Weekly English Vocabulary Based on The Hindu Editorial 2021 December 17

We all know that the English language plays a crucial role in competitive exams like PSC, SSC, Banking exams, etc. So if you are aiming to crack those examinations, you should have a strong command of your English language skills. Vocabulary is one of the most crucial topics of English subject. Vocabulary refers to all the words in a language that is known and used by a particular person. It is essential not only for competitive exams but it is the fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. In order to help you in improving your vocabulary skills, Entri will provide you with Weekly English Vocabulary based on The Hindu editorial every Friday. Reading the daily Hindu editorial is highly recommended for candidates who are aspiring for competitive exams. In this blog, we have given some questions based on Vocabulary with answers and solutions. Check here for Weekly English Vocabulary Based on The Hindu Editorial 2021 December 17.

Weekly English Vocabulary Based on The Hindu Editorial 2021 December 17

Attempt these free online quizzes consisting of important English Vocabulary questions based on The Hindu Editorial which will be helpful for competitive exams like bank exam, PSC, SSC, etc.

A word has been given in the following question. In response to the highlighted word, sentences have been provided in the options below. Find the appropriate statement representing the given word.

1. Do one’s bit

A) The angel’s aura do it’s bit grumbling me feel calm and hopeful.
B) The fields flatten out, grumbled by one’s bit wind-swept pines.
C) These schemes were grumble and inartistic in his bit.
D) They knitted their brows and started to grumble upon one’s bit.
E) Sebi is doing its bit.

Ans: E-Sebi is doing its bit.

Solution

The correct answer is Option E, i.e. Sebi is doing its bit. The word “Do one’s bit” means to assist, help or lend a hand. Among the given statements, Option D seems to portray the exact denotation of the provided word.
Hence, the correct answer will be option D, i.e. “Sebi is doing its bit.

A word has been given in the following question. In response to the highlighted word, sentences have been provided in the options below. Find the appropriate statement representing the given word.

2. Lay siege to 

A) Everybody was in a very lay siege to and jolly mood.
B) I feel like my life is a layed siege to nightmare.
C) Does the engram of kindling lay siege to model the heedless of normal long term memory?
D) Farmers calls for negotiations, not organised blackmail by laying siege to the national capital.
E) Honesty and diligence should be your lay siege to mates.

Ans: D-Farmers calls for negotiations, not organised blackmail by laying siege to the national capital.

Solution

The correct answer is Option D, i.e. Farmers calls for negotiations, not organised blackmail by laying siege to the national capital. The word “Lay siege to” means barricade, close up. Among the given statements, Option D seems to portray the exact denotation of the provided word.
Hence, the correct answer will be option D, i.e. “Farmers calls for negotiations, not organised blackmail by laying siege to the national capital.”

A word has been given in the following question. In response to the highlighted word, sentences have been provided in the options below. Find the appropriate statement representing the given word. 

3. Cuisine

A) I know she’s trying to jolly me along cuisine.
B) Culturally, marijuana has been a part of India’s religious and social fabric, used for medicinal purposes, in cuisines, at festivals and, of course, recreationally.
C) This tug-of-war has cuisined out before.
D) The first game just cuisining a few fires of resentment here.
E) She’s a very jolly, cuisine sort of a person.

 Ans: B-Culturally, marijuana has been a part of India’s religious and social fabric, used for medicinal purposes, in cuisines, at festivals and, of course, recreationally.

Solution

The correct answer is Option B, i.e. Culturally, marijuana has been a part of India’s religious and social fabric, used for medicinal purposes, in cuisines, at festivals and, of course, recreationally.
The word “Cuisine” means cooking, fare, food.
Among the given statements, Option B seems to portray the exact denotation of the provided word.

Hence, the correct answer will be option B, i.e. “Culturally, marijuana has been a part of India’s religious and social fabric, used for medicinal purposes, in cuisines, at festivals and, of course, recreationally.

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A word has been given in the following question. In response to the highlighted word, sentences have been provided in the options below. Find the appropriate statement representing the given word. 

4. Struck down

A) When the High Court struck down the Act, and ordered a CBI investigation against officials who had implemented it, the BJP jubilantly declared it to be a “surgical strike against land jihad”.
B) The dog and cat are strucked down to each other.
C) The police officer had a struck down attitude towards criminals.
D) Raghu is a towering and struck down man.
E) Although I attempt to avoid the school bully, he always struck down of his way to be eternal to me.

Ans: A-When the High Court struck down the Act, and ordered a CBI investigation against officials who had implemented it, the BJP jubilantly declared it to be a “surgical strike against land jihad”. 

Solution

The correct answer is Option A, i.e. When the High Court struck down the Act, and ordered a CBI investigation against officials who had implemented it, the BJP jubilantly declared it to be a “surgical strike against land jihad”.

The word “Struck down” means abolish a law or regulation. Among the given statements, Option A seems to portray the exact denotation of the provided word.

Hence, the correct answer will be option A, i.e. When the High Court struck down the Act, and ordered a CBI investigation against officials who had implemented it, the BJP jubilantly declared it to be a “surgical strike
against land jihad”.

A word has been given in the following question. In response to the highlighted word, sentences have been provided in the options below. Find the appropriate statement representing the given word.

5. Give out

A) The government used the Court order asking it to publicise the names of beneficiaries to give out the names of Kashmiri political leaders and others who had benefited from the act just ahead of the District Development Council elections.
B) My teenager needs to realize losing her lipstick is not a catastrophe.
C) This gives out the kind of tussle over trivialities that bureaucratic systems expend energies on, almost by reflex.
D) The current move threatens to give out that detente and slide back into central micro-management for goals that remain extremely unclear.
E) She wasn’t going to spend her catastrophilic with someone who didn’t give out for her

Ans: A-The government used the Court order asking it to publicise the names of beneficiaries to give out the names of Kashmiri political leaders and others who had benefited from the act just ahead of the District Development Council elections.

Solution

The correct answer is Option A, i.e. The government used the Court order asking it to publicise the names of beneficiaries to give out the names of Kashmiri political leaders and others who had benefited from the act just
ahead of the District Development Council elections.
The word “Give out” means announce, declare, state, make known.
Among the given statements, Option A seems to portray the exact denotation of the provided word.
Hence, the correct answer will be option A, i.e. ” The government used the Court order asking it to publicise the names of beneficiaries to give out the names of Kashmiri political leaders and others who had benefited from the
act just ahead of the District Development Council elections.”

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Find the word which is the synonym of the given word.

6. Decry

A) Coarse
B) Sophisticated
C) Insolent
D) Denounce
E) Scurrilous

Ans: D-Denounce

Solution

The correct answer is option D i.e. Denounce.
Decry: publicly denounce.
Denounce: to say publicly that something is wrong; to be very critical of a person in public.
Scurrilous: Humorously insulting.
Coarse: Rough or harsh in texture.
Sophisticated: Having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.
Insolent: Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
Analyzing the above meaning it is evident that Denounce is synonymous to Decry.

Find the word which is the synonym of the given word

7. Foster

A) Promote
B) Sympathy
C) Cognition
D) Repress
E) Repeat

Ans: A-Promote

Solution

The correct answer is option A i.e. Promote.
Foster: to help or encourage the development of something (especially feelings or ideas).
Promote: to encourage something; to help something to happen or develop.
Order: It is a state in which everything is in its correct or appropriate place.
Sympathy: It is a feeling of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune.
Cognition: It is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding thought, experience and the senses.
Repress: to subdue someone by force.
Analyzing the above meaning it is evident that Promote is synonymous to Foster.

Find the word which is the synonym of the given word.

8. Aegis

A) Captious
B) Dearth
C) Burly 
D) Protection
E) Courteous

Ans: D-Protection 

Solution

The correct answer is option D i.e. Protection.
Aegis: the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization.
Protection: the act of keeping somebody/something safe so that he/she/it is not harmed or damaged.
Courteous: polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.
Captious: (of a person) tending to find fault or raise petty objections.
Dearth: a scarcity or lack of something.
Burly: (of a person) large and strong; heavily built.
Analyzing the above meaning it is evident that Aegis is synonymous to Protection

Find the word which is the synonym of the given word.

9. Insidious

A) Tricky
B) Livid
C) Aggravated
D) Infuriated
E) Furious

Ans:

A-Tricky 

Solution:

The correct answer is option A i.e. Tricky.
Insidious: spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm.
Tricky: difficult to do or deal with.
Livid: Furiously angry.
Aggravated: (Of an offence) made more serious by attendant circumstances.
Infuriated: Extremely angry and impatient

Analyzing the above meaning it is evident that Insidious is synonymous to Tricky.

Find the word which is the synonym of the given word.

10. Intrusive

A) Master
B) Interrupting
C) Innocent
D) Simplify
E) Polite

Ans: B-Interrupting 

Solution

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