Vocabulary words from The Hindu editorial dated 15.8.2025 titled as Ceremonial heads: On Governors.
Censure: निंदा, फटकार;
Definition: Strong official disapproval.
Synonyms: reprimand, rebuke, reproach.
Infructuous: निष्फल, व्यर्थ;
Definition: Not producing desired results.
Synonyms: futile, fruitless, ineffectual.
Vetoing: वीटो, निषेधाधिकार;
Definition: Rejecting a decision by authority.
Synonyms: forbidding, overruling, prohibiting.
Predecessor: पूर्ववर्ती, पूर्वाधिकारी;
Definition: Person who held office before.
Synonyms: antecedent, precursor, forerunner.
Provinces: प्रांत, राज्य-क्षेत्र;
Definition: Administrative divisions of a country.
Synonyms: territories, jurisdictions, regions.
Prestige: प्रतिष्ठा, गौरव;
Definition: High respect or admiration.
Synonyms: repute, dignity, status.
Autonomy: स्वायत्तता, स्वतंत्रता;
Definition: Right to self-govern.
Synonyms: sovereignty, self-rule, independence.
Retained: बनाए रखा, सुरक्षित;
Definition: Continued to keep or hold.
Synonyms: preserved, maintained, upheld.
Separatist: अलगाववादी, पृथकतावादी;
Definition: Advocate of political separation.
Synonyms: secessionist, dissident, rebel.
Veneer: आवरण, सतही परत;
Definition: Thin deceptive covering.
Synonyms: facade, disguise, pretense.
Aura: आभा, वातावरण;
Definition: Distinctive atmosphere around something.
Synonyms: halo, nimbus, ambience.
Proxies: प्रतिनिधि, प्रतिनिधिमंडल;
Definition: Persons authorized to act for others.
Synonyms: delegates, agents, surrogates.
Divest: वंचित करना, हटाना;
Definition: Strip or deprive of rights/possessions.
Synonyms: dispossess, relinquish, deprive.
Fundraiser: धनसंग्रह, चंदा अभियान;
Definition: Event to raise money.
Synonyms: benefaction, endowment, donation-drive.