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

1. Presiding (verb) पीठासीन 

Meaning:- be in the position of authority in a meeting or other gathering. 

Synonyms:- controlling, directing, governing 

Example:- The presiding judge scowled as he examined the opening odds. 

2. Huddling (verb) भीड़-भाड़ 

Meaning:- crowd together; nestle closely. 

Synonyms:- bunch, chaos 

Antonyms:- arrangement, calm 

Example:- They huddle indoors instead of keeping vigorous with exercise. 

3. Deliberate (adjective) विचार 

Meaning:- done consciously and intentionally. 

Synonyms:- calculated, careful, cautious 

Antonyms:- careless, heedless 

Example:- “What you choose to think,” he said after a deliberate pause. 

4. Modalities (noun) तौर-तरीकों 

Meaning:- a particular mode in which something exists or is experienced or expressed. 

Synonyms:-method, procedure 

Example:- To sum up, the modalities of matter are supplied by the feminine germ. 

5. Objections (noun) आपत्तियों 

Meaning:- an expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition; a reason for disagreeing. 

Synonyms:-challenge, criticism 

Antonyms:- acceptance, agreement 

Example:- We think there can be no room for objection to any of the articles.

6. Facade (noun) मुखौटा 

Meaning:- a deceptive outward appearance. 

Synonyms:- color, exterior 

Antonyms:- reality, truth 

Example:- It was also forbidden to open the window shutters of the facade. 

7. Aggrandisement (noun) उन्नति 

Meaning:- an act or instance of aggrandizing, or increasing in size, or intensity 

Synonyms:- elevation, ennoblement 

Example:- Rome had been too occupied with politics and aggrandizement ever to become cultured. 

8. Attenuation (noun) क्षीणन 

Meaning:- the reduction of the force, effect, or value of something. 

Synonyms:- depletion, devitalization 

Example:- In spite of the pallor and attenuation, the face had a rare charm.