The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 20 August 2019

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Reading the daily Editorial be it of any newspaper, is very beneficial not only for Vocabulary building but also gives you useful insights on the day to day happenings in the world. So, here we are with the today’s dose of daily vocabulary from the Editorial section of the Hindu Newspaper. You can read the Editorial here. In this blog “Daily Vocabulary 20 August 2019″, we have taken difficult words, explained their meanings with synonyms, antonyms and correct usage. Go through them below.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 20 August 2019

Words

Meanings & Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage
Abrogation The repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement;

Repudiation, Revocation, Repeal, Rescinding, Overturning, Overruling, Overriding, Annulment, Cancellation

 Institution, Introduction This is an abrogation of the agreement, and I am very sad about it.
Adjunct A thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part;

Supplement, Addition, Accompaniment, Complement, Companion, extra, Add-on

 Essential, Necessity, Requirement, Requisite I hoped I would find the computer course a useful adjunct to my other studies.
Affirm State emphatically or publicly;

Declare, State, Assert, aver, Proclaim, Pronounce, Attest,

 Deny She affirmed her intention to apply for the post.
Entrenched Of an attitude, habit, or belief firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change;

Ingrained,

 Dislodge, Superficial It’s very difficult to change attitudes that have become so deeply entrenched over the years.
Exemplary Serving as a desirable model;

Very good, Perfect, Ideal, Model, Faultless

 Deplorable, Unworthy His tact was exemplary, especially considering the circumstances.
Flinched Make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise;

Wince, Start, Shy away, Recoil, Shrink, Pull back, Back away

 Confront, Defy, Face Now I’m going to move the eyepiece right up against your eye for a second – try not to flinch.
Seamless Smooth and continuous, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next;

Absolute, Faultless, Flawless, Ideal, Immaculate, Impeccable

 Deficient, Inadequate, Incomplete, Insufficient, Wanting The department hopes this will be a seamless transition from one computer system to another.
Squabble Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter;

Quarrel, Row, Argument, Fight, Contretemps, Disagreement

 Get along

accept, Agree, Assent, Concur

 

 Often relationships between family members are so strained that squabbles break out.
Transpire Come to be known;

Be revealed;

Break, Develop, rise, Shape up,

Arise, Come up, Crop 

 Vanish, Stop As it later transpired, she had known him at school.
Unequivocal Leaving no doubt;

Unambiguous, Unmistakable, Indisputable, Incontrovertible, Indubitable

 Equivocal, Ambiguous, Vague Temperature records have unequivocally confirmed the existence of global warming.

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