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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 18 December 2019
| Words | Meanings & Synonyms | Antonyms | Usage |
| Consequential | Following as a result or effect;
Resultant, Ensuing, Consequent, Following |
Causal, Unrelated
|
There have been several consequential innovations in their computer software. |
| Equivocation | The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; Prevarication, Vagueness, Qualification, Ambiguity, Uncertainty | Directness | Like any good teacher, he does his best to answer with clarity and minimal equivocation. |
| Genocide | The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group;
Racial killing, Massacre, Wholesale slaughter, Mass slaughter |
While Myanmar has long claimed to have been targeting terrorists, the atrocities have been described as genocide by a UN fact-finding commission. | |
| Purge | Rid someone or something of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling;
Remove a group of people considered undesirable from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way; Remove, get rid of, clear out, sweep out, Expel, Eject |
Corrupt,
Debase, Debauch, Defile, Degrade, Demean, Deprave
|
Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her |
| Treason | The crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government;
Treachery, Lese-majesty, Disloyalty, Betrayal, Faithlessness |
Allegiance, Loyalty
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Trump has also accused law enforcement and intelligence officials of treason. |
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