Important Hindu Vocabulary



1.penalise (verb)

Hindi Meaning - दण्ड देना, सज़ा देना, अनुशासन देना
English Meaning - punish, discipline, mete out punishment to.




2.premier (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - प्रधान, अग्रणी, सर्वोच्च
English Meaning - leading, highest, pre-eminent, outstanding.




3.regime (noun)

Hindi Meaning - शासन, सरकार
English Meaning - government.




4.involvement (noun)

Hindi Meaning - भागीदारी, भाग लेना, सहभागिता
English Meaning - participation, taking part, engagement.




5.acknowledge (verb)

Hindi Meaning - स्वीकार करना, पहचानना, एहसास करना
English Meaning - accept, recognize, realize.




6.move (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कदम, क्रिया, चाल, कार्यवाही
English Meaning - step, action, act, measure.




7.by no means (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - किसी भी तरह से नहीं, बिल्कुल नहीं
English Meaning - not at all, in no way, , on no account, under no circumstance.




8.ostracise (verb)

Hindi Meaning - बहिष्कृत करना, निष्कासित करना
English Meaning - exclude, reject, blacklist, shun/spurn.




9.unprecedented (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अभूतपूर्व, अनोखा
English Meaning - not done or experienced before.




10.more or less (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - करीब करीब, कुछ हद तक
English Meaning - nearly, almost, to a certain extent/level.




11.nationalism (noun)

Hindi Meaning - राष्ट्रवाद
English Meaning - it refers to a system (with narrow set of ideas) created by a group of people who believe their nation is superior to all others. 




12.unilaterally (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - एकतरफ़ा
English Meaning - used to indicate something done by a person/country without approval/agreement from other people/countries involved in the situation.




13.administration (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रशासन, प्रबंधन, संचालन
English Meaning - management, operation, leadership.




14.autonomous (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - स्वायत्तशासी, स्वतंत्र, स्व-निर्णायक
English Meaning - self-governing, independent, self-determining.




15.checks and balances (plural noun)

Hindi Meaning - नियंत्रण और संतुलन
English Meaning - a system in which all departments of a government organization have right to amend/limit the powers of the other departments in order to avoid dominance of one department.




16.myopic (adjective)

English Meaning - short-sighted, narrow-minded, small-minded, unimaginative, lacking foresight, parochial, illiberal, intolerant.




17.a can of worms (phrase)

English Meaning - a troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious but not necessarily complex.




18.rage (verb)

English Meaning - be violent, be at its height, be turbulent, be uncontrollable, continue with intensity.




19.be hard on (phrase)

English Meaning - be or unfair to.




20.reigning (adjective)

English Meaning - defending, current.




21.transcend (verb)

English Meaning - go beyond, rise above, cut across.




22.be rooted in (verb)

English Meaning - have as an origin or cause.




23.pushback (noun)

English Meaning - resistance, opposition (to a change).




24.splintered (adjective)

English Meaning - divided, fragmented, split, separated, disintegrated.




25.umbrella (noun as modifier)

English Meaning - protection, guidance, support, backing, guardianship.




26.umbrella organization (noun)

English Meaning - an association of institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources.




27.(be) shorn of (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to have something important removed from.




28.seemingly (adverb)

English Meaning - obviously, palpably, apparently.




29.optics (noun)

English Meaning - the way in which something (political action/situation) is recognized by the general public.




30.aloft (adverb)

English Meaning - upwards, up, on high, higher, into the air



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