The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Words – 2 January 2020

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Let us start this new year by learning something new. What would be better than learning a few new English words on a daily basis which will not only enhance your English Language Vocabulary but also would raise your confidence levels while you have 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 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 2 January 2020.

The Hindu – Daily Vocabulary Words 2 January 2020

Words Meanings & Synonyms Antonyms Usage
Appetite A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food;

Hunger, Ravenousness, Hungriness, Need for Food, Taste, Palate

 Inappetence

 

 Both viruses cause fever and loss of appetite.
Apprehensions Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen;

Anxiety, Concern, Fear, Worry 

 Confidence There is some apprehension in the office about who the new director will be.
Cliff-hanger A story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens;

Hair-raiser, Nail-biter, Suspenser, Thriller

   It looks as if the election is going to be a cliff-hanger.
Consequential Following as a result or effect;

Resulting, Resultant, Ensuing, Consequent, Following

 Causal, Unrelated

 

 There have been several consequential innovations in their computer software.
Discernible Able to be discerned; Perceptible, Visible, Detectable, Noticeable, Perceptible, Observable Imperceptible There is no discernible reason why this should be the case.
Glitches A sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of equipment;

Flaw, Bug, Malfunction

 Cure-all, 

Panacea

Answer, 

Solution

 

 The system has been plagued with glitches ever since its launch.
Laggard A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others;

Crawling, Creeping, Dallying, Dawdling, Dilatory, Dillydallying, Dragging, Lagging, Languid, Leisurely

 Hasty, 

Hurrying, 

Lightning, 

Meteoric, 

Quick, 

Racing, 

Rapid, 

Rocketing

 The company has been a laggard in developing new products.
Paramount More important than anything else;

Supreme, Most important, of greatest importance, of prime importance

   There are many priorities but reducing the budget deficit is of paramount importance.
Pertinent Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; Apposite, Appropriate, Suitable, Fitting Irrelevant, Inappropriate

 

 Chapter One is pertinent to the post-war period.
Tottering Move in a feeble or unsteady way;

Teeter, Walk unsteadily, Stagger, Wobble, Stumble

 Stable She tottered unsteadily down the stairs in her high-heeled shoes.

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