Vocabulary words from The Hindu editorial dated 28 June 2025 titled as "Missed opportunity: On India, the terror fight and the SCO"
Definition: Authoritative order or earnest request.
Synonyms: Command, mandate, injunction.
Curb: नियंत्रण (Niyantran);
Definition: Suppress or limit something.
Synonyms: Restrain, bridle, inhibit.
Extremism: उग्रवाद (Ugravaad);
Definition: Advocacy of extreme ideologies or actions.
Synonyms: Radicalism, fanaticism, militancy.
Pronged: शाखित (Shakhit);
Definition: Divided into multiple distinct parts.
Synonyms: Forked, multi-faceted, branched.
Thaw: पिघलना (Pighalna);
Definition: Soften or warm, physically or emotionally.
Synonyms: Melt, ease, relent.
Sway: प्रभाव (Prabhav);
Definition: Exert influence or dominate opinion.
Synonyms: Persuade, guide, dominate.
Rankle: चिढ़ाना (Chidhana);
Definition: Cause lingering resentment or irritation.
Synonyms: Irritate, gall, fester.
Stark: कठोर (Kathor);
Definition: Strikingly clear or harshly severe.
Synonyms: Grim, bare, austere