The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 21 December 2018

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The Hindu Newspaper is considered the Bible by the various exam aspirants as it has the best unbiased view on various current news and happenings in the world. Also, it helps immensely if you are looking for daily dose of English reading and building your English vocabulary. So, we at Oliveboard present to all our viewers and Exam aspirants a daily dose of difficult words with their meanings and the correct usage in this blog The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 21 December 2018.

The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 21 December 2018 

Sr No.	Words	Meaning	Usage
1.	BIANNUAL	Occurring twice a year	The examination for the post of engineer is biannual.
2.	BLATANT	Bad behaviour done openly and unashamedly	He spoke blatant lies.
3.	BLEAK	Not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favourable outcome	The bleak picture of the company can be clearly seen.
4.	CONSULAR	Relating to the consul or consulate in a foreign city	The consular official must interview all the applicants.
5.	DETENTION	The action of detaining someone	The Indian national was kept in detention for six years by the Pakistani authorities.
6.	DETER	Discourage from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences	Stringent punishment should be given to deter locals from committing crimes.
7.	DISAFFECTION	A state or feeling of being dissatisfied with people in authority or a system of control	People have developed great disaffection for the corporate people.
8.	ESPIONAGE	The practice of spying especially by governments to obtain political and military information	The man was charged with espionage by the foreign government.
9.	HUMANE	Having or showing compassion or benevolence	The driver’s humane approach was much appreciated by the locals.
10.	HUMANITARIAN	Concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare	The humanitarian agenda of the NGO was awarded by the Government
11.	IMMATERIAL	Irrelevant; unimportant under the circumstances	The criminal record of the convict was immaterial.
12.	INADVERTENTLY	Without intention; accidentally.	The name of the student was inadvertently deleted from the records.
13.	INCARCERATION	Imprisonment; The state of being confined in prison	The justice would not be served just by his incarceration.
14.	INDICTMENT	A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime	The consulate was charged with indictment for espionage.
15.	INHIBIT	Hinder, restrain, or prevent	Extreme cold inhibited the growth of plants.
16.	INSURRECTION	A violent uprising against an authority or government.	The insurrection was put down by the Chinese authorities.
17.	ORDEAL	A very unpleasant and prolonged experience	I don’t intend to recollect your ordeal in prison.
18.	PRO BONO	Denoting work undertaken without charge especially legal work for a client on low income	The lawyer was representing the family pro bono.
19.	REPATRIATION	The return of someone to their own country	The soldier was repatriated to his country after twenty-two years in prison.
20.	REPEAL	Repeal or revoke	The ordinance passed by the previous chief minister was repealed by the newly elected chief minister.
21.	REVOKE	Officially cancel	His sentence was revoked by the authorities.
22.	SCATHE	Harm or injure.	He was not scathed by the fires.
23.	SEDITION	Conduct a speech inciting people to rebel against the authority	The comedians were charged with sedition.
24.	STRINGENT	Strict	The girl’s hostel had put forth some very stringent rules.
25.	SUBSEQUENT	Coming after something in time; following	Earthquake was subsequently followed y heavy rains.
26.	TRESPASS	Enter someone’s land or property without permission	Strangers should not trespass the premises.
27.	VENGEFUL	Seeking to harm someone in return	His actions towards the employee were vengeful.
28.	VINDICTIVE	Having or showing a strong or desire for revenge	The criticism was vindictive.
29.	WHEREABOUTS	Where or approximately where	Are you aware of her whereabouts?
30.	WIELDING	Have and be able to use power or influence	The minister wielded his powers to seek revenge.

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