The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 22 August 2019

Published on 22 August 2019 by
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Reading the daily Editorial be it of any newspaper, is very beneficial not only for Vocabulary building but also gives you useful insights on the day to day happenings in the world. So, here we are with the today’s dose of daily vocabulary from the Editorial section of the Hindu Newspaper. You can read the Editorial here. In this blog “Daily Vocabulary 22 August 2019″, we have taken difficult words, explained their meanings with synonyms, antonyms and correct usage. Go through them below.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 22 August 2019

Words

Meanings & Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage
Adequacy The state or quality of being adequate;

Acceptability, Reasonableness, Satisfactoriness, Fairness

 Inadequacy, Inadequateness, Insufficiency The adequacy of public healthcare has been brought into question.
Envisage Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event;

Foresee, Predict, Forecast, Foretell, Anticipate, Expect, think likely, Envision

 Unforeseen, Disregard Train fare increases of 15 percent are envisaged for the next year.
Estranged Cause someone to be no longer on friendly terms with someone;

Alienate, Antagonize, Disaffect, Make hostile/unfriendly

 Reconcile She estranged several of her co-workers when she let her promotion go to her head.
Inflammatory Arousing or intended to arouse angry or violent feelings;

Provocative, Provoking, Inflaming, Incendiary, Inciting, Agitating

 Conciliatory, Pacific

Diplomatic

Calming, Soothing

 The men were using inflammatory remarks about the other team’s supporters.
Misgiving A feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something;

Qualm, Doubt, Reservation, Scruple

 Assurance, Belief, Certainty, Certitude, Confidence, Conviction, Sureness, Surety, Trust My only misgiving is that we might not have enough time to do the job well.
Opportunistic Exploiting immediate opportunities, especially regardless of planning or principle;

 

 Unassertive

Ambitionless, Unambitious

Apathetic, Disinterested

 He made an opportunistic grab for power, which resulted in a civil war.
Traceability The quality of having an origin or course of development that may be found or followed;

Trackable

 Untraceable, Unnoticeable Labelling and traceability of food are key issues.

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