The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster – 28 November 2019

Saloni Singhal

5 years ago

The Editorial section of the Hindu newspaper is treated as the Bible by the various exam aspirants be it Bank Exam aspirants, SSC aspirants or UPSC aspirants. Not only does it give the editor’s views on the latest happenings in India and the world, but it also helps enhance English vocabulary for the ones who read it daily. In this blog of “The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 28 November 2019“, we have come up with a list of difficult words, their meanings, synonyms, antonyms and the correct usage of the words taken from today’s Hindu Editorial. Read along to understand it better.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 28 November 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Pre-empt	Act in order to prevent an anticipated event happening; Forestall, Prevent, Steal a march on Anticipate, Get in before	Doubt, Fail, Forfeit	The minister held a press conference in order to pre-empt criticism in the newspapers.
Propriety	Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals; Decorum, Respectability, Decency, Correctness, Appropriateness	Impropriety, Indecorum	The director insisted that there was no question as to the propriety of how the funds were raised.
Unprecedented	Never done or known before; Unparalleled, Unequalled, Unmatched, Unrivalled	Normal, Common	This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.
Usurp	Take a position of power or importance illegally or by force; Seize, take over, Expropriate, Take possession of	Receive, Inherit, Accept	Local control is being usurped by the central government.
Vandalise	Deliberately destroy or damage public or private property; Deface, Trash	Conserve, Preserve, Protect, Save, Salvage, Build, Rebuild	Bored teenagers went around vandalising phone boxes.

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