Read today’s dose of Daily Vocabulary 8 August 2019. The words explained here are taken from the Editorial section of the Hindu Newspaper. It is advisable to read the Editorial articles thoroughly and then go through this Vocabulary blog. This would be quite beneficial as it would enhance your reading and comprehension skills as well add to your English Vocabulary. This blog Daily Vocabulary 8 August 2019 would help you answer Vocabulary (Synonyms & Antonyms) questions in Bank, SSC, Insurance, Railways and Other Government Exams as well it will aid you in Descriptive Writing.
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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 8 August 2019
Sr. No. |
Words |
Meaning & Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Usage |
| 1. | Annul | Declare invalid an official agreement, decision, or result;
Nullify, Invalidate, Void |
Restore, Enact | Unfortunately, his arrogant attitude annuls the many generous favours he does for people |
| 2. | Benign | Gentle and kind;
Warm-hearted, Good-natured, Friendly; Anodyne, Harmless, Hurtless, Innocent, Innocuous, Inoffensive |
Harsh, Unkind, Rough;
Adverse, Bad, Baleful, Baneful, Damaging |
His humour was benign, never cruel or hurtful. |
| 3. | Cavalier | Showing a lack of proper concern; Offhand, Indifferent, Casual, Dismissive, Insouciant,
Uninterested, Unconcerned |
Thoughtful | He has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others. |
| 4. | Consequential | Following as a result or effect;
Resulting, Resultant, Ensuing, Consequent Important; Significant |
Causal, Unrelated;
Insignificant, Minor |
There have been several consequential innovations in their computer software. |
| 5. | Corollary | Something that results from something else;
Inference, Deduction |
Antecedent, Causation, Cause, Occasion | Unfortunately, violence is the inevitable corollary of such a revolutionary change in society. |
| 6. | Dissent | The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held;
Disagreement, Lack of agreement, Difference of opinion, Argument, Dispute, Demur |
Agreement, Acceptance | When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent. |
| 7. | Foregone | Precede in place or time;
Previous, Past |
Keep, Follow, Postdate, Succeed
|
The result of the election seems to be a foregone conclusion. |
| 8. | Goldilocks | Used to describe a situation in which something is or has to be exactly right;
Suitable, Perfect, Well-chosen |
Unsuitable, Inappropriate, Inconvenient, Improper
|
Its nickname is the Goldilocks Bird, because it nests only when water levels are “just right”. |
| 9. | Incentivise | To make someone want to do something;
Encourage, Motivate, Boost, Stimulate |
Deter, Disincentivise, Discourage
|
We need to incentivise our sales managers to achieve these targets. |
| 10. | Incomprehensible | Not able to be understood;
Not intelligible; Unintelligible, Indecipherable |
Intelligible, Comprehensible,
Understandable, Clear |
It’s incomprehensible to me why he would want to kill himself. |
| 11. | Inhibit | Hinder, restrain, or prevent an action or process;
Impede |
Aid, Assist, Facilitate, Help | You shouldn’t allow fear of failure to inhibit you. |
| 12. | Ironically | Used in reference to a paradoxical, unexpected, or coincidental situation;
Interesting, Strange, or funny because of being very different from what you would usually expect; Showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying |
Sincere, Genuine | He was a life insurance broker who ironically died with no life insurance, leaving his bookkeeper, our mother, unemployed. |
| 13. | Muzzling | Prevent a person or group from expressing their opinions freely;
Gag, Silence, Censor, Suppress, Stifle, Inhibit, Restrain, Check, Curb, Fetter |
Support, Amplify, Broadcast, Disseminate, Encourage
|
The new Secrecy Act will muzzle the media and the opposition. |
| 14. | Suffice | Be enough or adequate
|
Fall short | The problems were of global importance, and only an international effort would suffice to deal with them. |
| 15. | Throttle | To prevent something from succeeding; | Restore, Resuscitate, Revive | The reduction in funds is throttling the development of new programmes. |
| 16. | Treacherous | Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception;
Traitorous, Disloyal, Perfidious, Faithless, Unfaithful, Duplicitous |
Loyal, Faithful;
Safe, Reliable |
The President spoke of the treacherous intentions of the enemy. |
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