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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