The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster – 18 November 2019

The Editorial section of the Hindu newspaper is treated as the Bible by the various exam aspirants be it Bank Exam aspirants, SSC aspirants or UPSC aspirants. Not only does it give the editor’s views on the latest happenings in India and the world, but it also helps enhance English vocabulary for the ones who read it daily. In this blog of “The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 18 November 2019“, we have come up with a list of difficult words, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms and the correct usage of the words taken from today’s Hindu Editorial. Read along to understand it better. 

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 18 November 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Abysmal	Extremely bad; Appalling, Very bad, Dreadful, Awful, Terrible, Frightful, Atrocious	Superb	The standard of the students’ work is abysmal.
Allay	Diminish or put at rest fear, suspicion, or worry; Reduce, Diminish, Decrease, Lessen, Assuage, Alleviate	Increase, Intensify	The report attempted to educate the public and allay fears.
Antagonise	Cause someone to become hostile; Arouse hostility in, Alienate, Estrange, Disaffect, Anger	Pacify, Placate	The company doesn’t want to antagonise one of its biggest oil suppliers.
Assuage	Make an unpleasant feeling less intense; Relieve, Ease, Alleviate, Soothe, Mitigate	Aggravate	The government has tried to assuage the public’s fears.
Detriment	The state of being harmed or damaged; Harm, Damage, Injury, Hurt, Impairment, Loss, Prejudice	Benefit, Good	He is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life.
Frittered	Waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters; Squander, Waste, Misuse, Misspend, Spend unwisely	Save, Spend wisely	While shopping at the mall, I tend to fritter my money on items I don’t need.
Plethora	A large or excessive amount of something; Excess, Abundance, Overabundance, Superfluity, Surfeit	Dearth, Lack	The plethora of regulations is both contradictory and confusing.
Revulsion	A strong, often sudden, feeling that something is extremely unpleasant; Disgust, Repulsion, Abhorrence, Repugnance	Delight, Liking	I turned away in revulsion when they showed a close-up of the operation.
Staggering	Deeply shocking; Astonishing; Amazing, Astonishing, Astounding, Awesome, Awful	Unimpressive,  Uninspiring,  Unremarkable	It costs a staggering $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.
Unabated	Without any reduction in intensity or strength; Incessant, Nonstop, Persistent	Intermittent, Relenting,  Surrendering, Yielding	The fighting continued unabated throughout the night.

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