The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 3 September 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 3 September 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 3 September 2019

Words

 Meanings & Synonyms Antonyms

Usage
Albeit Even though, Although According to, Along with The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.
Assuage Make an unpleasant feeling less intense;

Relieve, Ease, Alleviate, Soothe, Mitigate, Dampen, Allay, Calm, Palliate

 Aggravate, Intensify

 

 The government has tried to assuage the public’s fears.
Couch To express something in a particular way;

Cast, Frame, Put

 Repress, Suppress They want to couch their response in diplomatic, not threatening, terms.
Doctrine A belief or set of beliefs, especially political or religious ones, that are taught and accepted by a particular group;

Canon, Dogma

 Ambiguity, Disbelief, Heterodoxy, Skepticism, Unbelief

 

 The government was founded on a doctrine of equality for all people.
Escalatory Increase rapidly;

Make or become more intense or serious;

Grow, Develop, Mushroom, Increase

 Plunge, Shrink His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
Menace A person or thing that is likely to cause harm;

A threat or danger;

Peril, Risk, Hazard

 Friendly, Auspicious Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone.
Nudge Prod someone gently with one’s elbow in order to attract attention;

Poke, Elbow;

To try to persuade someone through earnest appeals to follow a course of action;

Egg (on), Encourage, Exhort, Goad, Press

 Deter, Discourage, Dissuade

Brake, Check, Constrain

 

 The children were giggling and nudging each other.
Oblivious Not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one;

Unaware, Unconscious, Heedless, Unmindful, Insensible, Ignorant, Blind

 Aware, Conscious Absorbed in her work, she was totally oblivious of her surroundings.
Perilous Full of danger or risk;

Dangerous, Fraught with Danger, Hazardous, Risky, Unsafe, Treacherous

 Safe, Secure The country roads are quite perilous.
Provocative Causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately;

Annoying, Irritating, Exasperating, Infuriating, Provoking, Maddening

 Soothing, Calming The programme will take a detailed and provocative look at the problem of homelessness.
Purportedly As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so;

Allegedly

 Deny, Gainsay The study purportedly found that men married to smart women live longer.
Ratcheting Cause something to rise or fall as a step in what is perceived as an irreversible process;

Blow up

 Accumulate, Balloon, Build, Burgeon  Reduced demand and ratcheting costs are forcing many small businesses to close.
Sundry Of various kinds;

Several, Various, Varied, Miscellaneous, Assorted, Mixed, Diverse, Diversified, Motley, Random

 Monolithic, Uniform, Alike, Identical, Like, Same Sundry distant relatives, most of whom I hardly recognized, turned up for my brother’s wedding.
Unnerving Causing one to lose courage or confidence;

Disconcerting

 Encourage, Hearten I think it unnerved me to be interviewed by so many people.
Veritable Used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor;

used to describe something as another, more exciting, interesting, or unusual thing, as a way of emphasizing its character

 Fake, False The unsanitary conditions have turned it into a veritable petri dish of disease that’s ripe for rodent infestation.
Vexed Difficult and much debated;

Problematic, Disputed, in dispute, Contested, in contention, Contentious, Debated, Debatable

 Undisputed, Resolved, Calm, Content His book is a handy introduction to a vexed debate on the infinite power of the finite mortal mind.

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