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Check The Hindu Editorial Article's vocabulary- A New Dimension. Editorial articles are important for all competitive exams, they'll help you in enhancing your reading ability and vocabulary.

1. Militarisation (noun) सैन्यकरण 

Meaning:- It is the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence. 

2. Misspoke (verb) 

Meaning:- express oneself in an insufficiently clear or accurate way. 

Synonyms:- deceive, mislead 

Antonyms:- be honest, destroy 

Example:- Miss Condelick Smith called it dinner: she misspoke herself. 

3. Reticence (noun) अल्पभाषिता 

Meaning:-the quality of being reticent; reserve. 

Synonyms:- hesitation, shyness 

Example:- In no duty towards others is there more need of reticence and self-restraint. 

4. Assertion (noun) अभिकथन 

Meaning: -a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. 

Synonyms:- affirmation, allegation 

Antonyms:- desertion, quiet 

Example:- Her assertion was disregarded as to the inability to change. 

5. Contention (noun) विवाद 

Meaning:-heated disagreement. 

Synonyms:- argument, conflict 

Antonyms:- accord, agreement 

Example:- Then I wish that bone of contention was from between the two churches. 

6. Veiled (verb) अप्रत्यक्ष 

Meaning:- partially conceal, disguise, or obscure. 

Synonyms:- cloaked, concealed 

Antonyms:- bare, exposed 

Example:- In every litter sat a veiled woman, and the princess was in their midst. 

7. Convinced (adjective) यक़ीन करनेवाला 

Meaning:-completely certain about something. 

Synonyms:- indoctrinated, persuaded 

Example:- This convinced me that the cart belonged to Mr. Gosse, who I knew had returned.