Hi friends, here I am sharing vocabulary from THE HINDU EDITORIAL WITH VOCABULARY of 4th October 2019.
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Topic 1:Toilet targets: On ending open defecation
WORD | MEANING | SYNONYMS | |
DEFECATION | NOUN | The discharge of faeces from the body. | Excretion, Discharging Faeces, Excreting Faeces, Passing Faeces |
IMPOVERISH | VERB | Make (a person or area) poor. | Poor, Poverty-stricken, Penniless, Penurious |
ZEALOUSLY | ADVERB | Ardently, passionately. | |
AVOWED | ADJECTIVE | That has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly. | |
BOOTSTRAP | VERB | Get (oneself or something) into or out of a situation using existing resources. | |
DREADFUL | ADJECTIVE | Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious. | Terrible, Frightful, Horrible, Grim, Awful, Dire |
OPPRESSION | NOUN | Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority. | Persecution, Abuse, Maltreatment, Ill-Treatment, Tyranny |
DEPRIVATION | NOUN | The lack or denial of something considered to be a necessity. | Dispossession, Withholding, Withdrawal, Removal, Taking Away, Stripping |
SLUDGE | NOUN | Thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process. | Mud, Muck, Mire, Ooze, Silt, Alluvium, Dirt |
Topic 2:Aimless in Haryana: On a Congress in crisis
WORD | MEANING | SYNONYMS | |
DIRE | ADJECTIVE | Extremely serious or urgent. | Terrible, Dreadful, Appalling, Frightful, Awful, Horrible |
STRAIT | NOUN | A situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty. | A Bad Situation, A Difficult Situation, A Sorry Condition |
STEAMROLLER | VERB | Force (someone) into doing or accepting something. | Compel, Coerce, Make, Constrain, Oblige, Impel |
ADVERSARY | NOUN | One’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute. | Opponent, Rival, Enemy, Foe, Nemesis |
APPARATUS | NOUN | The complex structure of a particular organization or system. | Structure, System, Framework, Organization, Set-up, Network |
CALAMITY | NOUN | An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster. | Disaster, Catastrophe, Tragedy, Cataclysm |
OUST | VERB | Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place. | Drive Out, Expel, Force Out, Throw Out, Remove, Remove From Office |
TORMENTOR | NOUN | A person who inflicts severe mental or physical suffering on someone. | |
DISPIRIT | VERB | Cause (someone) to lose enthusiasm or hope. | Dishearten, Discourage, Demoralize, Cast Down |
TRIUMPHANT | ADJECTIVE | Having won a battle or contest; victorious. | Victorious, Successful, Winning, Prize-winning, Conquering |
LINGERING | ADJECTIVE | Lasting for a long time or slow to end. | Remaining, Surviving, Persisting, Abiding, Nagging |
PATRONAGE | NOUN | The support is given by a patron. | Sponsorship, Backing, Funding, Financing, Philanthropy |
PAUPERIZE | VERB | Make very poor; impoverish. | |
DISARRAY | NOUN | A state of disorganization or untidiness. | Disorder, Confusion, Chaos |
AMBIGUOUS | ADJECTIVE | Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning. | Equivocal, Ambivalent, Open To Debate, Open To Argument, Arguable, Debatable |
ABYSS | NOUN | A catastrophic situation is seen as likely to occur. |
TOP 10 WORDS FROM THE HINDU EDITORIAL VOCABULARY 4th OCTOBER 2019
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