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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.
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| Deterrence | The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences;
Prevention, Obstruction, Inhibition, Hindrance |
Incentive, Encouragement
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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
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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
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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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