become steeper/overpriced/increased.
31. Outlook (noun) – viewpoint, stance
32. Encouraging (adjective) – Hopeful, heartening, cheering, inspiring, promising, positive
33. International Monetary Fund (IMF) (noun) –  International Monetary Fund : an international organization that checks on economic developments in member countries, encourages international trade, and helps and advises poorer countries or countries that are having economic problems
34. Forecast (noun) – Prediction, estimate, guess, conjecture, prognosis, prognostication
35. Cite (verb) – Mention, refer to, allude to
36. Pose (verb) – Present, cause, create
37. Grave (adjective) – Serious, severe, crucial, critical, vital
38. Project (verb) – Forecast, predict, envisage, foresee, foretell, estimate
39. Punt (verb) – Bet or speculate on something; gamble. अंदाज़ लगाना
40. Surpass (verb) – Exceed, go beyond, improve on, transcend पार करना
41. Hardly (adverb) – Barely, scarcely मुश्किल से
42. Sanguine (adjective) – Confident, optimistic, cheerful, hopeful आशावादी
43. Diplomatic (adjective) – Political, ambassadorial, consular  राजनयिक
44. Fence–sitting (noun) – supporting both sides in a disagreement because you cannot make a decision or do not want to annoy or offend either side
45. Notwithstanding (preposition) – Despite, in spite of के बावजूद
46. Current account deficit (noun) – the amount by which money going out of a country through imports, investment, and services is greater than money coming into the country
47. Fiscal deficit (noun) – The difference between total revenue and total expenditure of the government is termed as fiscal deficit.
48. Posit (verb) – Suggest, postulate, speculate, hypothesize, conjecture, imagine दावा करना
49. Headline inflation (noun) – Headline inflation is a measure of the total inflation within an economy, including commodities such as food and energy prices (e.g., oil and gas)
50. Basis point (noun) – 100 Basis point = 1 %
51. Widen (verb) – Broaden, extend, expand, enlarge, amplify बढ़ाना
52. Absorb (verb) – if a someone absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost easily
53. Policymaker (noun) – Politician, representative, legislator  नीति निर्माता
54. Bear (verb) – tolerate, endure, suffer, accept सहन करना
55. Bear the cost/consequence (phrase) – To bear the adverse/harmful consequences of something  बुरा परिणाम भुगतना