THE HINDU EDITORIAL WITH VOCABULARY : 5TH OCTOBER 2019

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Topic 1:Moderate expectations: On RBI rate cut

WORD		MEANING	SYNONYMS
PROD	VERB	Poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.	Poke, Jab, Dig, Nudge, Elbow, Butt, Push, Stab
SPECULATION	NOUN	Investment in stocks, property, etc. In the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.
PRUNE	VERB	Reduce the extent of (something) by removing superfluous or unwanted parts.	Reduce, Cut, Cut Back, Cut Down
INEVITABLE	ADJECTIVE	Certain to happen; unavoidable.	Unavoidable, Inescapable, Bound To Happen, Sure To Happen
RETREAT	VERB	Move back or withdraw.	Go Out, Ebb, Recede, Flow Out, Fall, Go Down
UNAMBIGUOUS	ADJECTIVE	Not open to more than one interpretation.	Incontrovertible, Incontestable, Undeniable, Irrefutable, Unassailable,
ONUS	NOUN	Something that is one’s duty or responsibility.	Burden, Responsibility, Liability, Obligation, Duty, Weight

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WORD		MEANING	SYNONYMS
DECEPTION	NOUN	He action of deceiving someone.	Deceit, Deceitfulness, Duplicity, Double-dealing, Fraud
IMPERSONATION	NOUN	An act of pretending to be another person for the purpose of entertainment or fraud.
EMBITTER	VERB	Make (someone) feel bitter or resentful.	Make Bitter, Make Resentful, Sour, Anger, Poison
SALVE	NOUN	Something that is soothing or consoling for wounded feelings or an uneasy conscience.
MURKY	ADJECTIVE	Obscure or morally questionable.	Questionable, Suspicious, Suspect, Dubious, Dark, Mysterious, Secret
SUBTERFUGE	NOUN	Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal.	Trickery, Intrigue, Deviousness, Evasion, Deceit, Deception
UNRAVEL	VERB	Undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads).	Untangle, Disentangle, Straighten Out, Separate Out
TUMBLE	VERB	Fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.	Fall, Fall Over, Fall Down, Topple Over,
LACUNA	NOUN	An unfilled space; a gap.	Gap, Space, Absence, Lack, Deficiency, Blank, Lacuna
INDISPUTABLE	ADJECTIVE	Unable to be challenged or denied.	Incontrovertible, Incontestable, Undeniable, Irrefutable

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