The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 28 August 2019

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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 28 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 28 August 2019

Words Meanings & Synonyms Antonyms Usage
Ascension The action of rising to an important position or a higher level;

Ascent, Climb, Rise, Rising, Soar

 Descent, Dip, Dive, Drop, Fall, Nose, Plunge The play tells of his ascension to the presidency.
Disaffection A state or feeling of being dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control;

Dissatisfaction, Disgruntlement, Discontent, Restlessness, Frustration

 Contentment, Loyalty The party needs to take steps to attract disaffected voters.
Laggard At a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected;

Leisurely, Pokily, Slow, Slowly, Sluggishly, Tardily

 Apace, Briskly, Fast, Fleetly, Full tilt, Hastily I hate being stuck behind laggard motorists on the freeway. 
Preponderance The quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance;

Prevalence, Predominance, Dominance

 Insignificance

Inferiority, Mediocrity

Obscureness, Obscurity

 The preponderance of evidence suggests that he’s guilty.
Prudent The quality of being prudent; Cautiousness, Wisdom, Judgement, Judiciousness, Sagacity, Shrewdness, Advisability, Common sense Brashness, Carelessness, Heedlessness, Incaution He always exercises prudence with his finances.
Shenanigans Secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring;

Devilishness, Mischief, Rascality, Roguery

 Seriousness, Solemnity More business & political shenanigans were exposed in the newspapers today.
Squirreling Hide money or something of value in a safe place;

Save, put aside, lay by, set aside, lay aside, Put to one side, Reserve

 Discard, Ditch, Dump, Fling, Jettison, Throw away For any company the temptation to squirrel away funds is powerful.
Stasis A period or state of inactivity or equilibrium;

Balance, Counterpoise, Equilibration, Equipoise, Poise

 Disequilibrium, Imbalance His art was characterized by bursts of creativity followed by long periods of stasis.
Run a tight ship To control something such as an organization or institution in a very strict and effective way Waste, Squander The new office manager really runs a tight ship. 
Walking on Eggshells You are being very careful not to offend someone or do anything wrong;

 

 Careless, Certain, Inattentive, Incautious, Inconsiderate, Indiscreet, Negligent, Foolish, Heedless, Rash, Reckless When my mother is staying at our house, I feel like I’m walking on eggshells.

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