The Hindu Vocabulary 15 April 2026
1. Fissiparous (Adjective)
Meaning: Inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups.
Hindi: विखंडनकारी.
Synonyms: Divisive, separatist, splitting, fragmenting.
Antonyms: Unifying, cohesive.
Example: His egalitarian ideal remains a powerful counter-narrative to fissiparous tendencies in an independent India.
Related Words: Fissiparity (noun).
2. Praxis (Noun)
Meaning: Practice, as distinguished from theory; the application or use of a knowledge or skill.
Hindi: आचरण, व्यवहार.
Synonyms: Application, practice, implementation, execution.
Antonyms: Theory, hypothesis.
Example: The final part examines his intellectual journey and its influence on his political doctrine and revolutionary praxis.
Related Words: Practical (adjective).
3. Sarcopenia (Noun)
Meaning: Loss of muscle tissue as a natural part of the aging process or due to rapid fat loss.
Hindi: मांसपेशियों की कमी.
Synonyms: Muscle depletion, muscle atrophy.
Antonyms: Muscle hypertrophy, muscle growth.
Example: Associated not only with fat loss but also with a reduction in lean muscle mass—a condition known as sarcopenia.
Related Words: Sarcopenic (adjective).
4. Dyslipidaemia (Noun)
Meaning: An abnormal amount of lipids (e.g., triglycerides, cholesterol, and/or fat phospholipids) in the blood.
Hindi: रक्त में लिपिड की असामान्यता.
Synonyms: Hyperlipidemia, lipid disorder.
Antonyms: Normolipidemia.
Example: India today faces a mounting burden of obesity and associated metabolic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, fatty liver disease, and dyslipidaemia.
Related Words: Lipid (noun).
5. Pestilential (Adjective)
Meaning: Relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases; annoying or causing great displeasure.
Hindi: संक्रामक, कष्टदायक.
Synonyms: Plaguy, troublesome, pernicious, deadly.
Antonyms: Harmless, beneficial, healthy.
Example: Five fours and two sixes rained off his bat in a bitter, pestilential, and soul-straining way.
Related Words: Pestilence (noun).
6. Hermetic (Adjective)
Meaning: Complete and airtight; insulated or protected from outside influences.
Hindi: वायुरुद्ध, सीलबंद.
Synonyms: Airtight, sealed, closed, impervious.
Antonyms: Open, porous, permeable.
Example: The Act needs to be urgently reviewed to allow modern hermetic solutions.
Related Words: Hermetically (adverb).
7. Stratagem (Noun)
Meaning: A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
Hindi: चाल, युक्ति.
Synonyms: Ploy, tactic, maneuver, scheme.
Antonyms: Honesty, frankness, openness.
Example: The agreement to hold a referendum was a political stratagem.
Related Words: Strategic (adjective).
8. Metronome (Noun)
Meaning: A device used by musicians that marks time at a selected rate by giving a regular tick.
Hindi: ताल-मापक.
Synonyms: Timekeeper, ticker.
Antonyms: N/A.
Example: Like a metronome finding its beat after a stutter, his rhythm returned.
Related Words: Metronomic (adjective).
9. Multifactorial (Adjective)
Meaning: Involving or dependent on a number of factors or causes.
Hindi: बहुकारकीय.
Synonyms: Complex, multi-causal.
Antonyms: Simple, singular.
Example: Ageing-related decline is multifactorial and difficult to reverse.
Related Words: Factor (noun).
10. Anemic (Adjective)
Meaning: Lacking in color, spirit, or vitality.
Hindi: रक्तहीन, कमज़ोर.
Synonyms: Feeble, weak, pale, insipid.
Antonyms: Robust, strong, vigorous.
Example: India is consistently listed as a notorious market owing to its anemic responses to piracy cases.
Related Words: Anemia (noun).
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