The Hindu Editorial VOCAB :- 29th August, 2020

▪️PLEA (NOUN): request (तर्क) 

Synonyms: pray, appeal

Antonyms: order, instruct

Example: The doctor’s plea for silence went unheard, resulting in extreme discomfort to the patient.

▪️ARREST (VERB): take in custody (गिरफ्तार करना)

Synonyms: abstain, detain

Antonyms: liberate, emancipate

Example: The judge will seek reasons for the arrest without a legal warrant.

▪️CONFLICT (VERB): fight (लड़ना)

Synonyms: brawl, scuffle

Antonyms: serene, peace

Example: They have conflicted again and again.

▪️RIFT (NOUN): division (मनमुटाव)

Synonyms: gap, difference

Antonyms: bridge, joint

Example: The opposition and the government seemed to be focused on removing the rift between them.

▪️FORTHCOMING (ADJECTIVE): coming in future (आगामी)

Synonyms: new, futuristic

Antonyms: obsolete, outdated

Example:  Ever since I was of tender age, I have trained for forthcoming technical enhancements.

▪️CONDOLENCE (NOUN): (शोक/ सहानुभूति) sympathy 

Synonyms: compassion, consolation

Antonyms: brutality, harshness

Example: She sent him a letter of condolence.

▪️CONFISCATE (VERB): (ज़ब्त करना): seize

Synonyms: appropriate, impound

Antonyms: free, release

Example: They confiscated weapons, ammunition and propaganda material.

▪️CONFLUENCE (NOUN): (संगम) convergence

Synonyms: junction, concurrence

Antonyms: division, separation

Example: The confluence of warm and cold temperatures is going to create a powerful storm.

▪️INCULCATE (VERB): (अंतिर्नवेशन करना) impart

Synonyms: instill, implant

Antonyms: neglect, ignore

Example: My father spent most of his life trying to inculcate me with his values!

▪️CONGENITAL (ADJECTIVE): (जन्मजात) inborn

Synonyms: innate, inherent

Antonyms: foreign, external

Example: When he was 17, he died of congenital heart disease.