Here are ten vocabulary words from The Hindu editorial

1. Ubiquitous
   • Meaning: Present or found everywhere.
   • Synonyms: Omnipresent, pervasive, widespread.
   • Antonyms: Rare, scarce, limited.
   • Usage: The smartphone has become ubiquitous in modern society.
2. Ephemeral
   • Meaning: Lasting for a very short time; transient.
   • Synonyms: Fleeting, momentary, evanescent.
   • Antonyms: Permanent, enduring, everlasting.
   • Usage: The beauty of cherry blossoms is ephemeral; they bloom for just a few days each spring.
3. Sycophant
   • Meaning: A person who flatters others to gain advantage or favor.
   • Synonyms: Flatterer, toady, bootlicker.
   • Antonyms: Critic, skeptic, independent thinker.
   • Usage: The politician surrounded himself with sycophants who praised his every decision.
4. Ineffable
   • Meaning: Too great or extreme to be expressed in words; indescribable.
   • Synonyms: Unutterable, unspeakable, transcendent.
   • Antonyms: Mundane, ordinary, expressible.
   • Usage: The beauty of the sunset over the ocean was ineffable.
5. Cacophony
   • Meaning: A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
   • Synonyms: Noise, clamor, dissonance.
   • Antonyms: Harmony, melody, tranquility.
   • Usage: The construction site was filled with the cacophony of jackhammers and drills.
6. Pernicious
   • Meaning: Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
   • Synonyms: Destructive, detrimental, insidious.
   • Antonyms: Beneficial, advantageous, benign.
   • Usage: The pernicious influence of gossip can damage reputations.
7. Quixotic
   • Meaning: Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
   • Synonyms: Romantic, visionary, fanciful.
   • Antonyms: Pragmatic, realistic, sensible.
   • Usage: His quixotic plan to solve world hunger involved distributing magic beans.
8. Voracious
   • Meaning: Having an insatiable appetite; excessively eager.
   • Synonyms: Ravenous, gluttonous, avid.
   • Antonyms: Indifferent, apathetic, satiated.
   • Usage: The voracious reader devoured three novels in a single weekend.
9. Lethargy
   • Meaning: A lack of energy or enthusiasm; sluggishness.
   • Synonyms: Laziness, inertia, torpor.
   • Antonyms: Vigor, vitality, alertness.
   • Usage: After a long day at work, she succumbed to lethargy and napped on the couch.
10. Esoteric
    • Meaning: Intended for or understood by only a small, specialized group.
    • Synonyms: Abstruse, arcane, cryptic.
    • Antonyms: Accessible, straightforward, common.
    • Usage: The professor’s lecture on quantum physics was too esoteric for most students.

Remember that expanding your vocabulary enhances your ability to comprehend complex texts and express yourself more precisely!