Here we are with our daily Vocabulary blog for your English Vocabulary building. Go on and read the Editorial here and then go through the list of difficult words, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms & correct usage of those words. Here is your Daily Vocabulary 11 September 2019 blog.
The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 11 September 2019
Words
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Meanings & Synonyms | Antonyms | Usage |
Abandon | Cease to support or look after someone; Desert, Leave, Leave High and Dry, Turn One’s Back On, Cast Aside;
Give up completely a practice or a course of action; Renounce, Relinquish, Dispense With, Forswear, Disclaim |
Stick by, Keep, Claim, Continue, Take up | By the time the rebel troops arrived, the village had already been abandoned. |
Adept | Very skilled or proficient at something;
Expert, Proficient, Accomplished, Skilful, Talented, Gifted, Masterly |
Inept, Mediocre, Amateur | Tamsin Palmer gave a technically adept performance on the piano. |
Amalgamate | Combine or unite to form one organization or structure;
Combine, Merge, Unite, Integrate, Fuse, Blend, Mingle, Coalesce, Consolidate |
Break Down, Break Up, Separate, Unmix | They amalgamated the hospital and the university. |
Audacity | A willingness to take bold risks;
Boldness, Daring, Fearlessness, Intrepidity, Bravery, Courage; Rude or disrespectful behaviour; Impudence. |
Timidity;
Politeness |
It took a lot of audacity to stand up and criticize the chairman |
Discretion | The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information;
Circumspection, Care, Carefulness, Caution, Wariness; The freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation; Choice, Option, Judgement, Preference, Disposition, Volition |
Indiscretion, Rashness | Students can be expelled at the discretion of the principal. |
Hegemonic | Preponderant influence or authority over others; Domination;
The social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group |
Impotence, Impotency, Powerlessness | The three nations competed for regional hegemony. |
Illustrious | Well known, respected, and admired for past achievements;
Eminent, Distinguished, Acclaimed, Noted, Notable, Noteworthy, Prominent |
Unknown, Obscure | He has had an illustrious military career. |
Imperative | of vital importance; Crucial | Unimportant, Optional | The president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured. |
Reductionist | A person who analyses and describes a complex phenomenon in terms of its simple or fundamental constituents | Sometimes if things are getting to big for your business you will need to cut back with some reductionism so you can handle it all. | |
Scrutiny | Critical observation or examination;
Careful Examination, Inspection, Survey, Scan, Study, Perusal |
Glance, Cursory look | The government’s record will be subjected to close scrutiny in the weeks before the election. |
Tantalising | Torment or tease someone with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable;
Tease, Torment, Torture, Bait; Something that is tantalizing causes desire and excitement in you, but is unlikely to provide a way of satisfying that desire; Affinity, Allure, Alluringly, Arrest |
Gratify, Satisfy | I caught a tantalising glimpse of the sparkling blue sea through the trees. |
Tenuous | Very weak or slight;
Insubstantial, Flimsy, Negligible, Weak, Fragile |
Convincing, Substantial, Strong | The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies. |
Unabated | Without any reduction in intensity or strength;
Indefatigable, Inexhaustible, Tireless, Unflagging |
Indolent, Lackadaisical, Laggard, Lazy, Listless, Shiftless, Slothful, Sluggish | The fighting continued unabated throughout the night. |
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