The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 4 May 2022 (Improve Your Vocabulary

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The Hindu Editorial VOCAB 4 May 2022

SWINDLE (Verb) : рдардЧреА
Meaning: obtain (money) fraudulently.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдзреЛрдЦреЗ рд╕реЗ (рдзрди) рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдХрд░рдирд╛ред
Synonyms: bilk, con, deceive, defraud, fleece
Antonyms: help, give
Example: You have to be careful when buying products on the internet, as some sellers may try to swindle you into paying more money than the product is worth.

CAHOOT (Noun) : рд╕рдореНрдорд┐рд▓рд┐рдд рд╣реЛрдирд╛
Meaning: colluding or conspiring together secretly.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдЧреБрдкреНрдд рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рд╕рд╛рде рдЯрдХрд░рд╛рд╡ рдпрд╛ рд╖рдбреНрдпрдВрддреНрд░ рдХрд░рдирд╛ред
Synonyms: alliance, collusion, allied, conniving
Example: Jack and Barry were in cahoots when they conspired to shoot up the mall.

FLEECE (Verb) : рдзрди рд╣рдерд┐рдпрд╛рдирд╛
Meaning: obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдЖрдо рддреМрд░ рдкрд░ рдУрд╡рд░рдЪрд╛рд░реНрдЬрд┐рдВрдЧ рдпрд╛ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдардЧ рдХрд░ (рдХрд┐рд╕реА рд╕реЗ) рдмрд╣реБрдд рдЕрдзрд┐рдХ рдзрди рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред
Synonyms: swindle, cheat, defraud, deceive, trick,
Antonyms: give, offer
Example: Joining arms, they set out to fleece their latest victims.

PROMULGATE (Verb) : рдШреЛрд╖рдгрд╛ рдХрд░рдирд╛
Meaning: promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
рдЕрд░реНрде: рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкрдХ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ (рдПрдХ рд╡рд┐рдЪрд╛рд░ рдпрд╛ рдХрд╛рд░рдг) рдХреЛ рдмрдврд╝рд╛рд╡рд╛ рджреЗрдирд╛ рдпрд╛ рдмрдирд╛рдирд╛ред
Synonyms: publicize, spread, communicate, propagate, disseminate,
Antonyms: collect, conceal, hide, repress
Example: Counties, townships, and municipalities may also promulgate local ordinances.

CAPITULATE (Verb) : рд╣рдерд┐рдпрд╛рд░ рдбрд╛рд▓ рджреЗрдирд╛
Meaning: cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдПрдХ рд╡рд┐рд░реЛрдзреА рдпрд╛ рдПрдХ рдЕрдкреНрд░рд┐рдп рдорд╛рдВрдЧ рдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд░реЛрдз рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╕рдВрдШрд░реНрд╖; рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрддрд┐ред
Synonyms: surrender, succumb, relent, accede
Antonyms: resist
Example: Eventually it will have to capitulate if it wants to join.

Tipping point : рдХреНрд░рд╛рдВрддрд┐рдХрд╛рд░реА рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд░реНрддрди
Meaning: the point at which a series of small changes or incidents becomes significant enough to cause a larger, more important change.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рд╡рд╣ рдмрд┐рдВрджреБ рдЬрд┐рд╕ рдкрд░ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдмрдбрд╝реЗ, рдЕрдзрд┐рдХ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд░реНрддрди рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдЫреЛрдЯреЗ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд░реНрддрди рдпрд╛ рдШрдЯрдирд╛рдУрдВ рдХреА рд╢реНрд░реГрдВрдЦрд▓рд╛ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИред
Synonyms: game changer, turning point, critical moment
Usage in a Sentence: There are two prevailing theories for what might happen past the AmazonтАЩs tipping point.


Consolidate : рд╕рдВрдШрдЯрд┐рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛
Meaning: make (something) physically stronger or more solid.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рд╢рд╛рд░реАрд░рд┐рдХ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рдордЬрдмреВрдд рдпрд╛ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХ рдареЛрд╕ (рдХреБрдЫ) рдмрдирд╛рдирд╛ред
Synonyms: merge, unite, combine, strengthen
Antonyms: separate, weaken, divide
Usage in a sentence: The company is planning to consolidate its business activities at a new site in Arizona.

Requisite : рдорд╛рдВрдЧ/ рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдд
Meaning: a thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end. [Noun]
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдПрдХ рдРрд╕реА рдЪреАрдЬрд╝ рдЬреЛ рдПрдХ рдирд┐рд░реНрджрд┐рд╖реНрдЯ рдЕрдВрдд рдХреА рдЙрдкрд▓рдмреНрдзрд┐ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЖрд╡рд╢реНрдпрдХ рд╣реИред
Synonyms: essential, necessary, required, indispensable
Antonyms: non-essential, optional
Usage in a sentence: She lacks the requisite experience for the job.

Acumen : рдХреБрд╢рд╛рдЧреНрд░рддрд╛
Meaning: the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.
рдЕрд░реНрде: рдЕрдЪреНрдЫреЗ рдирд┐рд░реНрдгрдп рд▓реЗрдиреЗ рдФрд░ рддреНрд╡рд░рд┐рдд рдирд┐рд░реНрдгрдп рд▓реЗрдиреЗ рдХреА рдХреНрд╖рдорддрд╛ред
Synonyms: shrewdness, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, cleverness, brightness
Antonyms: dullness, foolishness
Usage in a Sentence: He had demonstrated considerable business acumen.

Embark : рдкреНрд░рд╛рд░рдореНрдн рдХрд░рдирд╛
Meaning: begin (a course of action).
рдЕрд░реНрде: рд╢реБрд░реВ (рдХрд╛рд░реНрд░рд╡рд╛рдИ рдХрд╛ рдПрдХ рдХреЛрд░реНрд╕)ред
Synonyms: start, commence, launch
Antonyms: disembark, end, finish
Usage in a sentence: He is about to embark on a new business venture.

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