The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 28 August 2019

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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