The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 8 January 2019

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Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 8 January 2019

The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 8 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 8 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 8 January 2019.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 8 January 2019

Sr No.

Word

Meaning

Usage
1.        

AMASS

 Gather together or accumulate a large amount or number of material or things over a period They amassed a fortune close to a million dollars in just two years.
2.         AMBIGUITY The quality of being open to more than one interpretation;

Inexactness

 Ambiguity begins to disappear as more and more explanations are made.
3.         DIFFIDENT Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence I have always been a diffident person.
4.         EDUDE Escape from or avoid a danger, enemy, or pursuer typically in a skilful or cunning way The thieves managed to elude the police for a year.
5.         ENFEEBLE Make weak or feeble Farmers have always been in an enfeebled state.
6.         EVASIVE Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly She is very evasive about revealing her phone number.
7.         EXTRAORDINARY Very unusual or remarkable The extraordinary performance by the bowlers made the team win the match.
8.         FIERY Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly;

Having a passionate and quick-tempered nature

 The fiery speech by the president instigated the mob.
9.         FIRST-ORDER Relating to the simplest or most fundamental level of organization, experience, or analysis; Primary or immediate This is an example of the simplest first-order equation.
10.     IGNOMINY Public shame or disgrace The ignominy accompanied him even after his release from the jail.
11.     IMPOVERISHED Make a person or area poor The wars impoverished the population of the nation.
12.     INCISIVE Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking

quick and direct

 His style a public speaker was incisive, forceful and eloquent.
13.     INDIFFERENCE Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy His indifference towards the important matters of the company affected the reputation of the company adversely.
14.     LEVY Impose a tax, fee, or fine A tax of two percent was levied on all the cargoes going this way.
15.     MARAUDING Going about in search of things to steal or people to attack The marauding youth was indifferent to the sufferings of the locals.
16.     PLIGHT A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation The Government is directing its efforts to alleviate the plight of farmers after the drought year.
17.     PUNITIVE Inflicting or intended as punishment The punitive measures taken against the prisoners after their wrongdoing, were unacceptable
18.     RAT-HOLE A cramped or squalid room or building

 

 My friend had to live in rat-hole until her place got renovated.
19.     REHABILITATE Restore someone to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness The rehabilitation of the criminals after they serve their punishment is of utmost importance.
20.     ROYALTY People of royal blood or status;

A sum paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author or composer for each copy of a book sold or for each public performance of a work

 The royalties paid to the writers these days is huge.
21.     SEIZED Take forcible possession of The enemy army seized the air force base.
22.     SIZZLED Be very exciting or passionate;

A hissing sound, as of food frying or cooking

 The sizzling of hotdogs can be heard daily at this time of the day.
23.     SOARING Fly or rise high in the air;

Increase rapidly above the usual level

 The cost of living has been soaring rapidly in the city.
24.     STALEMATE A situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible The game has again reached stalemate.
25.     STRIDENT Loud and harsh;

Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way

 His voice has become increasingly strident.
26.     TARDY Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time;

Late.

 Try to forgive the tardy reply.
27.     UNCONQUERABLE Especially of a place, people, or emotion not conquerable The family’s confidence is unconquerable.
28.     UNLEASHING Cause a strong or violent force to be released or become unrestrained The failure of the dialogue between the two countries can unleash violent attacks.
29.     VALIDATION Recognition or affirmation that a person or their feelings or opinions are valid or worthwhile;

The action of checking or proving the validity or accuracy of something.

 The need for validation all the time is not good at all.
30.     WILTED Become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease;

Droop

lose energy, vigour, or confidence.

The hosts begin to wilt after they greeted a long queue of guests.

So, this was from us in this article of The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 8 January 2019 . Go through The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 8 January 2019 very thoroughly and you will see marked improvement in your vocabulary. We suppose The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 8 January 2019 has helped you in learning new words for today and added to your vocabulary.

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