The Hindu - Daily Vocabulary Words 16 January 2020

Let us move ahead in this new year by learning something new daily. What would be better than learning a few new English words daily which will not only enhance our English Language Vocabulary but also would raise our confidence levels while having day-to-day conversations in the English Language? We will be coming up with this daily article on Oliveboard giving you a list of English Vocabulary Words taken from The Hindu Editorial, with their correct meanings, synonyms, antonyms and correct usage. This blog-post will aid you immensely in your competitive exams preparation if you are consistent in reading this article daily. So, read along the Daily Vocabulary Words 16 January 2020.

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The Hindu – Daily Vocabulary Words 16 January 2020

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Astronomical	Extremely large amount. Huge, Enormous, Very Great, Very Big, Prodigious, Tremendous, Monumental, Mammoth, Colossal, Vast, Gigantic, Massive, Epic, Monstrous, Terrific, Titanic, Towering, King-sized	Bantam, Bitty, Diminutive, Infinitesimal, Lilliputian, Little bitty, Micro	The cost of the office building was astronomical.
Authoritative	Commanding and self-confident. Likely to be respected and obeyed. Self-assured, Assured, Self-confident, Confident	Timid, Diffident	His manner is polite but authoritative.
Detriment	A cause of harm or damage. Harm, Damage, Injury, Hurt, Impairment, Loss, Prejudice, Disadvantage, Disservice, Ill, Wrong, Mischief, Disbenefit	Beneficial	Are you sure that I can follow this diet without detriment to my health?
Dissenting	A strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief. Differing, Disagreeing, Non-concurring	Assent, Agree, Accept	When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent.
Emanate	To come out from a source. Cast, Discharge, Emit, Evolve, Exhale, Expel, Expire	Terminate, Culminate, End, Issue, Arrive, Eventuate	Good smells emanated from the kitchen.
Inconsequential	Not important or significant. Insignificant, Unimportant, Inconsequential, Irrelevant	Big, Consequential, Eventful, Important, Major, Material, Meaningful	That’s an inconsequential problem compared to the other issues.
Regressive	Returning to a former or less developed state; Characterized by regression.	Liberal, Progressive, Radical	The movement will defeat the autocratic and regressive regime.
Remunerative	Financially rewarding; Lucrative, well paid, financially rewarding, Financially worthwhile, Moneymaking	Unprofitable	Charity work is not very remunerative.
Sagging	Becoming weaker; Declining	Convalescing, Rallying, Rebounding, Recovering, Recuperating, Gaining	He said he cut taxes by $9 billion as mayor to revitalize the city’s sagging economy.
Stagflation	Persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country’s economy.	Growth, Boom, Upturn, Rise	The oil shock helped tip the US into stagflation with prices rising 13% a year.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Words – 16 January 2020