The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 23 August 2019

Reading the daily Editorial be it of any newspaper, is very beneficial not only for Vocabulary building but also gives you useful insights on the day to day happenings in the world. So, here we are with the today’s dose of daily vocabulary from the Editorial section of the Hindu Newspaper. You can read the Editorial here. In this blog “Daily Vocabulary 23 August 2019″, we have taken difficult words, explained their meanings with synonyms, antonyms and correct usage. Go through them below.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 23 August 2019

Words	Meanings & Synonyms	Antonyms	Usage
Ascertain	Find something out for certain; Make sure of, find out, Discover, Get/come to know, work out, make out, Fathom (out), Become aware of	Miss, Overlook, Pass over	The police have so far been unable to ascertain the cause of the explosion.
Concede	Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it; Acknowledge, Accept, allow, Grant, Recognize, Own, Confess	Deny	I had to concede that I’d overreacted.
Cryptic	Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure; Enigmatic, Mysterious, hard to understand, Confusing, Mystifying, Perplexing, Puzzling	Straightforward, Clear	I got a cryptic text message from Sam.
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, Inequitable	Impartial, Fair	The law prohibits discriminatory hiring practices.
Humanitarian	Concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare; Compassionate, Humane	Self-centred, Self-concerned, Selfish	The prisoner has been released for humanitarian reasons.
Persistent	Continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition; Tenacious, Persevering, Determined, Resolute, Purposeful	Irresolute, Intermittent, Occasional	There have been persistent rumours that the principal might take early retirement.
Substantive	Having a firm basis in reality and so important, meaningful, or considerable; Substantial, Significant, Hearty, Essential, Real, Square	Non-Meaningful, Unessential, Inessential, Procedural, Meaningless	The documents are the first substantive information obtained by the investigators.

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