The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 14 August 2019

Read today’s dose of Daily Vocabulary 14 August 2019. The words explained here are taken from the Editorial section of the Hindu Newspaper. It is advisable to read the Editorial articles thoroughly and then go through this Vocabulary blog. This would be quite beneficial as it would enhance your reading and comprehension skills as well add to your English Vocabulary. This blog Daily Vocabulary 14 August 2019 would help you answer Vocabulary (Synonyms & Antonyms) questions in Bank, SSC, Insurance, Railways and Other Government Exams as well it will aid you in Descriptive Writing.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 14 August 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Deliberate	Done consciously and intentionally; Intentional, Calculated, Conscious, done on purpose, Intended	Accidental, Unintentional	I don’t think his name was left off the list by accident – I think it was deliberate.
Desist	Stop doing something; Cease or abstain	Continue, Persist in	The high winds are expected to desist tomorrow.
Disrupt	Interrupt an event, activity, or process by causing a disturbance or problem; Distort, Damage, Buckle, Warp	Organize, Arrange	The meeting was disrupted by a group of protesters who shouted and threw fruit at the speaker.
Exhortation	An address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something; Urging, Encouragement, Persuasion, Pressure	Discouragement	The governor exhorted the prisoners not to riot.
Inordinate	Unusually or disproportionately large; Excessive, Undue, Unreasonable, Unjustifiable, Unwarrantable, Disproportionate	Moderate, Limited	She seemed to be inordinately fond of her dog.
Naysayers	A person who criticizes, objects to, or opposes something;	Optimist, Positivist	There are always naysayers who say it can’t be done.
Purported	Appear to be or do something, especially falsely; Claim, lay claim, Profess, Pretend		They purport to represent the wishes of the majority of parents at the school.
Staunchly	Very loyal and committed in attitude; Stalwart, Loyal, Faithful, Trusty, Committed, Devoted, Dedicated	Disloyal, Unfaithful, Unreliable	He gained a reputation as being a staunch defender of civil rights.
Tenuous	Very weak or slight; Slight, Insubstantial, Flimsy, Negligible, Weak, Fragile	Convincing, Substantial, Strong	The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.
Unedifying	Unpleasant and causing people to feel no respect; Not morally uplifting or instructive; Unilluminating, Unenlightening	Enlightening, Edifying	The unedifying saga of their divorce was played out in the newspapers.
Vet	Make a careful and critical examination of something; Screen, Assess, Evaluate, Appraise, weigh up, Examine	Ignore	During the war, the government vetted all news reports before they were published.

 

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