The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster – 19 December 2019

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 19 December 2019

Words Meanings & Synonyms Antonyms Usage
Conducive Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible;

Good for, Helpful to, Instrumental in, calculated to produce

 Unfavourable A quiet room is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.
Cynicism An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest;

Scepticism, Doubt, Distrust, Mistrust, Doubtfulness, Suspicion

 Optimism I’ve always been deeply cynical about politicians.

 
Deterrence The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences;

Prevention, Obstruction, Inhibition, Hindrance 

 Incentive, Encouragement

 

 The length of that term was required to reflect the requirements of punishment and deterrence.
Dissemination The action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely;

Spreading, Circulation, Distribution, Dispersal, Diffusion, Proclamation

 Cloak, 

Conceal, 

Enshroud, 

Hide, 

Hold (In), 

Mask, 

Obscure, 

Secrete, 

Shroud, 

Veil

Contain, 

Limit, 

Restrict

 The purpose of a university press is to disseminate knowledge by publishing books and journals.
Foster Encourage the development of something, especially something desirable;

Promote, Further, Stimulate, Advance, Forward

 Neglect, Suppress, Destroy

 

 The teacher’s task is to foster learning.
Knee-jerk Automatic and unthinking response

Automatic, Instinctive, Instinctual, Involuntary, Mechanic, Mechanical, Robotic, Spontaneous

 Nonmechanical A victim’s knee-jerk reaction to the crime is often revenge. 
Perpetrators A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act;

Assassin, Criminal, Executioner

 Victim, Sufferer

 

 The perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to justice.
Remorse Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed;

Contrition, Deep regret, Repentance, Penitence, Guilt

 Indifference He felt no remorse for the murders he had committed.
Retribution Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act;

Punishment, Penalty, Nemesis, Fate, Doom, One’s just deserts

 Lenity, Forgiveness, Sympathy, Leniency, Grace, Pity, Clemency, Pardon She was asked whether a civilian government should seek retribution against military officers involved in human rights abuses.
Systemic Relating to a system, especially as opposed to a particular part;

Fundamental, Integral, Intrinsic

 Extrinsic, Secondary, Supplemental, Unnecessary, Piecemeal The company made some systemic changes to the way it operated.

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