Learn the most important vocabulary from The Hindu Editorial for SBI PO, IBPS PO, RBI Grade B, NABARD, SSC, CDS, and other competitive exams.
🟥 1. MENACE (Noun)
📖 Meaning: A person or thing that causes serious harm or danger.
🇮🇳 Hindi: खतरा, संकट
🔄 Synonyms: Threat • Danger • Hazard • Peril
❌ Antonyms: Safety • Protection • Security • Shield
💬 Example:
"Cybercrime has become a serious menace to society."
🟥 2. COMPLACENCY (Noun)
📖 Meaning: A feeling of self-satisfaction that prevents further improvement.
🇮🇳 Hindi: आत्मसंतोष, लापरवाही
🔄 Synonyms: Self-satisfaction • Carelessness • Overconfidence • Contentment
❌ Antonyms: Vigilance • Alertness • Awareness • Caution
💬 Example:
"Success should not lead to complacency because continuous learning is essential."
🟥 3. SCRUTINY (Noun)
📖 Meaning: Careful and detailed examination or inspection.
🇮🇳 Hindi: गहन जांच, बारीकी से निरीक्षण
🔄 Synonyms: Inspection • Examination • Review • Analysis
❌ Antonyms: Neglect • Ignorance • Carelessness • Oversight
💬 Example:
"The proposal came under close scrutiny before receiving final approval."
🟥 4. NIMBLE (Adjective)
📖 Meaning: Quick and able to adapt easily to changing situations.
🇮🇳 Hindi: फुर्तीला, चुस्त
🔄 Synonyms: Agile • Quick • Flexible • Swift
❌ Antonyms: Slow • Clumsy • Rigid • Sluggish
💬 Example:
"Successful companies remain nimble in a rapidly changing business environment."
🟥 5. DUPE (Verb)
📖 Meaning: To deceive or cheat someone.
🇮🇳 Hindi: धोखा देना, ठगना
🔄 Synonyms: Cheat • Deceive • Trick • Fool
❌ Antonyms: Protect • Inform • Warn • Educate
💬 Example:
"Fraudsters duped many people by pretending to be government officials."
🟥 6. PARADOX (Noun)
📖 Meaning: A situation or statement that seems contradictory but may actually be true.
🇮🇳 Hindi: विरोधाभास
🔄 Synonyms: Contradiction • Irony • Anomaly • Inconsistency
❌ Antonyms: Consistency • Harmony • Agreement • Logic
💬 Example:
"It is a paradox that more medical colleges do not always make education affordable."
🟥 7. AFFORDABILITY (Noun)
📖 Meaning: The ability to pay for something without financial difficulty.
🇮🇳 Hindi: वहनीयता, भुगतान करने की क्षमता
🔄 Synonyms: Accessibility • Economy • Reasonable Cost • Cost-effectiveness
❌ Antonyms: Expensiveness • Unaffordability • Costliness • Overpricing
💬 Example:
"The affordability of quality education remains a challenge for many families."
🟥 8. COMMENDABLE (Adjective)
📖 Meaning: Deserving praise and appreciation.
🇮🇳 Hindi: प्रशंसनीय, सराहनीय
🔄 Synonyms: Praiseworthy • Admirable • Appreciable • Laudable
❌ Antonyms: Blameworthy • Criticizable • Shameful • Disgraceful
💬 Example:
"The doctors made commendable efforts to provide healthcare in remote villages."
🟥 9. PAUCITY (Noun)
📖 Meaning: A shortage or lack of something.
🇮🇳 Hindi: कमी, अभाव
🔄 Synonyms: Scarcity • Shortage • Deficiency • Lack
❌ Antonyms: Abundance • Plenty • Surplus • Excess
💬 Example:
"The paucity of qualified teachers affected the quality of education in rural schools."
🟥 10. GRAVITATE (Verb)
📖 Meaning: To naturally move toward or be attracted to someone or something.
🇮🇳 Hindi: आकर्षित होना, किसी ओर झुकना
🔄 Synonyms: Drift • Move Towards • Lean • Incline
❌ Antonyms: Avoid • Withdraw • Move Away • Recede
💬 Example:
"Many graduates gravitate towards metropolitan cities in search of better career opportunities."
