Vocabulary based questions are often asked in all Banking and Government Exams. So we at Oliveboard will be providing you with a daily dose of vocabulary to help you with overcoming your struggle in this section. You need to go through it daily to see a marked improvement in your English vocabulary. We hope it will help you in the upcoming SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RRB JE, NIACL AO, FCI, CWC, LIC AAO, SSC, NTPC exams as well. The words in the Daily Vocabulary Booster 8 July 2019 are taken directly from the editorial of the Hindu Newspaper.
The Hindu Newspaper is considered the Bible by the various exam aspirants as it has the best unbiased views on various current news and happenings in the world. Also, it helps immensely if you are looking for daily dose of English reading and building your English vocabulary. So, we at Oliveboard present to all our viewers and Exam aspirants a daily dose of difficult words with their meanings, synonyms and the correct usage in this blog of the Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 8 July 2019.
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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 8 July 2019
Words |
Meanings & Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Usage |
Apportion | Divide up and share out;
Allocate, Distribute, Allot, Assign, Dispense |
Begrudge, Deny, Deprive | The investigation into the air crash would inevitably apportion blame to certain members of the crew. |
Confer | Grant a title, degree, benefit, or right;
Bestow on, Present with/to, Grant, Award to |
Withhold, Remove | The Government is exceeding the powers conferred on him by Parliament. |
Discriminate | Recognize a distinction; Differentiate | Impartiality | It is unethical to discriminate against people because of their culture or gender. |
Incisive | Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking;
Penetrating, Acute, Sharp, sharp-witted, Razor-sharp, Keen |
Rambling, Vague | We have all been the beneficiaries of his incisive, profound, original thinking. |
Menace | A person or thing that is likely to cause harm;
A threat or danger; Peril, Risk, Hazard, Threat |
Auspicious | Government of Punjab has introduced a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs in the state. |
Oblique | Not expressed or done in a direct way;
Indirect, Inexplicit, Roundabout, Circuitous, Circumlocutory, Implicit |
Direct, Explicit | The Governor of RBI has made several oblique references to the current financial situation. |
Prudent | Acting with or showing care and thought for the future;
Wise, Well judged, Judicious, Sagacious, Sage, Shrewd |
Unwise, Imprudent, Incautious, Extravagant | No prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose |
Pump-Priming | The stimulation of economic activity by investment | The government is awarding small, pump-priming grants to single mothers who are starting their own businesses. | |
Pussyfooting | Act in a cautious or non-committal way;
Equivocate, be evasive, be non-committal, Evade |
Confront, Face | I realized I could no longer pussyfoot around. |
Resilience | The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; Toughness | Rigidity, Fragility, Vulnerability, Weakness | The exercise had helped make the company resilient to bad luck. |
Vest | Confer or bestow power, authority, property, etc. on someone;
Entrust to, invest in, bestow on, confer on, Grant to, Give to |
Call off, Drop, Recall, Repeal | Executive power is vested in the President. |
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