The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Words – 14 January 2020

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The Hindu – Daily Vocabulary Words 14 January 2020

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Accentuates	Make more noticeable or prominent. Focus attention on, draw attention to, Point up, Underline	Mask, Divert attention from	The new policy only serves to accentuate the inadequacy of help for the homeless.
Combativeness	An inclination to fight or quarrel. Aggression, Aggressiveness, Bellicosity, Belligerence	Nonaggression,  Pacifism	The boxer was known more for his unbridled combativeness than for his technical skill.
Discriminatory	Making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. Prejudicial, Biased, Prejudiced, Preferential, Unfair, Unjust, Invidious	Impartial, Fair	Business leaders must take a stand against discriminatory practices.
Disparage	Regard or represent as being of little worth. Belittle, Denigrate, Deprecate, Depreciate, Downgrade, Play down	Praise, Overrate, Complimentary	He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors.
Extrapolation	The action of estimating or concluding something by assuming that existing trends will continue or a current method will remain applicable. Conclude, Decide, Deduce, Derive, Gather, Infer	Interpolate	You can’t really extrapolate a trend from such a small sample.
Inadequate	Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose. Insufficient, Not enough, Deficient, Poor, Scant, Scanty	Adequate, Sufficient, Competent	This work is woefully inadequate – you’ll have to do it again.
Latched on	To associate oneself intimately and often artfully. Grab, Hog, Hold	Free, Let go, Lose, Release, Surrender, Yield, Abandon, Forsake, Dispossess	As a prize is unwrapped, everyone’s eyes latch on to what’s inside to store that gift in their memory bank for later.
Misinterpret	Interpret something or someone wrongly. Misunderstand, Misconceive, Misconstrue, Misapprehend, Mistake	Clarify, Explain, Illuminate, Illustrate, Interpret	My speech has been misinterpreted by the press.
Misleading	Giving the wrong idea or impression. Deceptive, Confusing, Deceiving, Equivocal, Ambiguous	Accurate, Correct, Frank, Honest, Right, Sincere, Straight, Truthful	This is a very crude and misleading way of describing ancient science.
Unfounded	Having no foundation or basis in fact. Groundless, Baseless, Unsubstantiated, Unproven, Unsupported	Well-founded, Proven, Substantiated	Her fear that she had cancer was unfounded.
Zealous	Having or showing zeal. Fervent, Ardent, Fervid, Fiery, Passionate, Impassioned	Apathetic, Indifferent	The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations.

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