The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 08 February 2019

Published on 8 February 2019 by
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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 the upcoming SBI PO, RRB JE, NIACL AO, IB Security exams as well. The words in the Daily Vocabulary Booster 08 February 2019 are taken directly from the editorial of the Hindu Newspaper.

The Hindu Newspaper is considered the Bible by the various exam aspirants as it has the best unbiased views 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, synonyms and the correct usage in this blog of The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 08 February 2019.

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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary Booster 08 February 2019

Words Meanings & Synonyms Usage
Bolster Support or; Reinforce They bolstered the seats for a more comfortable ride.
Espouse Adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life; Adopt, Embrace She espoused the causes of justice and freedom for the members of the group.
Exaggeration Overstatement, Overemphasis, Magnification, Amplification He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
Forebode Act as an advance warning of something bad; Foretell, Forecast, Predict Meteorologists forebode the bad weather, but their prediction was a lot milder than the actual storm.
Furlough Leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the services or a missionary Employee furloughs are mandatory time off work with no pay.
Hitherto Until now or until the point in time under discussion Hitherto the large bill for electric energy has debarred the general use of electrical heating
Inexplicably In a way that cannot be explained or accounted for Many crucial documents had inexplicably disappeared just before the investigation.
Justifiable With good reason; valid, legitimate The project is not financially justifiable.
Opportune Of a time especially convenient or appropriate for a particular action or event; Auspicious, propitious, favourable She couldn’t have arrived at a less opportune moment.
Partisan A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person; Follower, adherent Gandhiji was a partisan of non-violence.
Pivot Centre, Focus; Depend, Hinge, Turn The government’s reaction pivoted on the response of the Prime Minister.
Polemical Of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech; Critical, Hostile, Bitter A polemical essay was submitted by him.
Prudence Cautiousness; Wisdom, Judgement I need to exercise prudence in such important matters.
Rancour Bitterness or resentfulness There was rancour in his voice.
Reiterate Say something again or a number of times; Repeat She reiterated that the government would remain steadfast in its support
Revert Return to a previous state, practice, topic, etc; Return He reverted to his native language.
Sanguine Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation; Hopeful, Buoyant, Positive He is sanguine about prospects for the global economy.
Straightforward Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand; Simple, Easy, Effortless He is a straightforward young man.
Unanimously Without opposition; with the agreement of all people involved She was unanimously elected the president of the society.
Undergirding Secure or fasten from the underside, especially by a rope or chain passed underneath; Bear, Bolster, Brace This approach needs to undergird retailers’ business plans this year
Unprecedented Never done or known before; unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled The government took the unprecedented step of Demonetisation.

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