The Hindu - Daily Vocabulary Words 2 January 2020

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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