The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 7 January 2019

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Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 7 January 2019

The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 7 January 2019

Vocabulary based questions are often asked in all Banking and Government Exams. So we at Oliveboard will be providing you with a daily dose of vocabulary to help you with overcoming your struggle in this section. You need to go through it daily to see a marked improvement in your English vocabulary. We hope it will help you in upcoming IBPS Clerk, IBPS SO, NIACL AO exams as well. Find The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 7 January 2019 below.

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 of The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 7 January 2019.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 7 January 2019

Sr No. Word Meaning Usage
1.         ASTONISHINGLY Extremely surprisingly or impressive Astonishingly, the book became a national bestseller.
2.         BLASPHEMY The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things The authorities detained him on charges of blasphemy.
3.         BLINDFOLDED Deprive someone of sight by tying a blindfold round their head I was blindfolded before the surprise.
4.         COLLUSION Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others The police were working in collusion with the criminals.
5.         COMMENDS Praise formally or officially He was commended for his brave actions.
6.         COMPETENT Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully Mr. Gupta is a very competent surgeon.
7.         CONSPIRACY A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful The conspiracy theory worked for the group.
8.         DEBILITATING Making someone very weak and infirm The debilitating pain soon after the accident was unbearable.
9.         DELIBERATE Done consciously and intentionally The deliberate attempt to provoke conflict between the two groups cannot be forgiven.
10.     DEMISE A person’s death The untimely demise of the parents was very heart-breaking.
11.     DENOMINATIONAL Relating to or according to the principles of a particular religious denomination The denominational schools are no longer affiliated to the central university.
12.     DISTRUST The feeling that someone or something cannot be relied upon The distrust grew after the repetition of mistakes.
13.     EMINENT Famous and respected within a particular sphere He is an eminent statistician.
14.     ENMITY A state or feeling of active opposition or hostility The decades of enmity between the two countries is finally coming to an end.
15.     GROSSLY In a very obvious and unacceptable manner; Flagrantly The data about the benefits of demonetisation has been grossly exaggerated by the government.
16.     IMPUTATION Finger-pointing,

Accusation

 The minister denied the imputation.
17.     INHIBIT Hinder, restrain, or prevent an action or process Excessive cold inhibits the growth of the plants.
18.     INTENTIONAL Done on purpose; Deliberate The wrongdoing was intentional so that they could exact revenge.
19.     INVOKE Cite or appeal to someone or something as an authority for an action or in support of an argument The hit and run case invoked the wrath of locals.
20.     MALICIOUS Intending or intended to do harm His malicious intention could be sensed.
21.     MANIPULATE Control or influence a person or situation cleverly or unscrupulously. The masses were manipulated by a very tiny group.
22.     MURKY Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist;

Obscure or morally questionable

 The MP had murky past records.
23.     OBSCENE Offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency. The obscene caricature was not allowed in the exhibition by the authorities.
24.     PENAL Relating to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system The bank avoided borrowing at penal rate of interest.
25.     PERPLEX Make someone feel completely baffled The guests were perplexed by the utter ignorance that they faced at the hands of the hosts.
26.     PETITION A formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause. We were asked to sign a petition against the plans of building a mall in the place of playground.
27.     PREJUDICIAL Harmful to someone or something;

Detrimental

 Disclosure of the internal information can be prejudicial to the company.
28.     PROBE Inquire into someone or something closely The probe into the financial irregularity of the NBFC is still going on.
29.     PULPED Crush into a soft, wet, shapeless mass;

Withdraw a publication from the market and recycle the paper

 The waste paper was shredded and pulped by the publication house.
30.     RANDOMNESS The quality or state of lacking a pattern or principle of organization; unpredictability. The randomness in his ideas was ridiculed by each one of us.
31.     RESURRECT Restore a dead person to life;

Revive or revitalize something that is inactive, disused, or forgotten

 The twenty-year-old deal had to be resurrected.
32.     SCRAP Abolish or cancel a plan, policy, or law The toll tax should be scrapped.
33.     SINISTER Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

evil or criminal

 The sinister motive behind his good deeds should be found out as early as possible.
34.     TRIVIAL Of little value or importance These trivial matters should not be matter of discussion.
35.     UNDERLYING Be the cause or basis of something She behaved in a decent manner despite an underlying feeling of irritation.
36.     UNDERMINE Erode the base or foundation of something;

Lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously

 This report could undermine years of hard work that was put in the research.
37.     UNTIMELY Happening or done at an unsuitable time;

Happening too soon or sooner than normal

 The untimely demise of his parents shook him to the core.
38.     YEARNING A feeling of intense longing for something The yearning for the beaches can never go away.

So, this was from us in this article of The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 7 January 2019 . Go through The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 7 January 2019 very thoroughly and you will see marked improvement in your vocabulary. We suppose The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 7 January 2019 has helped you in learning new words for today and added to your vocabulary.

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